The Three180 Podcast

07/02/2020

This one's from the vault. Recorded prior to the COVID-19 shutdown (the first one, not the one we're about to endure), Meg explores a subject she's passionate and knowledgeable about: BEER!

Jose Cardenas sits down with Meg and tells us about Shreveport Bossier's newest craft brewery, The Se7enth Tap! Enjoy!

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06/12/2020

Recorded 4/30/2020, prior to the May 25th death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. Judy Williams audited Dr. Michael Hicks' Centenary class "Doing Race" during the spring term. Interrupted by COVID and continued on Zoom, the class delved into the heart of our country's racial divide. Early in the Spring, Judy approached Thomas and me, suggesting an interview with Dr. Hicks on the origin of such a class, its objectives, and its takeaways, to occur after the semester drew to a close. The discussion between Judy and Dr. Hicks took place on April 30, 2020.

Recorded 4/30/2020. Judy Williams audited Dr. Michael Hicks' Centenary class "Doing Race" during the spring term. Interrupted by COVID and continued on Zoom, the class delved into the heart of our c

04/21/2020

https://www.thethree180.com/home/covid-19-e315-clint-mccommon-all-the-good-is-still-here

Clint McCommon is live streaming shows from Shreveport's Fairfield Studios https://www.facebook.com/fairfieldstudios/, enabling otherwise idle musicians to practice, play, and pick up a few dollars through their Venmo accounts. The Shreveport native, Air Force veteran and small business owner has learned a few new skills since the shut-down with assist from Brent Latin and Young Pros Entertainment https://www.facebook.com/youngprosent/ . He offers up a distinctly positive version of the COVID-19 health and economic crisis: All the good things in Shreveport . . . are still here. As he says, "There is a light." Listen in, and enjoy!

Photo Credit: John Chambers

Clint McCommon filming AJ Haynes. Credit: John Chambers

04/16/2020

https://www.thethree180.com/home/covid-19-e315-blake-jacksons-forward-progress

Blake Jackson of Whisk Dessert Bar is a ray of sunshine and a kick in the ass to anyone moping around during their shelter-in-place existence. His Private Chef services are shut down . . . so he sells Private Chef Dinner bonds to be cashed in later. His 9-to-5, his bakery - shut down. Enter Pinpals - he'll make the stuff and ship it anywhere you want. Voila! A whole new revenue stream just opened up for Whisk. Feeling sorry for yourself?

Listen in, get inspired, and get moving. Tree chopping season might be temporarily on hold, but folks like Blake are using this economic crisis as an opportunity to sharpen their axes.

https://www.whiskdessertbar.com/pinpals

Blake Jackson of Whisk Dessert Bar is a ray of sunshine and a kick in the ass to anyone moping around during their shelter-in-place existence. His Private Chef services are shut down . . . so he sell

04/14/2020

Good morning, sunshines!

Today is a big one! Superstar chef, Anthony Felan of THE Fat Calf Brasserie is sitting down with Melissa Brannan at noon on the Prize Fest page to talk comfort in the time of crisis and we might even get his famous roast chicken recipe. ;)

Amanda Davis Felan looks like we need to get the fan club together for this one.

04/14/2020

Charlie Veuleman, an RN in the ER at Willis Knighton Pierremont, gives us a report from the front lines. He says it's not too terribly bad out there, but that's attributable to folks keeping their distance. Listen in and be proud of our local medical personnel who have been preparing for this monster since late January into early February. Thanks Charlie for joining us, and more importantly thank you and the medical teams around the city for the long hours and hard work you've been putting in to care for those affected by COVID-19.

Charlie Veuleman, an RN in the ER at Willis Knighton Pierremont, gives us a report from the front lines. He says it's not too too bad out there, but that's largely attributable to folks keeping their

04/10/2020

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Grant Nuckolls​ tells Thomas all about the creative new reality of doing business during the shutdown. From Blake Jackson​'s Pinpals to Andrew Crawford​'s curbside tent at Rhino . . . to selling burgers at Twisted Root Burger Co. - Shreveport​ with a side of toilet paper.

Twisted Root is selling toilet paper and paper towels as well as their usual menu items. Strange times indeed.

04/08/2020

Check out what Gregory Kallenberg and the Film Prize crew are up to ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWgOLSeifs4&feature=youtu.be

Hear tales from the front line of COVID-19 straight from Dr. Jaya McSharma — a medical doctor, actor, and filmmaker. McSharma and host Gregory Kallenberg dis...

