Murphy qualified for the prestigious CAC recognition based on distinguished performance and client service. He joins other top-ranked advisors to discuss current issues and business opportunities with Ameriprise Financial Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James Cracchiolo and other Ameriprise Financial leaders.

Hirsch provides care for conditions such as low back pain, neck pain, headaches, neuropathies, spinal stenosis, sciatica, chronic regional pain syndrome, and phantom limb pain among many others. Hirsch is accepting new patients by physician referral and also accepts most insurance plans.

Booker T Washington High School Class of 1966.

Michael Snowden was just 12 and his sister 16 when their mother began to exhibit symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Although they didn't receive a definitive diagnosis until seven years later, the need to assume caregiving roles while still in their teens profoundly affected their lives.

Turnpike Troubadours, Aug. 26. 1201 Dixie Overland Rd., Bossier City. 752-3633. www.thestagebossier.com.

Michele Wiener, publicity chairwoman for the event, loves her job. “We have some spectacular gardens this year,” Wiener said. “There are eight on the tour, plus we always include the Pioneer Heritage Center out at LSUS because we do all the landscaping out there.