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When the late Betsy Glassell offered grandchildren the choice of a birthday meal at the Shreveport or Cambridge Club or her lamb dish prepared at home, granddaughter Graceanne G. Byrd chose lamb every time.

Celebrate spring with a big plate of crawfish and music by the Crawdads.

For several years, Natchitoches resident Tommy Whitehead -- considered a world authority on artist Clementine Hunter -- has invited pals from far and near into his cozy, art-filled cottage on Sibley Lake, Natchitoches. Because of Covid 19, there was no Easter lunch in 2020, but we returned Sunday to Tommy’s tables. (You never know who will be there. Sometimes, it is “Steel Magnolia” author Bobby Harling of Natchitoches, or political analyst Ray Strother and wife Sandy, of Bozeman, Mont.)

In what was advertised to be a State of the City address, Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins addressed an overflow Caddo Republican luncheon crowd on Tuesday.

We all see the big billboards and television commercials with “Make ’Em Pay” grabbing our attention, but when you really focus on Jacqueline Scott, you realize that it took several pieces crafted together over many years to arrive up on those billboards and on TV. When Jacqueline was growing up in Allendale – actually, an alley in Allendale -- she loved playing jump rope, hopscotch and especially putting jigsaw puzzles together. Jacqueline’s mother, Ada Scott, who is also her “hero,” used to say, “Where there’s a will there’s a way.” Jacqueline Scott’s life has presented her many different “puzzle pieces,” and she has used a strong work ethic and will to navigate the way through life and the legal system, against the odds.

FOCUS SB/The Inquisitor is continuing its well-received “Don’t be a Snot: Get the Shot Win $100” contest.

The City of Bossier City announces a change in the hours of operation at the Bossier City Recycling Center located at 3301 Old Shed Road. The new hours are Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to noon (https://www.bossiercity.org/228/Recycling).

Shreveport’s Environmental Court had its first contested appeal on Tuesday.