Each year, the Better Business Bureau selects local companies whose leaders demonstrate personal character and uphold high standards of ethics, which generate trust in their respective organizations.

The SOX Educational Program is the touring component of Shreveport Opera and the only one of its kind in the state, taking live musical programming to thousands of students in the region who may otherwise never have the opportunity to experience them.

Dr. G. E. Ghali is the oral and craniomaxillofacial surgeon they searched for. “They came to see me when he was an infant, and we ended up treating him. Usually, we’ll see them once or twice, and then they will go somewhere else. But [his mother’s] been back.

The Style Show started in 1952 as an event sponsored by the St. John’s Mother’s Club. The mothers would get together and play cards while professional models wearing clothes from local stores modeled the latest fashions.

"These were homes in 1931. They went out of use in the ’80s. So, I have not been able to determine why they went out of use, but they were vacant for about 40 years when I bought them," said McDaniel.

That’s Jessica Milan Miller, CEO of the Gingerbread House in Shreveport. The organization works with law enforcement, child protective services, the district attorney’s offices, and medical and mental health professionals to investigate child abuse in all its ugly forms.

The State Fair of Louisiana is right around the corner, and in addition to the features that have become expected, there are some new twists and new rules for eager fairgoers.

“Brew is co-produced by Mudbug Madness and Red River Revel, the two premier festivals in North Louisiana,” said Terri Matthews, executive director of Downtown Shreveport Unlimited.