Today’s business men have to do a lot more than just show up for work to be successful. To be a player in today’s business world he must have a broad base of knowledge, more than a little charisma and the staying power to compete with the enthusiasm and energy of younger men.

Guys, it’s time to pick up the phone and make the call. No more putting it off. Your spouse has been hounding you for months to schedule a doctor’s visit for a checkup, yet there are seemingly always more pressing issues that get in the way – like picking up the dry cleaning, getting the car’s oil changed and work meetings.

Remember that place in the rear of your house? It goes by the name of patio, and it’s been feeling abandoned during the winter months, but that’s all about to change now that spring has sprung. Soon family gatherings, after-dinner drinks and grilling will ensue on this extension of the home, so you must prepare.

“Weird times!” That's been my go-to description when I chat with friends and family about life according to COVID-19. After six weeks, there's finally light at the end of this lock-down tunnel. Louisiana is just a few weeks away from Phase 1 of reopening.

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Angie has help – she certainly can’t do this alone – and new ideas to add each year. Her sister, Dr. Marian Feducia, is often on hand making sure things are just right. Burroughs has an entire attic devoted to her seasonal decor. She’s the Candy Spelling of Shreveport! No detail is too small, and hardly a surface is undecorated.

The 32nd Shreveport-Bossier-DeSoto African- American Scholarship Awards Banquet was held on Feb. 8, at the Morning Star Family Life Center. Jeff Hall, first African-American mayor of Alexandria, La., was the keynote speaker. Ten people from Northwest Louisiana were given the African-American Achievement Award.

The Forbes ranking of Best-In-State Wealth Advisors, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative criteria, mostly gained through telephone and in-person due diligence interviews, and quantitative data. Advisors that are considered must have a minimum of seven years’ experience.