Take a big, delicious bite out of Shreveport- Bossier during 318 Restaurant Week. This weeklong food-fest is one you don’t want to miss with more than 50 participating restaurants. Organized by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau and its partners, the popular event returns March 18-23.

Each year in the early spring, when the weather is between freezing cold and burning up and when the ground is perfectly muddy, Barksdale Air Force Base throws open its doors to the local community as it hosts the Defenders of Liberty Mud Run.

The elephant in the room. We use this statement to describe some important fact or problem that dwarfs others. In public education, the elephant in the room is the disconnect between what we all know about the importance of early child care and education and our investment in Louisiana’s youngest citizens.

Those of us employed directly at S.A.F.E. Planning Inc. are not attorneys. We do not practice law or give legal advice. However, in the highly specialized area of estate planning in which we focus, it is necessary that we know about issues involving powers of attorneys, wills, trusts, etc.

Willis was “born” in 2001 as the first bear was delivered on Mother’s Day that year. With Willis-Knighton having labor and delivery services at three suburban locations, it seemed a perfect time to promote that service and Willis as an exclusive gift to babies.

These are some of the comments heard when someone is questioning their balance. These and many other signs are signals that you may have a physical issue that is compromising your balance.

The short answer is yes. Everyone is at risk for glaucoma. Glaucoma affects almost 3 million people in the United States, and more than half of those patients are not aware that they have the disease. Because glaucoma initially causes loss of peripheral vision, the slowly progressive visual loss often goes unnoticed for many years.

By not completing the construction of I-49 via Route 1 of the Inner City Connector (ICC) local businesses, the transportation industry, the traveling public and especially Northwest Louisiana residents are losing more than $2 million a day.