04/02/2020

State Rep Thomas Pressly joins us to discuss:

His public email: [email protected]

Resources
www.sba.gov/disaster - information on SBA and EIDL lending and applications

www.flattenthecurvesbc.com - a partnership of the Greater Shreveport, Bossier, and African American Chambers of Commerce

www.opportunitylouisiana.com - Louisiana Economic Development (LED) resources

www.agjefflandry.com - LA DOJ Consumer Protection Hotline is 1-800-351-4889 or visit AGJeffLandry.com if you live in Louisiana

Give blood: Life Share - Give blood (8910 Linwood Ave. in Shreveport or 1523 Doctors Drive in Bossier City)

Unemployment issues: www.laworks.net

local food options: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2658789494395681/
(318 Curbside Eats on facebook)

Thomas Thomas Pressly public email: [email protected] Resources www.sba.gov/disaster - information on SBA and EIDL lending and applications www.flattenthecurvesbc.com - a partnership of the Grea

03/31/2020

Different format for the foreseeable future. This will be the first of a number of short-form episodes where Thomas Young and I talk to the folks in the midst of the crisis that can offer solutions to this major problem. Recording via telephone call (sorry for the audio) and 100% dedicated to COVID-19 and our city's response. No better person to discuss this with than Grant Nuckolls - his business interests are taking a major hit, but he stays positive, and even finds hope in the economic turmoil. Most importantly, he wants to assist all of Shreveport's business owners with getting the assistance they need. Go to www.Shreve.biz to learn more.

Grant Nuckolls talks about COVID-19 and its effect on Shreveport's business community. More importantly, we discuss government's response and ways business owners can apply for SBA loans, payroll assistance and loans to float business expenses to combat the effects of two or more months without a revenue stream. Grant is owner of Twisted Root, and (with Rhino's Andrew Crawford) part-owner of Jacquelyn's. He has seen a 60-70% drop in total revenue at both locations and has heard the same numbers from other restaurant and bar owners. The City of Shreveport, in concert with CoHab and Grant, launched www.shreve.biz to provide resources to struggling businesses in this unprecedented economic shut-down and quarantine. Listen and learn how you as a sheltered-in-place Shreveporter can help out where our city and its citizens need it most.

Grant Nuckolls talks about COVID-19 and its effect on Shreveport's business community. More importantly, we discuss government's response and ways business owners can apply for SBA loans, payroll ass

03/16/2020

https://www.thethree180.com/home/e28-andrew-crawford-rhinos-arent-indigenous-to-nepal

Andrew Crawford is a Shreveport native, a Magnet High School graduate and Baylor alum. He's of course best known in our town as the proprietor of Rhino Coffee. Long before the coffee shops, there was Crawford Design, specializing in graphic design, branding, logo services and website building. He and Grant Nuckolls acquired Jacquelyn's on Louisiana Avenue in 2019 and are continuing its tradition of serving consistently delicious lunch fare every day of the work week. Grant and Andrew collaborate with Matt Snyder on Derby Day, Crawfest, Wheels in the Hills, Bourbon and Bow Ties, and other now-iconic events highlighting Shreveport's local business, food, art and music scene. Andrew tells Josh and Thomas all about starting a business, building a brand, doing downtown, and making Shreveport a better place through day-in and day-out hard work. Enjoy!

Andrew Crawford is a Shreveport native, a Magnet High School graduate and Baylor alum. He's of course best known in our town as the proprietor of Rhino Coffee. Long before the coffee shops, there was Crawford Design, specializing in graphic design, branding, logo services and website building. He

03/06/2020

https://www.thethree180.com/home/e27-graham-walker-fibrebond-amp-the-dignity-of-work

Graham has served as Fibrebond’s President and CEO since March 2015. After joining Fibrebond in 2004, he was named CFO in January 2006. In 2014, Graham started Fibrebond Power, the company’s division that builds complex engineered-to-order projects for the data center, petrochemical, power generation, and power distribution market verticals. As President, Graham has accelerated the company’s diversification and growth strategy and led the 2015 acquisition of an Illinois-based generator enclosure manufacturer. A second generation owner of Fibrebond, Graham is a member of the Board of Directors and serves on several local business and charitable boards. Graham studied History at Sewanee, a Top 25 liberal arts college, where he graduated with honors and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He earned an MBA in Finance from Louisiana State University and worked in corporate banking prior to joining Fibrebond. Graham lives in Shreveport, Louisiana with his wife, three daughters and son.

