“Why are people so tired on April 1st? Because they just finished a 31-day March.”

– Unknown

I thought a little humor to kick off this glorious month was in order. April has always been a beautiful month in my opinion. We have just come through the cold months, and now we are seeing new growth everywhere.

Even SB Magazine is showcasing a fresh perspective that will keep your interest alive. In each issue, we will spotlight a business or company that has contributed to the growth of Shreveport and Bossier City. “Building the SBC” will take you through the streets and into the vibrant downtowns and skylines, helping you learn more about the people, reasons, and timelines that make our community so lively.

We will also explore the kitchens of our favorite restaurants in the “In the Kitchen” section. This feature will tantalize your taste buds with the unique personalities, cuisine, and atmosphere of Shreveport-Bossier’s finest establishments. We may even manage to extract some signature recipes from the chefs themselves.

Additionally, “Emerging Health” will include interviews with medical professionals and highlight new advancements in the healthcare industry. We will keep you informed about the latest technologies, breakthroughs,  and medical procedures, explained in terms that are easy to understand.

But that’s not all this April issue has to offer. This is also our annual Top Attorneys issue. You will get acquainted with some new faces in our legal profession, as well as some we’ve trusted for years. The icing on the cake is an exclusive interview with Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill.

I hope you enjoy this month and will take along an SB Magazine to relax with.

There’s been a whiff of spring in the air recently. You can always tell that warmer weather is just around the corner. With Mardi Gras season behind us, we can look forward to a gently slow down in activity. Unless you’re

into planes. If you are, then buckle your seat belt ‘cuz it’s airshow time in the Arklatex, folks! Time to celebrate Barksdale Air Force Base with the biggest display of aerial power in the south. The 2025 Defenders of Liberty Airshow promises to be spectacular and best of all – it is free. What’s more, if you are a teacher or a first responder, you can get in early and get the best parking.

We have a huge offering in this issue. We’ve cast our spotlight on some of Shreveport-Bossier’s successful businessmen. You’ll enjoy reading their back stories and how they’ve navigated the business world.

We’ve also tapped some of this area’s medical professionals for the opportunity for them to share with our readers their areas of expertise.

There’s lots to read in this issue – hope you enjoy.

Looking back at my school days, I get a little melancholy. My father was transferred frequently, and we didn’t get to stay at a school long enough to form life-long friendships. Once he retired from the Air Force, I was able to attend the same school all through high school. But, by then, I had learned not to get close to anyone because saying goodbye to them would be painful.

Not having strong ties to my alma mater, I felt unprepared to write the centennial story for Byrd High School, until I met some of the people behind the planning of the year-long event. You can imagine how amazed I was that many of these hard-working individuals didn’t attend Byrd. Yet, there they were, chairing a committee or volunteering in some capacity. Apparently, one doesn’t have to be a former student to be in love with this Shreveport institution. I almost volunteered on the spot. What’s more, you don’t have to be a student, past or present, to enjoy the events that are planned for early summer.

Centenary College, another Shreveport institution, is also celebrating a special birthday. 200 years. You’ll enjoy seeing photographs that have been archived at Centenary all these years. Being 200 years old isn’t the only reason to celebrate. Did you know that Centenary is the oldest chartered liberal arts college west of the Mississippi? And it’s the only school in the Shreveport-Bossier City area that offers a 4-year degree in Music? And it ranks as a Top National Liberal Arts College in the U.S. according to the U.S. News & World Report? And it has a 94% medical school acceptance rate? Right here, in little old Shreveport, Louisiana.

Take your time with this issue. There is much to read and you may want to keep it as a souvenir. It’ll be like an early celebration of two, incredible Shreveport landmarks.

