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KTBS Podcasting and the Committee of 100 present Good to Know Shreveport-Bossier, a podcast series showcasing the good things happening in our area. We’ll go in-depth about economic development, community growth and other topics about initiatives that are having a positive impact in our community. We’ll have new episodes every other Wednesday. You can find the KTBS Good to Know podcast wherever you listen to podcasting. Or go to KTBS.com or KTBS Now on your streaming device to see the full i ...
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It's always a treat to sit down with one of our great nonprofit leaders to talk about one of our great nonprofits. You can find my full discussion with Emily Jo Manchester-Sanden, Executive Director of the Renesting Project, Inc, here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:45 1. You’re the Executive Director of one of our community’s great nonprofits –…
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All around our community, people are recognizing places where we have gaps and bringing new businesses, programs and services to meet those needs. A great example of this is Louisiana Key Academy in Shreveport. You can find my full discussion with Pam Barker, Principal of Louisiana Key Academy in Shreveport, here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:…
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So many places we can focus as we work to grow our community for the next generation, a city our kids are proud to call home and want to return to after college. This week we get a key perspective from one of our young professionals. You can find my full discussion with Kade McDonald, Commercial Relationship Banker 1, VP at Origin Bank and Chairman…
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Caddo Schools continues to evolve to meet the needs of our students. You can find my full discussion with Steven Grant, Supervisor of Child Welfare and Attendance for Caddo Schools, here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:34 1. You can make an amazing claim that very few others can make, that you played football for the great Football Coach Eddie R…
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This week we have the special opportunity to sit down with Alan Clarke, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Planning Commission for the City of Shreveport, as he looks back on 46 years with the City. You can find our full discussion here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:28 1. Alan, you are the Executive Director of the Metropolitan Planning Co…
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What do we want our city to look like in the future and how do we get there? My two guests this week are doing the work to help answer these questions. You can find my full discussion with Rachel Fischer co-hosted by Verni Howard here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:44 1. You are a critical part of one of the largest and most ambitious citywide …
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Join us this week as we learn more about one of our great business success stories. You can find my full discussion with Loreli Lopez, Vice President and Owner of PPT Inc., here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:27 1. Let’s start with just some family history. Tell me a little about your parents’ background. And when and how did you end up in Shre…
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This week we gain wonderful insight into Bossier Schools and all the extraordinary work they are doing to strengthen our community's future. You can find my full discussion with Superintendent Jason Rowland and Communications and Media Officer Sonja Bailes here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:31 1. We have an incredible team here. Jason, you com…
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Many cities similar-sized to us have large universities and/or sports teams that bring the community together. We probably will never have either of those things BUT one thing we should all feel great about and come together around is the fact that LSUS just completed the greatest season in baseball history. You can find my full discussion with Hea…
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For more than three years now and 149 episodes, I have been sitting down with community leaders talking about how do we get our city to the next level. I think there are as many answers to that question in this discussion as in any I have had. You can my full conversation with Winston Hall here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:32 1. Winston, you’…
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Vernae and Lance Thompson are helping our young people find purpose. You can find my full discussion with the founders of the Dream Big Interactive Initiative here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:31 1. We’re going to talk all about the Dream Big Interactive Initiative today. But let’s start here. Pretend you’re in a school and there’s a child li…
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What an important role the Bossier Council on Aging is serving. You can find my full discussion with Tamara Crane here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:47 1. For the last 15 years, you have served as the Executive Director of the Bossier Council on Aging, one of the critical nonprofits in our community. Talk to me about 2-3 of your key services a…
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It's invaluable to have people who are able to step back and see our community as a whole and how it compares with other towns across the country. This week we sit down with one of the best that I know. You can find my full discussion with Danielle Richard here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:29 1. I put you in with previous guests like Mack McC…