Graham Walker, Fibrebond President & CEO

02/20/2020

Fat Calf Boucherie was my favorite "food truck" ever, and now Chef Anthony Felan's Fat Calf Brasserie is a shining example of Shreveport's food revolution. A handful of young chefs in our town are changing the game and elevating expectations far beyond where they were a very, very short time ago.

Local food aficionado Megan Davenport conducts one of the best interviews we've had in our brief 26-episode lifetime, and she could not have picked a better subject. Chef is quick to give credit where it is due: his wife Amanda Davis Felan, his mother in law Berniece Bradford Kovac, and his front-of-the-house and kitchen staff that are taking care of customers at the corner of Kings Highway and Creswell.

Chef Felan's vision never was to have a restaurant with great parking. He wanted to build a restaurant so damn good that people wouldn't mind the walk (and the wait). Mission accomplished.

https://www.thethree180.com/home/e26-episode-26-chef-anthony-felan-with-megan-davenport-a-vision-realized

Chef Anthony Felan is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in San Francisco where he began his journey in the culinary world. His experience cooking in some of the Bay Area’s best restaurants, as well as his childhood memories of working in his grandfather’s garden, instilled in...

02/13/2020

BRF's Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program (EAP) is cultivating amazing growth in Shreveport's startup community. Julie Gilley Milam and Nick Oliver, two of EAP's financial analysts, join the Three180 in this episode to explain what the EAP does, how it started, and why it matters to our community.

We talk about economic development at the micro level as our guests take us through EAP's process, from an idea on the back of a business napkin, through the financial pro forma creation process, to the coaching and mentorship of the entrepreneur, to the practice for the big presentation, and eventually to the pitch to potential investors. But EAP doesn't cut and run once the business is partially funded. They often maintain a small percentage of ownership of the business, thereby having a financial stake in its success. They usually stay alongside their startups well after the phase one funding stage.

We also discuss our region's economic development in the broader sense: the search for the whale, the analyses that these big employers are undertaking when choosing their next locations, and the brutal truth that confronts our area - we presently don't have what they're looking for. That said, Julie recently played a big part in landing Advanced Aero Services to our region's airport - http://www.eapla.com/2020/01/16/eap-portfolio-company-advanced-aero-services-launches-operations-in-shreveport-louisiana/ . We discuss that, too!

The takeaway here is that for the time being, we need to forego the search for the home run big corporation and instead focus on base hits, understand what we do offer, cultivate growth at the small and local level, and improve our region from within. EAP is specially designed to do just that. With Julie and Nick on board, the Accelerator is seeing great success.

Enjoy!

https://www.thethree180.com/home/e25-eaps-julie-gilley-milam-amp-nick-oliver-skip-your-business-plan

The Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program offers mentorship programs designed to accelerate your idea, product or existing business into a thriving company quickly by providing intensive startup support. Our team of mentors will work alongside you, working on everything from the business plan and mode

02/06/2020

Our next guest needs no introduction. But . . .

Matt Snyder is a lifelong Shreveport resident, entrepreneur, husband, and proud father of five. Matt owns PinPoint Local Marketing which represents around 25 local businesses in their marketing strategy and community involvement. He is also creator and operator of 6 annual events including Shreveport Derby Day, Tinsel, and Crawfest in Betty Virginia Park. Matt is quick to fight for Shreveport’s future and is involved in politics and non profit boards.

And I will say that Matt Snyder's passion for our community, willingness to fight the status quo, and determination to challenge antiquated ways of business operations in Shreveport are leading to a greater sense of pride in our community. In this episode he explains how he saw things in 2014 and why he started PinPoint Local Marketing. Matt has a vision for a future Shreveport that looks in some ways like the older Shreveport inhabited by his Sicilian immigrant ancestors: Local businesses working together, buying from (and selling to) one another, joining forces to host events that benefit the community, and enriching our town while growing our economy.

His events are tapping into our collective sense of place, and reaffirming what we already know about our town. He, Grant Nuckolls, and Andrew Crawford have forged a unique partnership, and their leadership and engagement in the broader Shreveport are not going unnoticed.