2025! Can you believe it? It was the year 2000 when Gordon May and his son, Byron, launched SB Magazine. This year is our silver anniversary. It seems like only yesterday that we were anticipating a complete technology shutdown with Y2K. Think about it. We’ve gone from using a floppy disk to using flash drives. “Google It” is a common phrase. YouTube is the most popular video-sharing website in the world. I remember telling my mother as I was talking to her on my “bag phone” (you can google that), “One day, I will be able to call you and see your face.” Skype. Bluetooth keeps us connected without tangled-up wires to frustrate us. We have electric cars – driverless cars are not too far in our future. We have 3D printing (I’d love to publish SB Magazine in 3 dimensions). Most impressive is gene editing, which could hopefully eliminate some major diseases. And there’s Facebook, which can be a good thing or a very bad thing (bullying and doxing – it happened to us this past year). A platform that people can hide behind and make themselves appear better than they are. Or it can be a fabulous way to do business, spread joy and kindness, and reach people you haven’t heard from in years. SB Magazine has over 21000 Facebook followers. Our goal on our Facebook page and physical magazine is to share news, discuss the good things happening in the SBC, promote area businesses, and lift up our community. Sure, we’re going to make mistakes. We’ll misspell names, get them out of order, and forget a period or two here and there. (I can’t count how many times my own name has been screwed up in print – it happens). But we will spend the next 25 years striving for perfection because our readers enjoy the physical experience of reading SB. The information we provide is absorbed differently when read from a page instead of a screen. What’s more, people can keep SB around for longer than five minutes to pick up and re-read or share an article with a friend – always a bonus for our advertisers.

We have been so blessed by the support of our readers and advertisers over the years. We can’t thank you enough, and I hope the next 25 years will bring even more great things to our community through SB Magazine. Let’s enjoy the journey together in 2025.

ACUPUNCTURE
Emily Keaty
Red River Acupuncture Acupuncture Shreveport
ANTIQUES
Timeline Antiques
Kings Antiques
Antique Shoppes at 1100 Barksdake
APPETIZERS
Fat Calf Brasserie
Superior Steakhouse
2 Johns
APPLIANCES
The Cottage
Coburn’s Supply
Louisiana Building Products
ARCHITECT
Somdal Associates
Farmer Payne Architects
Sutton Beebe Babin Architects
ART VENUE
Clayground
Meadows Museum
Norton Art Gallery
ASIAN
Imperial Cathay
Lucky Palace
Chang’s Garden
ATTORNEY
Ron Miciotto
Cole Smith
Craig Smith
AUTO BODY SHOP
Line Avenue Collision
Ashley’s Automotive
Westport Body Works
AUTO DEALER-NEW
Roundtree
Chevyland
Marketplace Chevy
AUTO DEALER-PREOWNED
SBC Marketplace
Red River Chevy
Holme’s Honda
AUTO GLASS
Novus
Glass Services
Safelite
BAKERY
Buttercups
Lowder Baking Company
Julie Anne’s Bakery & Cafe
BANK
Bonvenue
Red River Bank
Home Federal Bank

BAR
Bear’s
1931 Lounge Horseshoe
Superior Bar & Grill
BARBECUE
Silverstar
Hickory Stick
Bodacious Bar & Q
BAR-SPORTS
Walk Ons
Frozen Pirogue
End Zone Sports Bar
BARTENDER
Brent Lindgren
BED & BREAKFAST
Fairfield Bed and Breakfast
BEER SELECTION
Great Raft Brewing
Flying Heart Brewing & Pub
Amber Waves of Pain
BEST DRESSED MAN
Tanner Devotie
BEST DRESSED WOMAN
Waynette Ballengee
BIKE SHOP
Bikes etc
Adventure Provision Company
BLOODY MARY
Another Broken Egg
Marilyn’s Place
The Blind Tiger
BOOKKEEPING
CFO ProSolutions
Amini S Kumar CPA
BREAKFAST
Another Broken Egg
First Watch
Strawn’s
BREWERY
Seventh Tap
Great Raft Brewing
Flying Heart Brewing & Pub
BRIDAL BOUTIQUE
Fabulous Frocks
Happily Ever After
Azarue’s
BRUNCH
Up for Brunch
Another Broken Egg
Marilyn’s Place
BURGER
Gullo’s
Papa and Company
Oyster Bar

COSMETIC ENHANCEMENTS
Lindsey Pennington
Amethyst Boutique Salon
Ken Sanders
CPA
Shari McGonegal at Mark Ford
Matthew’s Beatty
Castellano & Associates
CRAWFISH
Rubba Boot
Shaver’s Crawfish & Catering
Crawfish Hole
CREDIT UNION
Barksdale Federal Credit Union
Aneca Federal Credit Union
Carter Credit Union
DANCE STUDIO
Candace Dance
Renee’s Dance
Power and Grace
DAQUIRI – DAQUIRI
Daiquiri Express
Cajun Daiquiri
Factory Daiquiri
DATE NIGHT
Superior Steakhouse
Fat Calf Brasserie
Ernest’s Orleans
DERMATOLOGIST
Sarah Glorioso
Cooper Heard
Josephine Futrell
DESSERT
Bella Fresca
Ernest’s Orleans
Windrush
DJ/KARAOKE
Celsea Roberts
Jacob Zaffater
Nick Huston
DOGGIE DAYCARE
Bed & Biscuit
Camp BowWow
White House Pet Hotel
DONUTS
Southern Maid
Dripp Donuts
Dunkin Donuts
DRESS-BRIDESMAID
Bella Bridesmaid
Sloan’s Formals & Boutique
Azarue’s

