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From pine forests to coastal marshes, Louisiana citizens enjoy being outdoors and value conservation of our land, water and wildlife. Louisiana Outdoors Forever is a new program that provides matching funds for conservation projects. Louisiana has been missing out on a lot of opportunities for conservation work and funding has gone to other states, but not anymore. On this episode of Conserving Earth, host Rebecca Triche talks with Karen Gautreaux from the Nature Conservancy Louisiana about Louisiana Outdoors Forever and how you can help. -
On this Visions and Ventures, hosts Shannon Johnston and Marci Howard welcome Ansley Rimmer, the new owner of New Covenant Realty, and Janice Melancon, outgoing proprietor of New Covenant Realty. Learn more about Real Estate and the ownership transition of a brokerage. -
Thu., May 9, 2024 at 6 p.m. On this episode of Health Matters, Dr. Randall Brewer talks about a newer field in healthcare, regenerative medicine, with Dr. Thomas Buchheit, Director of Regenerative Pain Therapies at Duke Health; and Dr. Shane Barton, Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery at LSU Health Shreveport. We learn about some of the latest treatments available for pain management utilizing stem cells and blood-based therapies such as platelet rich plasma and how these therapies can harness the body’s natural ability to heal. -
Sun., May 5, 2024, at 1 p.m. On this episode of Illuminations, host Ranae Moran is joined by Janet Singer Applefield, a child survivor of the Holocaust, author, clinical social worker and speaker, to talk about some of her experiences and those of her family while enduring the holocaust in Poland. -
Join Cliff this week as he profiles the Indigo Bunting. He's eager to take your calls at 1-800-552-8502!
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Kermit Poling hosts a spotlight discussing The Company Repertory Theatre's production of Three by Tennessee at the East Bank Theatre in Bossier City.Three by TennesseeCome join us for an unforgettable evening at the East Bank Theatre, located in the top floor of The Bossier Arts Council, as we present 'Three by Tennessee' - a showcase of three iconic one-act plays by the legendary playwright Tennessee Williams. Get ready to immerse yourself in the captivating world of Williams' characters, stories, and timeless themes. This in-person event promises to transport you to a place where drama, emotion, and raw human experiences collide. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to witness the brilliance of Tennessee Williams come to life on stage. Reserve your seat now!
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Experience the power, majesty and variety of a live brass band performance. The British Brass Band of Louisiana presents a free concert, "Horizons," conducted by John Caputo and guest conductor Anthony Pursell and featuring soloists Joshua Waldrop, tenor horn, and Pattie Murr, tuba. The program includes an international mix of traditional brass band music by British, Belgian and Swiss composers. The featured work is "Albinus Variations" by Etienne Crausaz, which was recently used as a test piece in the Second Section of NABBA's 2024 Championships, is a virtuosic set of variations on a Bach chorale that winds up to a magnificent finish. Currently in our ninth season, the British Brass Band of Louisiana brings together top brass and percussion musicians from across the Ark-La-Tex to perform exciting and challenging brass band music. -
Experience the power, majesty and variety of a live brass band performance. The British Brass Band of Louisiana presents a free concert, "Horizons," conducted by John Caputo and guest conductor Anthony Pursell and featuring soloists Joshua Waldrop, tenor horn, and Pattie Murr, tuba. The program includes an international mix of traditional brass band music by British, Belgian and Swiss composers. The featured work is "Albinus Variations" by Etienne Crausaz, which was recently used as a test piece in the Second Section of NABBA's 2024 Championships, is a virtuosic set of variations on a Bach chorale that winds up to a magnificent finish. Currently in our ninth season, the British Brass Band of Louisiana brings together top brass and percussion musicians from across the Ark-La-Tex to perform exciting and challenging brass band music. -
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!
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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.
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The world is awash in plastic waste. But plastic wasn't always ubiquitous. We examine a decades-long effort by the plastics industry to get people hooked on disposable products and packaging.
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A landslide in Papua New Guinea has buried some 670 people in six remote villages, according to the U.N. and Australia's foreign affairs ministry.
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Richard Sherman, along with his brother Robert became Disney Studios' first ever in-house songwriters. We have a remembrance of the Oscar-winning songwriter, who has died at the age of 95.
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Killer whales have been ramming and sinking boats and yachts in the Strait of Gibraltar. It turns out they're not being aggressive. They're just bored teenage whales, looking for something to do.
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We look at the upcoming elections in the United Kingdom, where whichever party ends up in power will be facing a series of economic crises.
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