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John came to Shreveport in January of 1977 when he was transferred to Barksdale AFB.

He’s been active in Shreveport politics since deciding to make Shreveport his home.

John practiced law for 40 years and he now monitors local politics. He regularly attends Shreveport City Council and Caddo Parish Commission meetings.

John is published weekly in The Inquisitor, bi-monthly in The Forum News, and frequently in the Shreveport Times.

He enjoys addressing civic groups on local government issues and elections.

 

YMCA Annual Campaign Update - Let's Keep It Going!


YMCA of Northwest Louisiana

November 2025

With Thanksgiving next week, we wanted to give thanks to those that have donated to our annual campaign. These donations allow us to continue to offer the much needed services to our community.

As of today, we have raised $311,335 or 69% of the necessary funds for the year.


If you have not donated and would like to, a popular option is to purchase a banner. Banners are an absolutely great way to get your name in front of a tremendous number of people. Here are the banner sponsors so far for the 2025 Annual Campaign:

Academy Sports + Outdoors

ANECA

Betty Henderson

BNB Systems

Blanchard, Will

Bob Lindsay

Bright, Suzanne & Frank

Chandler, Renae

Chris and Holli Mangin

Coffey, Cindy 

Community Foundation of North Louisiana

Compton, Kate, Beth and Gus

Core Physical Therapy

Creech Family Foundation

DeFriend, Clay

Doctors Mike and Patti Brannan

Dr. Carl and Sylvia Goodman

Dr. Mark and Diane Callaway

Duhon Family Charitable Trust

Enderle, Wendy

Evans, Keith & Karen

George and Clare Nelson

George and Jean Baldwin

Graf Orthodontics

Greg and Grady Morrison

Harry and Pam Avant

Healthy Blue Louisiana

Highland Clinic

Huggs, Gerald

In Memory of Arlene Wimberly

Innovative Office Systems

Ivan Smith Furniture

James and Dee Bustillo

Lang Orthodontics

Linda Dame

McGovern, George

McNeely, Tom in memory of Scott Lowe

Michael, Kristi & Rick

Moreman, Moore & Company

Muslow, Mary 

Norman L Duhon - Raymond James

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport

Patrick and Ginger Lukacs

Pediatric Dentistry of Shreveport-Bossier

Peterson, Connor (Keith D Peterson & Co)

Porschet, James & Kathleen

Powers Foundation

Professional Coating & Inspection Services

Q=Petersen, Jon & Michele

Rasberry, W. Clinton

Renae Chandler

Roberts, Ron 

Russo, Lawrence

Schoonover Foundation

Shreveport Bossier Family Dental Care

Sound Minds

Steve Hedgepeth

SWEPCO

The Chigger Ridge Fitness Club

The Sample Foundation

The Wheless Foundation

The Whitehurst Foundation

Thomas, Seth 

Tom and Ginny Murphy

U. L. Coleman Companies

Union Pacific Foundation

Young Years

Young, Blake


We hope all of you will consider participating. You can give to Annual Campaign here (all contributions are fully tax deductible):


https://www.ymcanwla.org/give/annual-campaign/

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