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Join us for a conversation with Brian Patchett, President/CEO of the Louisiana Association for the Blind. He’ll share how L.A.B. supports people who are blind or visually impaired through programs and services that promote independence and opportunity.

On this episode, we speak with Brittainy Pope, Executive Director of the Bossier Arts Council.

Airs Mon., Nov. 10, 6 p.m. Lyle Blount, joined by his stepson Ryland, returns to Visions and Ventures to share exciting new updates on their business, Discount Blinds. Together they talk business growth, family legacy, and the vision behind serving customers with excellence.

This week on Bird Calls, our guest is Dean Smith with the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, based in Washington DC, and we will discuss several conservation funding programs designed to protect wetlands and the birds associated with them across North America. Cliff also profiles a species of waterfowl, the American Wigeon.

Thu., Nov. 6, 2025, at 6 p.m. Dr. Randall Brewer talks about spine health with Dr. Milan Mody, spine surgeon with Willis Knighton Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Pierremont, Dr. John Cefalu, Anesthesiologist with River Cities Interventional Pain Specialists, and Lee Rielly, DPT, Assistant Director, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Willis-Knighton Health System.

Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, at 6 p.m. On this episode of Health Matters, we talk about homelessness in our community. Ranae Moran is joined by Pastor Larry Otwell, Executive Director of the Shreveport-Bossier Rescue Mission, Donna Otwell, Director of the Women and Children’s Program at the Shreveport-Bossier Rescue Mission, and Sharpel Welch, Executive Director of Providence House.

Join us Tuesday for the next episode of Bird Calls. Listeners will be encouraged to call-in with their questions about birds. Our guest will be Jennifer Bristol, an accomplished author of books on birdwatching. Cliff will profile the broad-winged Hawk.

Airs November 3, 2025 - Terri Mathews is the Executive Director of Downtown Shreveport Unlimited and founder of Gumbeaux Event Productions. With deep roots in community events like Mudbug Madness, BREW, and Rockets over the Red, she brings decades of cultural leadership to the region while also serving on local nonprofit boards and raising her daughter Chloe.

On this episode of Visions and Ventures, Shannon Johnson speaks with Ron Smith.

Alicia Mingo is a dedicated healthcare advocate with over 20 years of experience serving families in the Shreveport area. As founder of Happy Healthy Pregnancy LLC and the nonprofit Birth Well Shreveport, she empowers mothers through personalized doula and lactation services while working to improve maternal and infant health outcomes across the community.