In the back corner of the family business, C&C Mercantile and Lighting, businessman, artist and just all-around cool guy Derek Simmons makes custom hats for the trendy and the traditional.

I would be remiss if I didn't mention the attendance at your funeral, but it had not happened when I wrote these lines for [318 Forum]. If I were to guess, I would suppose that there will have been few open seats when the service began for you at First United Methodist Church.

Morris and Dickson began as one independent pharmacy in a Shreveport riverfront warehouse in 1841. As the business grew, it spun off new businesses, including PioneerRX, which launched in 2008 and provides software solutions to help independent pharmacies manage every aspect of their operations.

D.A. Brittany Bass Arvie won her case at the 15th Annual 40 Under Forty Awards and Gala presented by Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport when she was named 2021’s Young Professional of the Year. The event was held at Sam’s Town Hotel and Casino on Thursday, Dec.

Former President John F. Kennedy once said, “To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.

One thing local shoppers won’t have to worry about this season is the supply chain of potential Christmas goodies, thanks to Les Boutiques de Noël. The annual fundraiser for the Shreveport Opera will be open for business from Nov. 18-20 in the Shreveport Convention Center downtown.

It’s the home of Boy Scout Troop 15, and this year, they celebrate 100 years in the neighborhood. The building isn’t original; the original burned some years ago, and the new one was constructed in its place. Here, artifacts and mementos recall the history of the boys and their leaders who passed through the doors.

Every fall for the past decade, Shreveport has become a mecca for aspiring filmmakers eager to see whether their artistic vision is worthy of taking home the annual Film Prize, part of Prize Fest, the brainchild of local culture promoter Gregory Kallenberg.