On the Scene
The Cotillion Club hosted its 74th annual ball on Friday, April 14, at Shreveport Municipal Auditorium. “The Greek Isles, Jewels of the Aegean Sea” was this year’s theme. Cotillion King LXXIV was Dr. Stephen Collier, and Her Royal Majesty LXXIV Queen was Mary Cecile Hancock. Upper Crust Catering provided the grand buffet, and Limelight provided entertainment. Colony House made everything beautiful. – Mark Crawford
Kim Shepherd Carter, Wynn Hamiter, Ashley Sugar Bates and Christy Poole
Delton and Caroline Smith
Elizabeth Comegys and Karen McElroy
Elizabeth Cush and Jean Cush
Hope and Dr. Ghali E. Ghali
Kathy Melancon and Reid Robinson
Grant and Ann Nuckolls
Neal and Nancy Cooper
Andrew and Stephanie Pringle, Michelle and Lee Grigsby
The Norton Art Gallery held its opening reception for Bloom! on March 24. The exhibition is in its seventh year and will end on May 7. The juried exhibition had 358 submissions from over 16 countries. Fifty were chosen for display. – Mary Ann Van Osdell
Will and Lauren Davis
Summer Terrell and Jessie Bonnevier
The Junior League had a packed house at its annual Designer Bag Bingo on March 30 at Sam’s Town Casino. Designer bags were the bingo prizes. There were also raffles and dinner. – Mary Ann Van Osdell
Designer Bag Bingo
1) Chelsea Adock, Margaret McDonald, Jennifer Pou, Alex Person and Kendra Joseph
Janette Menefee and Madelyn Langdon
Rebecca Kliebert and Rachael Peters
Shreveport’s biggest St. Patrick’s Day party was back this year: Paddy in the Plaza! Downtown Shreveport Unlimited, the organization that hosts the Mudbug Madness Festival each year, resurrected the outdoor party at Festival Plaza in downtown Shreveport on Friday, March 17. The festival featured live music from 3 – 11 p.m., with Stiff Necked Fools, Cowboy Mouth and The Hollow Decks providing the musical entertainment. – Mark Crawford
Brian and Denise Landry
Lynette and Philip Maxfield
Nancy Stewart, Shelli Ulrich and Gina Beach
Rachel Roach, Dana McCarthy and Karen Baker
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital hosted the ninth annual Miracles on the Red fundraiser at Shreveport Aquarium on Saturday, April 1. The outdoor evening event included a cocktail reception, seated dinner with food by Anthony Felan of Fat Calf Brasserie, entertainment and a live auction. The 2023 St. Jude Miracles on the Red Spirit of St. Jude Honoree was Michael T. Acurio, who was presented with the award. More than $500,000 was raised at the event. – Mark Crawford
Cody and Taylor King
Courtney Batts and Michael Acurio
Marcus and Jabrina Edwards
ST. JUDE MIRACLES ON THE RED FUNDRAISER
1) Waynette Ballengee and Chloe Abbot
2) Dustin and April Heaberlin
3) Sarah and Buddy McCoy
4) Paula and Mark McCrocklin
The Louisiana Food Prize has kicked off its Society of the Golden Fork: Spring Sessions. On Monday, April 17, Chef Anthony Felan showcased a flavorful, five-course meal at Fat Calf Brasserie. Chef Chris Hayes whipped up a delicious, six-course meal on Tuesday, April 25, overlooking the Red River at the Shreveport Aquarium. Eddie Spencer, on the saxophone, provided the musical melodies for the evening. – Paul Savage Jr.
Judy Nix and Niematulai DiGrazia
Brandon Manning, Carmen Ortiz and Sam Ortiz
Chelsea Cipriano and Taylor Conrad
Gregory Kallenberg and Anthony Felan
Karuna Dewan and Will Street
Wayne Price, Paige Powell and Bryan Sullivan
Ro White, Julie Lyles and Kurt Lyles
Alex and Trey Sandlin
Golden Fork: Chris Hays
1) Ashleigh Claiborne and Dorothy Claiborne
2) Chris Hayes and Heidi Kallenberge
3) Dr. Anthony Jones and LaShella Jones
4) Pete Nasser and Brenda Graves
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