Bossier pub is branching out through franchising

American retailer Target introduces its shoppers to black creators and designers during its annual Black History Month celebration. This year's campaign – Black Beyond Measure – features a brand familiar to many Shreveport-Bossier shoppers: Jolie Noire.

is first in a series of articles about local businesses that are reaching important milestones, beginning with a brand new business, Joseph Guin Barber at 6108 Line Ave., which opened mid-August. Year one has begun. JGB is already trending as a hotspot, so drop in for a cut, shave or shoe shine at this new neighborhood barbershop.

Wow! It is hard to believe Forum has been around for 30 years. When we began in 1988, fax machines were the latest business tool and at that time revolutionary. The devices are now relatively obsolete. We started out doing paste-up, shooting film and driving photos and layouts to our printer in Alexandria.