Love him or not, Matt tells it like it is. I've enjoyed many conversations with him over the years, and this one's recorded for all to hear. Every time we talk, I come away with the sense that Shreveport is moving in the right direction. I hope you feel the same after listening in to Episode 24. Enjoy!

Matt Snyder is a lifelong Shreveport resident, entrepreneur, husband, and proud father of five.  Matt owns PinPoint Local Marketing which represents around 25 local businesses in their marketing strategy and community involvement.  He is also creator and operator of 6 annual events

01/31/2020

https://www.thethree180.com/home/e23-laura-amp-kyle-baudoin-look-up-take-a-walk-meet-your-neighbors

Kyle Baudoin was born and raised south of Lafayette, La and it was there that he met and married his wife Laura Thomas Baudoin. It is where their family began and where the couple really always thought they would probably stay and raise their two children - Porter, 8, and Camille, 4. Then in mid 2016, life threw them a large curveball and during that tough time, there were many moments of reflection that led to them deciding to make a move. By July 2017 they were residents of Laura’s hometown, Shreveport, LA.

Seven years ago Laura and her mother Martha opened up a women’s retail shop named M. Five years later, in September of 2017, Kyle and Laura opened up L.E. & CHALK, a men’s store. They love living and working in the South Highlands neighborhood and are excited for the future of the City of Shreveport.

Kyle Baudoin was born and raised south of Lafayette, La and it was there that he met and married his wife Laura Thomas Baudoin. It is where their family began and where the couple really always thought they would probably stay and raise their two children - Porter, 8, and Camille, 4. Then in mid 201

01/23/2020

https://www.thethree180.com/home/e22-landon-lloyd-miller-coffee-cafe-community

Episode 22: Thomas sits down with Landon Lloyd Miller, a coffee roaster in Shreveport, Louisiana. Originally a cafe manager, he often consults with other businesses as well as personally roasting the beans for Rhino Coffee. He is also an established songwriter and creative spirit. He lives in Highland with his wife Danielle and their two daughters Frances and Madeline.

This conversation goes deep into the weeds about coffee roasting and production, which might not be your jam. But keep listening. On the surface, Miller is curating the beans, experimenting with roasting techniques, introducing new flavor profiles, and striving for quality. But the whole operation has created its own ecosystem. Rhino is roasting beans in the warehouse adjacent to its downtown cafe, utilizing otherwise unoccupied space. Miller is giving spent grounds to farmers (and at least one local chef) to use as mulch. Rhino's two locations (South Highlands and Downtown) are now bustling hubs of their respective neighborhoods. 624 Lofts / the old Sears building would not have its curb appeal without the cafe. Jobs have been created. And local restaurants (Jacquelyn's, Well+Fed, Marilynn's Place, Ralph's Place, just to name a few), serve Rhino coffee - brewed and roasted right here in Shreveport. Whole Foods sells our local coffee by the bag. In the last few months, the Rhino guys and the L.E. Chalk team even worked together to create a specialty blend for the men's clothing store (more on that in Episode 23).

Once again, a conversation with a local talented person yields much insight into Shreveport's economic development, both in the present moment and into the future.

Landon Lloyd Miller knows his brew

01/16/2020

Episode 21 features Brent Latin, owner of Young Pros Entertainment, (which he essentially started in high school). Gets an accounting degree from La. Tech, makes money playing music gigs around town, opens a production studio in downtown Shreveport right out of college, and employs local people to produce hyper-local content from music to sports, with more ideas in the pipeline. A son, a father, a husband, and surely making his family proud. Very impressive guy to say the least. https://www.thethree180.com/home/e21-brent-latin-maker-of-music-and-media

Brent Latin is the President/CEO of Young Professionals Entertainment (YPE), a Media, Marketing, and Entertainment company located in downtown Shreveport, Louisiana. The company also functions as a professional recording studio where many local and regional artists record. A talented musician that

01/08/2020

https://www.thethree180.com/home/e20-jimmy-campbell-the-long-path-home

Thomas and his longtime friend Shreveport native Jimmy Campbell cover a lot of ground here. Jimmy is a 2001 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was commissioned as an armor officer on June 2, 2001 and served on active duty until December of 2006. Jimmy served as a tank p

