Josephine Futrell, M.D., Ph.D., Sarah Baker, M.D., and Sarah Glorioso, M.D. each year offer free screenings at both Ark- La-Tex Dermatology locations to promote the importance of early detection of skin cancer. The screening involves a brief visual check with a physician.

THROUGH MAY 31: IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES: CENTENARY’S PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATIONS, 1835-2010,.

After a highly successful, sold-out dinner series in 2016 consisting of 13 dinners prepared by local chefs for Golden Fork Society (GFS) members, the Food Prize announced that they will be hosting two sessions of the Society of the Golden Fork to begin May 1.

The Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners present their annual fundraiser, “Le Tour des Jardins.” This year’s spring garden tour will take guests through seven beautiful gardens throughout Shreveport. Tour hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 6, and 1-5 p.

•Janet Neucere has joined Regions Bank as an assistant vice president and will be the mortgage loan originator at the Pierre Bossier branch of Regions. Neucere brings 25 years of real estate experience as a loan originator as well as a title company escrow officer.

On this special date, Louisiana Association for the Blind (LAB) was established by a local chapter of the Lion’s Club to provide employment and training opportunities for people who are visually impaired. Our organization started small, making brooms and mops, which were sold door to door to raise monies to support the mission.

When asked to name a therapy that will help the autistic community, most people might say ABA, or Applied Behavior Analysis, occupational therapy or even speech therapy, but there are a lot of different types of therapies out there that will help the autistic community.

According to the American Hearing Loss Association, approximately 20 percent of people in the U.S. suffer from some form of hearing deficit. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that approximately 538 million people worldwide are afflicted with this condition.