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This evening, The LSUS Foundation and the LSUS Alumni Association will sponsor “An Evening With Ashley Elston,” a Q and A and signing with best-selling author Ashley Elston.
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Thurs., April 4, 2024, at 6 p.m. On this “Call to Mind” special, we hear from people who have experienced homelessness about their experiences and challenges. We hear from people living in New York, Houston, and New Orleans. -
This week, hosts Shannon Johnston and Marci Howard have a conversation with Kim Jolley of Jolley Services, a cleaning services company. Jolley started her business with just a towel and a few supplies. She tells the story of how she built her business into the successful company that it is today. -
March 31, 2024, at 1 p.m. On this episode of Illuminations, host Ranae Moran revisits a conversation with Dr. Gary Habermas in which Dr. Habermas discusses the historic evidence of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Dr. Habermas is a Distinguished Research Professor of Apologetics and Philosophy at Liberty University School of Divinity. He has made the study of the resurrection of Jesus Christ his life’s work and is considered the foremost authority on the history of the resurrection. Dr. Habermas is the author of numerous books including “The Risen Jesus and Future Hope” and “The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus” with Mike Licona. -
This month's episode features The Dream Big Interactive Initiative, a local program that encourages children to never give up on themselves and their dreams. -
Thursday, March 21, 2024, at 6 p.m. March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., but screening and early detection can save lives. On this episode of Health Matters, Dr. Randall Brewer will talk about colorectal cancer screening and prevention with Dr. Sudha Pandit, Assistant Professor Clinical of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Dr. David Dies, gastroenterologist with GastroIntestinal Specialists; and Dr. David Okuampa, internal medicine resident with LSU Health Shreveport. Questions will be taken at 1-800-552-8502.
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Red River Radio's Kermit Poling speaks with Michael Butterman, music director of the SSO, and guest pianist Alessio Bax, about their upcoming performance this weekend.
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Come party with Slive & Manifest @ ArtSpace (3rd Floor), on Tuesday, May 21, 2024!
From 7 PM - 9:30 PM, Manifest, a Shreveport-based artist collective, will host one of its signature open jams and art breakouts.
Slive will take the stage from 9:30 PM - 10 PM, performing tracks from his latest album, “Underdog,” an original soundtrack for Suzan-Lori Parks’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Topdog/Underdog.”
To kick off the evening he will also present an original short play, “Couch Potato,” which tells the story of a man who travels back in time to find himself.
Slive’s performance is one in a series of Manifest Spotlight Sets highlighting prominent active members of Manifest Art Collective.
THIS EVENT IS FREE, ALL AGES, & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Stream "Underdog" by Slive on all platforms: https://set.page/slive/ -
Vacations, camps and summer get-togethers are on the horizon, and Walmart wants to help make your health a priority for them all. Join Walmart for Wellness Day on Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Customers can receive free health screenings for things like glucose, cholesterol, BMI and blood pressure, as well as affordable immunizations against COVID-19, shingles, tetanus, measles and others at pharmacies nationwide. Customers will also find a broad assortment of product offerings ranging from allergy relief options to vitamins and more.
Walmart Wellness Day encourages families to check in on their health by providing tools and resources to seek care, improve healthy lifestyles and maintain successful habits. Nearly 4,600 Walmart pharmacies across the country will host Walmart Wellness Day events from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time on Saturday, May 18. Select stores will feature vision screenings, in-store giveaways and demos of wellness products to make it even easier for customers to access the specialized services they need.
Walmart Wellness Day events feature the following health resources, administered by qualified pharmacy and Vision Center teams:
- Free health screenings, including glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure, body mass index and vision screenings (select locations).
- Affordable immunizations, including COVID, measles, mumps, pneumonia, tetanus, HPV, rubella (MMR), varicella (chicken pox/shingles), whooping cough (TDAP), Hepatitis A & B and more.
- Wellness resources and the opportunity to talk with pharmacists.
Since 2014, Walmart pharmacies have hosted Walmart Wellness Days, contributing more than 5 million free health screenings for customers. More than 4,000 Walmart stores are in medical professional shortage areas, which means Walmart is often the first stop for health care in these communities. -
Star on the Door
by Jack Sharkey and Leo W. Sears
May 30 – June 9: Presented by City Park Players. Cinema legend Doreen Lewis, nervously about to make her Broadway debut opposite her ardent admirer Paul Burnside, intercepts a phone call for her dresser who is secretly wed to Doreen’s son confirming that “Mrs. Lewis” is pregnant. A loony resolution caps this evening of non-stop guffaws. Tickets available at cpptheatre.com or at the door 30 minutes before showtime. -
The opening concert for the 47th season of the Shreveport Summer Music Festival. Free event. Features music of Mozart and Haydn. Featured soloist is John-Henry Crawford, cello. Conducted by Kermit Poling.
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Grand Theft Auto 5 came out more than 10 years ago, and developer Rockstar Games has finally announced a release date for Grand Theft Auto 6 — Fall 2025. Some fans feel it isn't soon enough.
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The name is a nod to the hometown B-52s, whose debut single shares the same name. The moniker will be accompanied by a logo of a lobster holding a hockey stick doubling as an electric guitar.
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President Biden to meet leaders of Black sororities and fraternities. Mercedes-Benz workers in Alabama finish union vote. Boeing's shareholder meeting comes at a turbulent time for the company.
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Gender equality in the workplace has been stalled for years. And one big reason behind this trend is something called the "winner-take-all" approach to business.
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After months of preparation, the U.S. military is opening a floating pier to deliver humanitarian aid to people in Gaza.
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William Drumm/Courtesy of the artistSpeaking alongside brother/collaborator Finneas, Eilish says she discovered a new self-awareness on Hit Me Hard and Soft, after years of seeing herself through others' eyes. -
As the civil war in Myanmar rages on, the country's military junta is forcibly conscripting young people to replenish its depleted ranks, but many are fleeing.
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Just after midnight on May 17, 2004, same-sex couples began filling out marriage license applications at Cambridge City Hall. One married couple looks back on their wedding and how it's gone since.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with UNICEF's Ricardo Pires about the destruction of Gaza's education system and its effect on children there.
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In response to a lawsuit from environmentalists, the Biden administration is ending new leases for coal mining on federal lands in the most productive part of America's top coal producing state.
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