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Tree planting season ramps up, foreign workers get it done

A Bossier City firm will plant 6 million loblolly pine and other hardwood varieties on managed timberland in the Ark-La-Tex this winter. Lorenzo Tunek, owner of All Regions Services, Inc., is in the...

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Bank On Shreveport aims to improve financial health of residents

The city of Shreveport has signed on to a nationwide initiative to encourage residents to open checking accounts and use them to their full advantage, even if they’ve had banking problems in the past....

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Southern University at Shreveport's EPA program is pipeline to jobs

More than a dozen people in Shreveport have started a job training program this week made possible through a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It could lead to a full-time job next...

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Tennessee firm opens airway disease center in Shreveport

A Nashville, Tenn.-based health care company that operates treatment centers for airway diseases like allergies and asthma has opened a location in Shreveport. It’s the sixth BreatheAmerica location in...

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Amtrak set to finish study on service between DFW and Shreveport/Bossier

Amtrak and the Texas Department of Transportation are expected to wrap up a feasibility study at the end of the month that explores higher-speed train service between Dallas-Fort Worth International...

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Shreveport-based Juma Labs launches Flip Quiz

Shreveport programming firm Juma Labs has released an app that is a complement to the popular online flash card tool, Quizlet, used by students to study for tests. Justin Martin was inspired to write...

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Nacogdoches job fair draws community closer

More than 250 people turned out for a job fair in Nacogdoches, Texas, Wednesday that was arranged to help the more than 90 former employees of Hotel Fredonia. The owner of the 58-year-old landmark...

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Louisiana Tech to discuss 'big data' with Ark-La-Tex firms

Louisiana Tech University is set to host its first conference on business analytics next month at its Shreveport Center. The discussion will focus on how to harness "big data"– all that valuable...

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Pediatric day health care center set to open in Bossier City

A day care for medically-fragile infants and children is set to open in Bossier City. Lauve’s Pediatric Day Health Care will be the first one in northwest Louisiana.A Louisiana Department of Health and...

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Haughton School of Music attracts budding musicians in Bossier Parish

A new music instruction center in Haughton, La., has attracted more than 70 students for private lessons on instruments like piano, drums and guitar, and demand continues to swell, according to Shana...

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Marketplace is moving to a new time.

The Award-winning program Marketplace will air at a new time beginning Monday, January 6, 2014. Marketplace will move to weekdays at 5:30 p.m. on Red River Radio. Marketplace is public radio's daily...

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Natchitoches touts its free wi-fi as a boost to Front Street businesses

The hundreds of thousands of Christmas lights in Natchitoches were turned off yesterday, but the free wi-fi stayed on. 

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Shreveport dental clinic offers free procedures Saturday

Shreveport-area residents in need of a dental treatment, but who can’t afford care, will have an opportunity to see a dentist Saturday free of charge. 

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Workshop on reunion planning set for Bossier City

Reunions are big business for hotels, caterers and even T-shirt makers. The Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau plans to host a reunion planning workshop in February for people who are in...

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Cohab in Shreveport fires up its kitchen incubator

Louisiana’s first kitchen incubator for culinary entrepreneurs has opened in downtown Shreveport.The rentable-by-the-hour commercial kitchen is located inside Cohab, the co-sharing office space under...

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East Texans protest opening of Keystone pipeline's southern leg

An East Texas organization will protest TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline Wednesday. NacSTOP aims to draw attention to the dangers of transporting tar sands crude. The group was organized three years...

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Southern Arkansas University participates in iPad pilot project with Silicon...

The Honors College at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia is helping to pilot a new app that helps students manage and complete their coursework on a mobile device. The app’s creator, EmpoweredU,...

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Market analyst says Shreveport should focus on its unique traits to boost...

The chief market strategist for Ameriprise Financial says the market is overdue for a correction, and that would be a good thing for investors looking for an entry point.David Joy addressed Centenary...

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Christus Health Shreveport-Bossier moves rapidly on Highland Medical Center

Christus Health Shreveport-Bossier marked a new phase of construction Tuesday as part of a $55 million plan to relocate and consolidate its services at its Highland Medical Center.A groundbreaking...

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GM's largest vehicles are high profile at New Orleans auto show

General Motors plans to display nearly 100 vehicles at this year’s Greater New Orleans International Auto Show that begins Friday at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. GM’s regional spokesman...

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