The early response 'has been absolutely incredible,' said Jake Wood, the aquarium's director of marketing and public relations. 'We opened on a Wednesday in the middle of the day, and we were packed. We moved into the weekend, and we had lines that were wrapped around the building.'

They met at the crossroads. “It looked like it was falling on my shoulders for a reason,” Bubba said. “It was like a divine intervention. She needed help. She couldn’t run it. The merchandise was scattered about. There was very little money left. She asked me to come in with the little expertise I had in the car business.

“I just have to keep thinking that I have my priorities in line, and I’m doing what I love to do,” Baker said.

Selected seasonal lettuces tossed to order with guest's choice of roasted, marinated red and gold beets, heirloom tomatoes, English cucumbers, Bunoise carrots, soft goat cheese, candied pecans and marinated strawberries. Dressings: Cane syrup vinaigrette, extra virgin olive oil, sherry vinegar and balsamic glaze.

“To be in the same market in the same role for that long is highly unusual,” said George Sirven, station manager at KTBS- TV. “It’s truly incredible to have a gentleman with that much knowledge serving this community. It’s not work for Bob, it’s a passion.

“I was well outnumbered,” Marshall, now a lieutenant, remembered. “It could have really went bad. They could have jumped me, took me hostage, anything like that. … Things can happen in a matter of seconds. It doesn’t take long for someone to do harm to someone.

Shreveport’s Dr. Kenneth Sanders is a board-certified facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon who has special interest in cosmetic surgery of the face, head and neck, as well as hair restoration surgery. He says approximately 15 percent of his patients are men.

The 2017 Red River Balloon Rally – held in conjunction with the weeklong U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Championship – will take place July 14-15 (Friday-Saturday) at LSU- Shreveport. It’s your chance to enjoy music, food, arts and crafts, a Kids' Zone, and get an up-close look at some of the world’s most impressive hot-air balloons.