“Make mistakes? Oh, sure, but you’ve got to get out there and hustle. It’s the journey. Where you end up is not where you start. I started helping my dad at Shreveport Macaroni.

“We want to see everybody. We want to see everybody come out and enjoy the park and the festivities and the camaraderie of the community. This is one of the festivals that kicks off the festival season and we pray to the ‘Barksdale Bubble’ for good weather.

For the past decade, guitarist/songwriter Dexter Duran has been running the road with The Hollow Decks. Like all the other musicians in the world, the pandemic put the brakes on the tour buses and forced artists to sit at home and Livestream from their sofas.

According to Dr. Cheryl White, professor of history at Louisiana State University in Shreveport, the project is a cultural outreach of the university.

Executive Director Emily Jo Manchester-Sanden, CNP, said, “Renesting Project is a community furniture bank. So, our mission is to gather gently used furniture and household items and then redistribute them to those in need here in northwest Louisiana.

There are a lot of “fitness centers” out there in workout land, and despite some high-profile differences, they are all pretty much the same – places to go sweat, lose weight, sculpt your body or get rid of the urge to strangle someone who richly deserves it.

Just in time for the much-anticipated cooler weather of the fall, the Red River Quilters are rolling out the red quilted carpet to raise money for their charitable work and to educate the public about the ancient and venerable creation of fabric art..

Eric Hess, CEO of Sanctuary Art School (SAS), is the curator of the new space. He said that the success of the gallery at 421 Lake Street in downtown Shreveport resulted in their outgrowing the space. He said they approached the management of the Boardwalk, who were enthusiastic about the joint venture.