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Over the course of my 40 years, I have had the chance to meet many professional athletes. Growing up, my parents had a sports card shop in the Greenwood Flea Market, so we would often attend card shows around the country. Oftentimes at these shows, I had the opportunity to meet and get autographs from some of the legends of the game. I shook hands with Mickey Mantle, got Willie Mays to sign a picture and baseball, had a conversation with Pete Rose and became a fan of Negro League legend Buck O’Neil in a chance meeting while waiting on the floor of a convention center in St. Louis. I once met legendary Grambling State football coach Eddie Robinson at the Shreveport Regional Airport. The list can go on and on.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has announced the distribution of $315 million in American Rescue Plan funds to 290 municipalities and localities in Louisiana that did not get direct allocations in the American Rescue Plan because of the size.

Tommy Chandler was sworn into office as Bossier City’s next mayor on Thursday, July 1. Chandler succeeds Lo Walker.

Current ESPN NFL analyst and former LSU and Dallas Cowboys star Marcus Spears is set to speak at the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl Kickoff Dinner in just over two weeks.

Bossier High School has scored a touchdown, naming Calvary Baptist Academy cornerback coach De’Aumante Johnson as the Bearkats’ new head football coach.

Home Federal Bank (“HFB”), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Home Federal Bancorp Inc. of Louisiana (NASDAQ: HFBL), announced plans to break ground on a new location in West Shreveport. The new Huntington branch will be located at 6903 Pines Road, just south of I-20.

North Caddo Medical Center welcomes Cristin Jackson, DMD. Dr. Jackson signed a contract with NCMC on June 15 for full-time employment as the medical center’s primary dentist. Dr. Jackson will be the sole medical provider of NCMC’s newest service line, Vivian Dental. The dental practice will be in the Vivian Medical & Surgical Family Practice Clinic.