In the case of LSU Health Shreveport, a new building is so much more than just increasing the size of the institution. It is a hard-earned sign of a brighter future – a future that affects almost every citizen in north Louisiana due to its irreplaceable role in health-care delivery, medical education and the economy.

“Metro Aviation is one of our city’s hidden gems,” said Dr. Timothy Magner, president of the Chamber. “They are the largest air medical completion center not just in Louisiana, not just in the U. S., but in the world as well as the largest traditional air medical provider.

Pharmacists Doug Boudreaux and his wife, Jennifer, of Boudreaux s Compounding Pharmacy had to overcome a seemingly impossible 30-day deadline to apply for the licensure to be a provider of the now-legal oil form of medicinal marijuana for this region. They will be able to provide this drug for hospice and oncology patients through their new business, Hope Pharmacy, LLC, at 1410 Kings Hwy. House Bill 579 is waiting for the governor to sign, adding glaucoma, PTSD and Parkinson s as well as other debilitating health issues to the list of what can be treated.