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After 33 years of dedication and service, Chuck Meehan, president and CEO, announces his retirement from Volunteers of America North Louisiana, effective Dec. 31.

The Wing Ding 43 Convention will attract approximately 6,000 attendees to Shreveport-Bossier during the Fourth of July weekend 2022.

BATON ROUGE, La. — This week, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Continental Structural Plastics CEO Steve Rooney announced a $13.3 million expansion project at the company’s manufacturing facility in Sarepta, La. Also known as CSP, the company manufactures lightweight composite products for vehicles and industrial applications. CSP will invest $12.1 million in the project, and the North Webster Parish Industrial District will add $1.2 million for building improvements at its business park where the company is located.

Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana announced that it has received a $50,000 donation from Boyd Gaming Corporation’s Sam’s Town Hotel and Casino, Shreveport to continue its fight against food insecurity in Northwest Louisiana.

It was already a given I was going to support a special session of the legislature in 2021 to attempt to override Gov. Edwards’ decision. He had vetoed the Fairness In Women’s Sports Act (SB 156). Strike One! Then I received confirmation that the governor had also vetoed the Constitutional Concealed Gun Carry Act (SB 118). Strike Two! Now he also vetoed a package of Voting Protection Acts, including my own SB 63, which simply clarifies how and when a requested mail-in ballot may be hand-delivered to the Registrar of Voters in their office or an early polling location during voting times. Strike Three, and bring on the override session!

State Senator Gregory Tarver, D-Shreveport, announced this week projects in his area receiving funding under House Bill 2, which provides for the state’s capital outlay budget. Of particular importance to the area, LSU Shreveport will receive funding for three projects to improve the campus. The LSU Center for Medical Education and Wellness will receive funds of $3.4 million from the Inpatient Care project, and an additional $18.7 million ($10 million of which is new funding). The project will receive a total of $36 million from the state. $6 million has also been secured for the LSU Health Sciences Center.

Over the years, Robert Trudeau has demonstrated a multitude of talents. He has been a schoolteacher and a writer for the former Shreveport Journal, and he is an artist and author.

Allegiant Airlines recently started non-stop flights from Shreveport to Los Angeles.