DRESS-WEDDING
Happily Ever After
Fabulous frocks
Azarue’s
DRIVING SCHOOL
Bee Safe Driving School
Sharon’s Defense Driving
School First Class Driving
DRY CLEANER
Porters
Azalea’s
Any Garment Cleaners
ELECTRICAL
Haynie Electric
Camus Electric Company
Bolton Electric
FAMILY MEDICINE
Jode Burgin
Family Doctors
Clint Wilson
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
Poljak Group Wealth Management
Jeff Lyon’s Raymond & James
Wil Adams
FINE DINING
Superior Steakhouse
Ernest’s Orleans
2 Johns
FITNESS FACILITY/GYM
Fit Nation
D1
Anytime Fitness
FLOORING
B&J Flooring
Henson Carpet One Floor & Home
United Tile
FLORIST
Colony House Flowers
Flower Power
Roseneath Flower Shop
FOOD TRUCK
Cajun Asian
318 Food Co.
Ono Hawaiian Grill
FORMAL DRESS
Isadora’s Boutique
Sloan’s Formals & Boutique
Azarue’s
FUNERAL HOME
Rose-Neath Funeral Home
Osborn Funeral Home
Hillcrest Funeral Home

HOME BUILDER
Terry Elston
BlackRock Construction Southern Home Builders
HOME DECOR
Ivy & Stone
Canatella Interiors
Janet Meir Design
HOME SECURITY
Shreveport Security Systems Guardian
ADT
ICE CREAM/FROZEN DESSERT
Sweetport
Counter Culture
Marble Slab Provinance
INDIAN CUISINE
Indigo
Indea’s
Tazik’s
INSURANCE AGENCY
Robby Latham State Farm Dwight Andruss
William Duncan
INTERIOR DESIGN
Brandy Canatella Thompson
Janet Meir Design
Kady Beth Design
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Rick Michael
Paul Guidry
Lauren Beal
INVESTMENT FIRM
Poljak Group Wealth Management Edward Jones
Cardineaux Wealth
ITALIAN
Monjunis Youree
Giuseppe’s Pasta Cafe
Chianti Restaurant
JEWELERS
Lee Micheals Fine Jewelry McCary’s Jewelers
Clark’s Jewelers
JUICE BAR
Main Squeeze
Glow Alchemy
Fusion Nutrition
KID FRIENDLY RESTAURANT
Ki Mexico
Carrabba’s Italian Grill
Strawn’s Eat Shop
LADIES BOUTIQUE
Charlotte’s Classy Closet
Simply Chic Bossier
LBD

LAWN AND LANDSCAPE
Quality Landscape
Beau Cook Lawn & Landscape
Weedman
LIQUOR STORE
Cuban Liquor & Wine Co
Tony’s Beverages
Sterling Liquor
LOCAL ARTIST
Sammy Halphen
Art by Sarah-Katherine Semon
Byron May
LOCAL BAND
Identity Crisis
MOJO
Charlotte’s Web Band
LOCAL COLLEGE
Centenary
Louisiana State University in Shreveport Bossier Parish Community College
LOCAL COMMUNITY THEATRE
Shreveport Little Theater
Emmett Hook Center
East Bank Theatre
LOCAL FESTIVAL
Red River Revel
Cork
MudBug Madness
LOCAL MARKET/PRODUCE
Crawford Farms
Santa Maria Produce
Local Market on Line
LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER
Leslie Whitaker Photography
Carly Butts Photography
Harrington House
LOCAL PRIVATE SCHOOL
Loyola College Prep
St. John’s Berchman’s
Southfield School
LOCAL PRODUCT
Clean Slate Botanicals
Allison Rhymes Designs
Hummer & Son’s Honey
LOCAL THEATRE ACTOR
Rocky Maddox
Logan Sledge
Casey Allen
LOCAL THEATRE ACTRESS
Anna Maria Patton
Allison-Rebekah Miller
Kim Condon
LOCALLY OWNED RESTAURANT
2-Johns
Fat Calf Brasserie
Superior Bar & Grill