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This week we sit down with one of our community's most fierce defenders. You can find my full discussion with Bob Thames here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:39 1. You have a really interesting journey, with a number of fascinating chapters and hopefully we’ll get to a number of them. Let’s start here. You are one of Shreveport-Bossier’s greates…
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Increasing the quality of life for Shreveport-Bossier residents is the focus this week when we sit down with Patrick Wesley. You can find our full discussion here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:43 1. In 2019, you were named the Director of Parks and Recreation for the Parish of Caddo and wonderful things have been happening ever since. Hopefull…
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We can boast about having some incredible annual events in our community and this week we focus on one of them, Mudbug Madness. You can find my full discussion with Terri Matthews here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:25 1. Mudbug Madness is coming up. It will be held from May 23rd-May 25th this year. What will be the same about it this year as p…
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This week is a reminder of yet another thing we are so lucky to have in our community - high quality theater. You can find my full discussion with Logan Sledge, Chair of the Theater Department at Centenary College, here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:32 1. You and I go way back. I believe I first met you in the summer of 1997. We’ve never talke…
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It's a very special time for football in Shreveport-Bossier. You can find my full discussion with the Shreveport Rouxgaroux here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:28 1. Let’s just start with some of the basics. Heather, you are the Fan Club Director for the Shreveport Rouxgaroux Roux Krewe and Chase you are the Center for the Shreveport Rouxgaroux…
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This week we highlight one of the many reasons we are so lucky to live here. You can find my full discussion with Morgan Walker, Executive Director of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:35 1. In the spring of last year you came to us from Paducah, Kentucky to take the reins as the Executive Director of the Sh…
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This week we are talking with one of our community's great couples who are filling gaps and doing hard things. You can find my full discussion with Lindsi and Dany Martin here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:34 1. Neither of you is from here yet both of you have contributed greatly to making our community better. Lindsi, for close to ten years y…
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This week we talk with one of our community's largest and most important employers about how to keep more of our young people in town. You can find my full discussion with Jay Johnson of General Dynamics Information Technology here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:38 1. Jay, you are the Staff Vice President, Technology Shared Services, for Genera…
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This week we talk all about what it means to be a good steward of the land, and as an extension, of your community. You can find my fascinating discussion with Archer Frierson here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:42 1. Let’s start here today. Your family came to Louisiana from South Carolina. Can you tell me about this? 7:19 2. Your family and y…
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This week's episode is all about communication and collaboration. We look at one of our community's best examples of how to tackle some of our most complex issues - the way that CADA and numerous others are working together to reform the local crisis response system. You can find my full discussion with Janet Miller here. Here are the questions I a…
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I love talking about the Hispanic community which has grown and contributed so much over the last few decades to our city. You can find my full discussion with Maria Sermons, Vice President of Total Yard Care and President of the Hispanic Heritage Association, here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:32 1. Your father started Total Yard Care with on…
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This week I get to share a small piece of the great legacy of The Shreveport Sun, which turns 105 later this year. You can find my full discussion with Ronald Collins Jr., the Editor, here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:48 1. On November 6, 1920, The Shreveport Sun was founded by Melvin Lee Collins, Senior. It is the oldest weekly newspaper for…
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This week I sit down with one of our community's most important leaders, Tabatha Taylor, the Chair of the Shreveport City Council. You can find our full discussion here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:42 1. For more than 25 years, you have been advocating for autism awareness. Your adult son, Dominique, is non-verbal and was diagnosed with autis…
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I love sitting down with people who have taken their faith and made it their work and action. You can find my full discussion with Deidra Lewis-Robertson, Director of Friendship House for Community Renewal International, here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:37 1. You are an integral part of Community Renewal International as the Director of Frie…
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Greg Powell is bringing the fun with his company SB Rides and helping to piece together the stories that shape us with his bike and bus tours. You can find our full discussion here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:31 1. How did you come up with the idea of Social Bike Rides or SB Rides as most know it? 6:52 2. Tell me about 515 Pierre Avenue. 11:…
