Persian-born Hooshang Khorasani left his home country to spend about 10 years in southern Spain, where he worked as a graphic designer and also in interior design. While visiting his brother in Ruston, he met Sallie Rose Hollis, who would become his wife in 1992.

The 2015 ADDY Awards banquet and ceremony is set for Feb. 21 in the Red River Room at Louisiana Downs. A pre-award gallery begins at 6 p.m. followed by the ceremony at 7 p.m. and The Good News will keep the party going with a performance at 8:30 p.m..

The liaison program is a product of the 2007 efforts of former Mayor Cedric Glover and former Police Chief Henry Whitehorn to bridge the gap and to strengthen the connection between the residents of Shreveport and their police department by finding ways to solve community problems and concerns across the board.

I like its viscosity, its manageability, the very nature of the oil. I have zero desire to switch mediums,” Crews said. “I love the challenge of painting. I love the overcoming of obstacles in the process. New horizons are always stretching out before me to keep me reaching for new standards,” she said.