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Celebrating Shreveport Black History Icons – Dr. Jeremy Alexander

Celebrating Shreveport Black History Icons – Dr. Jeremy Alexander

Miles for Smiles LLC is a school-based mobile dental health care provider founded by Shreveport’s own, Dr. Jeremy Alexander. MFS services are geared toward providing access to quality comprehensive dental care to students at school. Our state-of-the-art mobile dental unit is completely equipped to allow access to care on-site, reducing the need for parents to…MORE

Black History Month:  The Best Black Owned Restaurants In The Shreveport Area

Black History Month: The Best Black Owned Restaurants In The Shreveport Area

All month long we’re celebrating Black History Month – and the local icons in the Shreveport area that are Black History! We can all agree that we have some great restaurants in the Shreveport area, and we have some great locally owned African American restaurants in the Shreveport-Bossier area, as well. We polled some people…MORE

Celebrating Shreveport Black History Icons – Roy Griggs

Celebrating Shreveport Black History Icons – Roy Griggs

Roy Griggs was born in Meridian, Mississippi. He began his career with McDonald’s following his graduation from Southeast High School, in 1971. He now owns several McDonald’s in the Shreveport-Bossier and east Texas areas. MORE

Celebrating Shreveport Black History Icons – Alonzo Jackson

Celebrating Shreveport Black History Icons – Alonzo Jackson

Alonzo was born and raised in Shreveport, LA. He is a lifelong member of Lane Chapel CME. Alonzo attended and graduated from Huntington High School in 2005 and went on to further his education at the University of Louisiana at Monroe where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and a minor in Sociology in 2009.MORE

Thursday School Closings and Delays

Thursday School Closings and Delays

Most schools across the ArkLaTex are open today, including classes in the immediate Shreveport area. However there are a few delays this morning in the Texarkana area. Texas A&M University-Texarkana is planning to reopen at noon on Thursday. The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana will delay opening until 10 a.m. and Hope Public Schools will be…MORE

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