Crouch, 73, ended up marrying and killing his second wife, age 85, and her son, Ed, 61, who had brain cancer, in East Texas and setting the home on fire, then committing suicide. He was found on July 8, 2013, with no shirt and his pants unzipped in a blue Jaguar.

Cleaning and organizing our homes gives us something we can control when we can't control much of the rest of the world – even with a space as small as a pantry. Stylist, interior designer and TV host Emily Henderson has a few tricks for keeping her pantry clean and user-friendly.

From his bright orange sneakers to his bubbly, seemingly made-up-on-thespot pop tunes, John Martin left the kind of impression that wins contests. Indeed, Martin was selected as the best act at the Shreveport Regional Arts Council’s Critical Mass 9 performing arts showcase.

Jennifer Psalmonds is one local artist who is making a colorful splash. Her art is fresh, energetic and fun — certain to brighten up anyone’s day (and living room!) Psalmonds enjoys using a wide variety of mediums but primarily uses acrylics and oil sticks in most of her work today.

Matthew Scully is an author and a former speechwriter for George W. Bush. In his book. “Dominion: The Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy,” he wrote: “Animals are more than ever a test of our character, of mankind’s capacity for empathy and for decent, honorable conduct and faithful stewardship.

Unlike most LSUS students, Sanderson – who uses SporTran’s Liftline transportation to get to school – is legally blind. A detached retina when she was 12 years old took all the vision in her right eye. Glaucoma in Sanderson’s left eye took all but a very narrow field of vision.

A typical scenario: When a woman and her guests arrive for her appointment, a store employee stationed at the front door checks that everyone is wearing a mask (no mask, no entry).

Except it didn’t make sense to Clark. “Not at all,” Clark said. “I didn’t have any idea that I would go into education. I had actually interviewed with Xerox and a couple of other companies. I really wanted to move and do the big corporate world thing in marketing – my undergraduate degree is in marketing.

She also boasts fiery red hair, an exuberant personality and a wealth of knowledge about food and its preparation. She's a prominent fixture on platforms like Facebook and YouTube. She has a substantial following of enthusiastic supporters who are not shy about sharing their opinions with her and about her.