But music can. “(My siblings and I) had to go to a lot of psychiatrists and therapists to deal with our past,” Craig said. “I tried to block as much of it as I possibly could. Week after week, they would try all different kinds of techniques to try and get it out of us.

“We would go to festivals, competitions and different home brewery events around not just Louisiana, but Texas and all over the country,” Cardenas said. “We ended up winning some awards with our beers. We decided that maybe, one day, we could start a brewery.

Drew Mouton. That’s who. The 49-year-old, divorced father of five (three girls, two boys) has a resume’ lined with work as an entrepreneur and in areas of government, higher education, and most recently, health care. But Mouton is confident his not-so-obvious economic experience intersects with what the city needs to grow its economy.

“The name comes out of scripture,” said Cassie Hammett, who founded the Hub 14 years ago and is its executive director. “In Corinthians, there is a verse that says, ‘You have been bought with a price. You are no longer for sale.’ The name is stating to everyone we serve that a person created in God’s image is not for sale.

That was in August of 1960. Since then, thousands upon thousands of people — young and old — have spent nights and weekends at Holiday Lanes in Bossier City. This summer, the venerable, family-owned bowling alley will celebrate 61 years of providing fun for generations of families.

“Teams of bakers have to go into a kitchen that is labeled the Crime Scene Kitchen,” Jason said. “It’s a kitchen that is set up with items, ingredients and design elements that were used to bake either a dessert, a showpiece — like a big cake — or something.

That’s around 40 years. In that time, the Shreveporter and mother of two young children has been developing her talent. So much so that she makes her living as an artist. On June 12, you will be able to see Ross Simmons’ talent up close. She is the featured artist at ARTini, the year’s major — and only — fundraiser for the Bossier Arts Council (BAC).

Provenance, located in South Shreveport on the Southern Loop, recently broke ground on Building 1 of Phase II of the Provenance Commercial Village Center. That means more than 5,200 square feet is available for lease, in addition to the seven businesses already open.