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The title of this week's episode is "It's all about perspective" (I title them each week for Channel 12 when they house the episodes on their KSLA 12 App). All that to say, I absolutely loved the opportunity to sit down with Emily Hays as she shared her fresh, useful and really instructive perspective. You can find the entire discussion here. Here …
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This week we sit down with the one and only Maggie Martin. You can find my full discussion with the Shreveport journalistic icon here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:33 1. You have been an institution in Shreveport journalism. I read that it was a dream come true for you to be a journalist, one you chose many years ago when you were a young chil…
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This week our focus is Mardi Gras! You can find my full discussion with Tony Richardson and Karen Baker, Krewe of Gemini, here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:28 1. Both of you are part of The Krewe of Gemini, the oldest parading Mardi Gras Krewe in Shreveport-Bossier. We recently kicked off Mardi Gras season 2025 with Twelfth Night. Tell me whe…
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Like so many of my guests, Clarrissa's journey is an instructive one and so rich with valuable lessons for us all. You can find our full discussion here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:28 1. You and I first met about a year ago. As I have mentioned several times here, I currently chair the advisory board for LSUS’ Institute for Nonprofit Adminis…
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This week we sit down with one of the great thinkers about community that we have. You can find my full discussion with Mack McCarter here. Here are the questions that I asked: 0:46 1. Mack, you are the founder and coordinator of Community Renewal International, one of our community’s most impactful nonprofits that you first started in 1994. You ar…
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Centenary College has experienced tremendous growth under Dr. Christopher Holoman, its president since 2016. When you sit down with Dr. Holoman, it's clear why. You can find my full discussion here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:39 1. On March 17, 2017, you were formally inaugurated as Centenary College’s 31st President. Since taking over, Cent…
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So much wisdom in this conversation about what we make a 21st Shreveport-Bossier into. You can find my full discussion with Chase Boytim, Proprietor of Fatty Arbuckle's Pub, here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:32 1. You are deeply entrenched in Shreveport restauranteur and bar owner history, having gotten your start with the Cush brothers. Let’…
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Sitting down with Africa Price, this week's guest, it's so clear how she has excelled in numerous, key positions in our community. You can find our full discussion here. 0:34 1. You’ve had a varied and rich professional career. From executive editor of the Shreveport Times to Chief of Staff, Director of Governmental Affairs, and Director of Communi…
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People like John Dean who for many years have been both business leaders and incredibly active in trying to make our community better make me want to call them "business activists". You can find my full discussion with John here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:34 1. John, you have had a great career as a CPA at the accounting firm Heard, McElroy…
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Stepping up because your community needs you and because there's so much opportunity to make a difference are at the heart of this week's discussion. You can find my full conversation with Oliver Jenkins here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:25 1. One of the themes I want to explore with you today is how to get more people like Oliver Jenkins in …
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How to work across the aisle and get transformative projects done like the new Jimmie Davis Bridge are at the core of this week's discussion. You can find my full discussion with Barrow Peacock here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:28 1. Many people know you as Senator Peacock. But before you became Senator Peacock, you ran four unsuccessful camp…
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Supporting our students as administrators, teachers and parents is our focus this week as we sit down with Dr. Barzanna White, Caddo Parish District School Psychologist. Here are the questions I asked: 0:41 1. You are the Caddo Parish District School Psychologist. In your role, you focus on student supports, positive school climates, suicide preven…
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I have completed 117 episodes so far about fascinating people doing important work. But the journey of Howard Pernell Allen is as riveting as I have found. You can hear my full discussion with him here. Here are the questions I asked: 0:38 1. You were born in 1964. In 1981 you were arrested and sentenced to Angola for murdering someone. You were se…
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So many of my guests are people who have been in the trenches, often far removed from the spotlight, doing invaluable work for our community. This week's guest is no exception. You can hear my discussion with Former Director of Security for Caddo Schools, Roy Murry, here (or wherever you get your podcasts by searching "Shreveport-Bossier: My City, …
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What do we sound like as a community? This week for the first time we dive into our local music industry. You can find my full discussion with Drummer John Hoffman here (or wherever you get your podcasts by searching "Shreveport-Bossier: My City, My Community, My Home"). Here are the questions I asked: 0:44 1. You are at least a second-generation l…
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