12/19/2019

Dr. Julie Lessiter has been at LSU Shreveport for nine years in many different roles. Currently she serves as the Vice Chancellor of Strategic Initiatives, a division that incorporates Enrollment Management, Continuing Education, and all Strategic Initiatives. Additionally, she is a faculty member in the Department of the Leadership Studies. Her areas of expertise include Institutional Research, Institutional Effectiveness, Enrollment Management, and Accreditation. Lessiter wrote the SACSCOC Level change which resulted in approval of the first doctoral program at LSUS, and shepherded the institution through its successful reaffirmation of accreditation in 2015. In her role with the Enrollment Management division she has championed various initiatives that have resulted in record enrollment for the previous two years. She has over 20 years’ experience in higher education at four different institutions. Lessiter is a nationally ranked age-group tennis player and a competitive runner.

Dr. Julie Lessiter has been at LSU Shreveport for nine years in many different roles. Currently she serves as the Vice Chancellor of Strategic Initiatives, a division that incorporates Enrollment Man

12/13/2019

Our friends at All Y’all, doing great things all over our community.

Thanks to everyone who bought a ticket to All Y'all Live back in November (and our incredible season sponsor, Marilynn's Place), we were able to present the largest-ever Fidnto Award! LSUS Counseling Services was the recipient of a $3,000 gift, including funds from Maccentric's t-shirt sales at the event. Our podcasts and live events will be back in 2020, and we can't wait to see y'all again and say "thanks" in person. 🙌

12/08/2019

Here is a slideshow of Austin & Alorah's project on Sheridan in Shreveport's historic Highland neighborhood.

12/05/2019

https://www.instagram.com/wiseman_house/

See Austin and Alorah’s projects on Instagram

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12/05/2019

Thomas and I started this podcast after talking to a number of doers. We'd heard from all over the spectrum. But what we felt was pushing Shreveport forward were people with real ideas, making actual change, working hard, and serving the demands of a market based economy - our unique Shreveport economy - that isn't necessarily what some folks want it to be / think it should be. We meet these folks. Talk to them. And we hope to publish their stories so that others are inspired to continue whatever change-making path they're on. Not lip service change to make a community feel good about itself, but real change, the kind of work that can turn struggling communities into more prosperous ones. Austin and Alorah Wiseman are doing that. House by house. And maybe soon, block by block. Listen in . . .

https://www.thethree180.com/home/e18-austin-wiseman-flip-the-script-on-historic-highland

Austin Wiseman is a Shreveport family man. He is married to Alorah Wiseman, and together they have a two year old daughter, Greta, and a son due in December 2019. Austin is a local realtor/investor who focuses his investments in the Historic Highland neighborhood. He and his wife work as a team to m

11/19/2019

"I am most proud of our community realizing that downtown matters. That downtown is where we started. It's important to us. Without a vibrant, strong, diverse downtown, then our community suffers." - Liz Swaine, Director of Shreveport's Downtown Development Authority.

Jordan Ring is a Shreveport native for the most part, starting the I Heart Shreveport blog earlier this year to help people remember all the great things we have to love about Shreveport. She wants pe

11/08/2019

We interviewed Austin Wiseman yesterday . . . check out his Instagram page if you're into HGTV remodel shows. He and his wife are restoring dilapidated Highland homes and improving upon their original glory. Imagine blocks and blocks of this couple's work, just minutes from the core of our city: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4k6URfB053/

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11/06/2019

This week's episode features everyone's favorite Us Up North Chef Dette Harris - don't listen to this one on an empty stomach. We cover a lot of ground and hope you enjoy!

Chef Hardette Harris - from Minden to Houston to San Antonio and back to Shreveport. Us Up North restaurant, open for lunch on Wed, Thursday, Friday. The Official Meal of North Louisiana. Greens co

10/25/2019

Episode 15 - local entrepreneur and creative force Danielle Richard speaking with Councilwoman LeVette Fuller about public office and a passion for proper urban planning https://www.thethree180.com/home/e15-danielle-richard-amp-levette-fuller

Danielle Richard is the Owner and Creative Director of Richard Creative. In 2009, with a one-year-old at home, Danielle left a fulfilling position in the print industry to begin a freelance career. In the 10 years since, the business has evolved and grown into a full-fled

10/23/2019

We have been on a roll lately and talking to some of the best that Shreveport has to offer. We wanted to take a moment and give a shout out to the three incredible women who have been a part of our podcast. If you have not listened to their episodes, do yourself a favor today!

