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Louisiana Tech to now play Army in the Indy Bowl!

A number of Shreveport Fire Department employees were recognized at the City of Shreveport awards banquet for their service.

“Nursing is not just a skill or a career, it’s another way to love.”

Focus SB News 1. Tell us about your family growing up: I come from a single parent home, there was my mother, one brother and three sisters; I'm the baby.

People often ask me, “Can my agent steal my money?” The unfortunate answer is “yes.” Since he will have access to your financial accounts, he can access your funds and use them for his own benefit. The agent does have a fiduciary duty to use the assets only for your benefit or as you direct in the document. You could therefore later sue the agent for having stolen or misused your funds. However, if the agent spent all your money and has no money of his own, you may not be able to recover anything from him.

It’s an organization that has been troubled for many years by a leadership vacuum. Internal strife, declining membership, and lack of direction have led to questions as to the purpose of the local chapter as well as the need for the NAACP in today's world. Alvin Oliver is set to change that dynamic.

I applauded the relationship that the city is forming with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, but due care should be given with obligating city assets such as the Red River District. It may not be prudent to tie up the vast majority of city assets with any one investor.

1. Tell us about your family when you were growing up: I grew up in Shreveport, La., in Twilight Meadows, in West Shreveport. To this day, we are a community of people who value education and family. My parents were educators in the Caddo Parish Public School system. My dad began teaching math at Union High School and when the school system was integrated, he moved to Captain Shreve High School. He transitioned to the Central Office in the mid-seventies and retired from the school system serving as the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources. My dad had a tenure as the acting superintendent of the school system.