“Usually, we tie it to some type of cinematic theme,” explained Executive Director Wendell Riley, “because we are, obviously, a non-profit that deals with film. It’s a celebration of film. It’s a celebration of RFC. It’s a way for us to show our impact within the community.

“They wanted folks who have mental illness and addiction to have more control over the focus and the direction of the services provided. One size doesn’t fit all, so what works in New Orleans doesn’t really work in Shreveport. So, they created us as the Northwest Louisiana Human Services District and allowed us to have our own board of directors.

“We have a Latino chef that’s going to create a menu that’s really different than anything that’s going on right now in our area,” Dudley said. “Her signature dish is a burrito taco that’s dynamite.” She also whips up a chicken dish made with pasta and jalapeno sauce.

For centuries, perhaps millennia, artists have been putting paint to canvas to capture people, places and things that speak to the human spirit. A short drive around any southern city will quickly reveal the closeness of spirit that communities have with their houses of worship.

Sam and Mary Maggio have three sons: Vincent (Vince), Joe and Charlie Maggio..

Pulling up to Maggio’s Grocery and Deli is an experience that’s quickly passing from the American scene. You have to open the door for yourself, no automatic opener. You step into a sensory explosion of sights, sounds and smells that somehow overcome and comfort at the same time.

In 1923, Amilcar J. Boudreaux opened his new drug store in Opelousas, La. The Boudreaux family has kept that heritage alive for three generations, celebrating 100 years of dispensing pharmaceuticals to families throughout Louisiana.

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