⭐️Episode 3: Katy Larsen
⭐️Episode 11: Sara Hebert
⭐️Episode 12: Candice Battiste

And tomorrow, we will be posting our latest interview with Danielle Williamson Richard of Richard Creative!

Head over to our website and get to listening: https://www.thethree180.com/

10/17/2019

John Perkins is a third-generation Shreveport resident working as a freelance television producer. You've seen his work over the years on networks from ABC on to MTV. He became interested in Infrastructure and the built environment of Shreveport after a chance encounter in 2015 at Buffalo Wild Wings on Youree Drive on his way home from covering the Lafayette Theater Shooting for Good Morning America. He thinks out loud on Facebook about Shreveport's infrastructure and Urban Planning and is active in local groups, Allendale Strong and the Allendale Corner Store Co-op.

John Perkins is a third-generation Shreveport resident working as a freelance television producer. You've seen his work over the years on networks from ABC on to MTV. He became interested in Infrast

10/10/2019

Got some great episodes in the pipeline. This one will be released in a few weeks and I can’t wait to hear the conversation!

I had a lot of fun chatting with Liz Swaine today on The Three180 Podcast! Be sure to check back in in the next few weeks to hear our conversation about all things downtown Shreveport!

10/09/2019

Grant Nuckolls + Winston Hall. Need I say more?

In terms of identifying and cultivating a cultural identity here in Shreveport, this is the most important conversation we’ve recorded. Grant Nuckolls, proprietor of Twisted Root and Jacquelyn’s, i

10/03/2019

And . . . we're live. With Candice Battiste. Episode 12.

Great conversation hitting topics from voting rights to law school to bridging the two Shreveports to bridging the two Louisianas to Vote Yes on 2 to we're hungry and we're going to Orlandeaux's . . . listen up people! Listen to your CITY! https://www.thethree180.com/home/e12-candice-battiste-love-your-city

Candice Battiste is the Power Coalition’s North Louisiana Organizer where she is committed to building voices and power in traditionally disenfranchised communities and bringing together groups across the North with a mission to organize in impacted communities, educate and turn out votes, and fig...

09/27/2019

From Liz Swaine, This: https://downtownshreveport.com/downtowns-moving-from-mad-to-action/

(Reprinted from the Shreveport Times, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019) How much has changed in your life or in the way you think about things over the past 17 years? I’ll answer for you- a lot. In community terms, we have begun to more fully realize the dangers of aggressive annexation and urban sprawl to ...

09/25/2019

Sara Hebert is the co-creator (with husband Chris Jay) of All Y’all Media, LLC, the All Y’all storytelling events, the All Y’all Podcast, and the Stuffed and Busted podcast. You can find All Y’all and Stuffed & Busted on iTunes as well.

Her nine-to-five is also spent in a creative space, helping business clients understand their products and services, build their brands, and understand their corporate identity. Originally from Abbeville, Louisiana, she attended Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts before coming to Shreveport’s Centenary College.

Of particular interest in this episode is Sara’s unwavering commitment to quality in her work. She was first attracted to Chris because of a radio show he was producing on Centenary’s KSCL (where Sara was the station manager) and the amount of care and attention he put into curating and researching the contents of what was aired. She did her graduate work in Denver, Colorado, and was convinced by Chris to come back to Shreveport. “Our relationship is always built on the fact that making culture is important, rather than just consuming it.”

Their next All Y’all event is scheduled for Saturday, September 28th at LSUS: “The next All Y’all Live storytelling event will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28 at LSU Shreveport’s University Center Auditorium. All Y’all Live: “Going Through It” will feature a curated evening of six true stories about overcoming insurmountable challenges, beating the odds, and persevering despite setbacks. Storytellers for the evening are Sam Cannon, Katee Fontane, Melissa Goslin Moore, Dexter Huewitt, Randy Moulder, and Abbas Moussaoui.” — https://www.allyallblog.com/2019/08/11/all-yall-live-going-through-it-september-28/

“Stuffed & Busted is an irreverent podcast about food in northern Louisiana and the people who grow it, cook it and love it. Episodes are produced monthly in Shreveport, Louisiana by Sara Hebert and Chris Jay of All Y’all, creators of the live storytelling event and podcast All Y’all.” - http://www.stuffedandbusted.com

A catalyst for turning Shreveport around.