AEP FOUNDATION AWARDS EMERGENCY FUNDS TO CADDO COUNCIL ON AGING

The American Electric Power Foundation has announced $42,000 in emergency funding for a Shreveport nonprofit impacted by COVID-19 in Southwestern Electric Power Co’s (SWEPCO) service area.The Caddo Council on Aging delivers meals to homebound seniors across the parish, and the $42,000 will fund...

SHREVE.BIZ HELPS OUT LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES

The coronavirus pandemic has radically altered the way business is conducted, and some small businesses are finding themselves in dire straits.

A GRAND-SCALE ACT OF KINDNESS

Good deed? Good Samaritan? An angel in disguise? A close encounter of the third kind?

TYPE AB IS VITAL PART OF BLOOD DONATION

Nothing like the recent COVID-19 pandemic gets us thinking more about the vital importance of blood donations.

TO CURFEW OR NOT TO CURFEW; THAT IS THE QUESTION?

BY:  BILLY ROY WAYNEFor some individuals, it is not enough to appeal to them to adhere to health guidelines and safety requests. Though I have not noticed a serious amount of social gatherings, I have noticed some.Such was the case in my community on March 28.

LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT ESTABLISHES COVID-19 TESTING LABORATORY

With the support of Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), scientists at LSU Health Shreveport have established the Emerging Viral Threat (EVT) Laboratory to address the need for faster detection and processing of COVID-19 tests.

IN THE FOG ...

BY: REV. BETSY EAVESI arise hoping for sunshine, but the sun does not shine. Instead the world is shrouded in fog. A cool mist hangs in the air, and visibility is so low I can barely see the trees down the street. We are in a fog right now with the COVID-19 virus.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Many citizens have more time on their hands than they want.Others realize that during the COVID-19 virus pandemic they should do more for others.And some have lost their volunteer jobs temporarily due to the shut down of churches, arts organizations and festivals.The good news is that there sill...

DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH TP TO SURVIVE QUARANTINE?

Earlier this month when news first broke of quarantines in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, folks started flocking to stores to stock on essentials.One essential in particular flew off shelves in mass quantities, leaving some scratching the heads and unable to wipe their hineys.Local stores have...

SHREVEPORT’S CYBER-CITY HALL

With social distancing and self isolation the new normal, thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, everyday business is being handled more and more online, even within Shreveport’s City Hall.Keith Hanson, the city’s chief technology officer, has been working diligently to make it possible for city business...