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Maybe it is true that Joe Friday never uttered that great line on the “Dragnet” series. But the Joe Friday character portrayed by Dan Akroyd in the 1987 movie version of “Dragnet” did say it. That bit of trivia is the result of my own research on Google and Snopes.

It has often been said that there are two types of people in the world -- those who are givers and those who are takers. Clearly, one of those people in Shreveport who lived to give was Sister Margaret McCaffrey, a Catholic nun who died in 1998, but her vision continues today.

NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA – The Natchitoches Christmas Festival began 94 years ago as an act of charity and thankfulness. And in that manner it continues today.

Stage Center production of BRING IT ON was captured live and on location over an 8-week period at Haughton High School and surrounding areas!

SHREVEPORT, LA – Shreve Memorial Library’s Broadmoor Branch is teaming up with LifeShare Blood Center to host a blood drive on Wednesday, December 2. According to the LifeShare Blood Center website, every two seconds someone somewhere needs blood and one in seven hospital patients will need blood. Shreve Memorial Library patrons can help save a life by donating blood with LifeShare’s mobile unit between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 2 at the Broadmoor Branch, located at 1212 Captain Shreve Drive.

The North Bossier Lunch Group heard about the military from guest speaker Brig. Gen. Erich C. Novak at the Every Warrior Network Wednesday.

Goodness, I thought I was pretty much in the know on the city of Shreveport’s budget.

Shreveport Green recently observed America Recycles Day by hosting a plastic bag recycling program in an effort to decrease the number of bags going into the garbage and the landfill.