NUTRITION SHAKES & SPECIALTY TEAS
Smoothie King
Best Life Nutrition
Cowboy Nutrition Haughton
ONCOLOGIST
Tharwat Ghattas
Anil Veluolu
Christopher Snead
OPHTHALMOLOGIST
Wyche T. Coleman, III
Christopher Shelby
Ashley Sipes
ORTHOPAEDIST
Shane Barton
Euby Kerr
Steve Atchison
PATIO FURNISHING
Corner Collection
Splash Pools
Ellis Pottery
PEDIATRICIAN
Scott Ritch
Angela Cush John
D.J. Mack, Jr.
PERSONAL TRAINER
David Nguyen
Chase Duggins
Chris DeHondt
PEST CONTROL
J & J Exterminating
Ace Services of NW LA
Anti Pest
PET BOARDING
University Veterinary Hospital
Fur Get Me knots
Gone to the Dogs LLC
PET STORE
Pet Zone
Hollywood Feed
Town South Pet Supply
PET TRAINER
K9 Nation
All Dogs Unleashed
Red Rover Dog Trainers
PHARMACY
Medic Pharmacy
Norris Ferry Pharmacy
Beaudreaux’s Pharmacy
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Fultz Physical Therapy
Benton Physical Therapy
Brewer Physical Therapy
PIZZA
Johnny’s Pizza
Frank’s Pizza Napoletana
Rotolo’s Craft & Crust

PLACE OF WORSHIP
The Simple Church
Shreveport Community Church
Cathedral of St. John Berchmans
PLASTIC SURGEON
Ken Sanders
Barron O’Neal
Lindsey Pennington
PLUMBING
Rinchuso’s Plumbing & Heating
Bobby L Greene Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling
Magnolia Plumbing, Heating, and Cooling
PO-BOY
Poboy Express
Firehouse Subs
Frank’s Pizza Napoletana
POOL COMPANY
Waterscapes
Moorehead Pools
Oasis Pools
PRIVATE CLUBS
Southern Trace Country Club
Pierremont Oaks Tennis Club
East Ridge Country Club
PSYCHIATRIST
Christina Evans
Clif Dobson
Greg Brown
PUBLIC OFFICIAL
Jill Sessions
Mitch Downey
Barrow Peacock
RADIO SHOW HOST
Jay Whatley
Erin Bristol
Chica in the Morning
REGISTRY
Chateau en Mae
Lewis Gifts
Moppet Shoppe
RENTALS/TENTS/FURNITURE
Pelican Tents and Events
Majestic Tent and Events
Gumbo Productions
RHEUMATOLOGIST
Kyla Lokitz
Aaron Broadwell
Tom Pressley
ROOFING
Hargrove Roofing & Construction
Pintail Roofing
Wynn Roofing Company

TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
I shuttle
Shreveport Limousine
Platimum Limos and Sedans
TRAVEL AGENT
Expedia Cruises
Ashleigh Richardson
Dream Vacations by Crissy Parikh
TUXEDO RENTAL
Squires Tuxedo
Sloan’s Formals & Boutique
Men’s Warehouse
UROLOGIST
Ashley Baker
Jared Moss
David Price

VEGETARIAN/VEGAN
Well Fed
Danh’s Garden
Good Wishes
VENUE CONCERTS
Hurricane Alley
Municipal Auditorium

Brookshire’s Grocery Arena
VENUE PERFORMING ARTS
The Strand
Marjorie Lyons Playhouse

Emmett Hook
VETERINARIAN
North Airline Animal Hospital

University Veterinary Hospital

Southside Animal Hospital

We are winding up the year with a bang. This is one of my favorite issues because it allows us to spotlight our local businesses and citizens who work hard daily to make Shreveport and Bossier City a wonderful place to live.

In the Annual Best of SB, you will also enjoy reading about Will Andress, the man behind the Emmett Hook Theatre. Dr. Andress is now enjoying a well-deserved retirement. He has put his heart and soul into that theatre and produced some of the finest shows the SBC has seen. He will certainly be missed but never forgotten.

In politics, a subject I’m sure we’re all weary of by now, we offer a perspective on a new administration and what it could mean for the people in our area. On a lighter, more entertaining note, we have a delightful piece on one of Shreveport’s institutions: The Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet. This organization brings more to us than just point shoes and tutus.

As we look ahead to a new and bountiful 2025, we invite you along as we anticipate great things in this: our Silver Jubilee.