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28/10/2025

Free Resources and Support for Grandparents on November 7

The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office will host a free community support class for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. The event will take place on Friday, November 7 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Southern Hills Community Center, located at 1002 W. Bert Kouns Industrial Loop.
This program is designed to offer resources to grandparents navigating the unique challenges of parenting in a new role. Attendees will learn valuable legal information about custody, along with financial tools, community resources, technology support, and ways to care for the emotional well-being of both themselves and their grandchildren.
The class is presented by CPSO Community Relations and Crime Prevention.
For more information, please call 318-681-0869.

28/10/2025

2025 SENIOR DAY EXPO will take place on Thursday, October 30th in Bossier City!

Make plans to attend the largest senior/boomer expo in Northwest Louisiana. The 15th annual “2025 Senior Day Expo” will take place on Thursday, October 30, 2025 from 9 am to 3 pm in the beautiful and fabulous ballroom at Live! Casino and Hotel located at 711 Live! Casino Blvd in Bossier City, LA 71111.

The Expo admission is FREE and parking is FREE. At admission, please bring non-perishable items and canned goods to donate to the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana. Enjoy the many gaming opportunities, restaurants, and cocktail bars at Live! Casino and Hotel. There will be lots of fun, live entertainment, presentations, hundreds of giveaways, hundreds of door prizes, many health screenings, flu and pneumonia and other vaccines, and lots of valuable information from over 120 exhibitors.

Attendees can also register to win the many special GRAND DOOR PRIZES valued at over $1,000 each! Must be present to win any of the door prizes.

We hope to see you at the 2025 Senior Day Expo on Thursday, October 30th from 9 am to 3 pm at Live! Casino and Hotel in Bossier City, LA!

27/10/2025

15/10/2025

2025 SENIOR DAY EXPO will take place on Thursday, October 30th in Bossier City!

Make plans to attend the largest senior/boomer expo in Northwest Louisiana. The 15th annual “2025 Senior Day Expo” will take place on Thursday, October 30, 2025 from 9 am to 3 pm in the beautiful and fabulous ballroom at Live! Casino and Hotel located at 711 Live! Casino Blvd in Bossier City, LA 71111.

The Expo admission is FREE and parking is FREE. At admission, please bring canned goods to donate to the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana. Enjoy the many gaming opportunities, restaurants, and cocktail bars at Live! Casino and Hotel. There will be lots of fun, live entertainment, presentations, hundreds of giveaways, hundreds of door prizes, many health screenings, flu and pneumonia and other vaccines, and valuable information from over 120 exhibitors.

Attendees can also register to win the many special GRAND DOOR PRIZES valued at over $1,000 each! Must be present to win any of the door prizes.

Important: To pre-register to attend the Senior Day Expo on October 30th and to enter a drawing to win a special prize package, please email your name and address to [email protected]

We hope to see you at the 2025 Senior Day Expo on Thursday, October 30th from 9 am to 3 pm at Live! Casino and Hotel in Bossier City, LA!

23/09/2025

🎉THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTES!🎉
SRAC just received notification that we made it through the Levitt Foundation Music Grant’s voting phase and will now move to the next stage of the selection process. We ranked 11th out of 100 cities working to get votes for the grant - which is Incredible!

SRAC now moves forward to the next stage of the selection process: a deeper dive into our grant application and our proposed music series. We will learn the final decision November 18th!

We appreciate your support and will share updates as we learn more!

17/07/2025

Parkinson’s Awareness Clinic and Health Fair on August 16th

The public is invited to attend the “Parkinsons’s Awareness Clinic and Health Fair on Saturday, August 16, 2025 from 10 am to 1 pm CDT at LSU Health Shreveport, Center for Medical Education located at 1635 Jennings Street in Shreveport, LA 71103.
After many years of good symptom management, Parkinson’s disease may become more challenging. At this Health Fair, you will learn how Parkinson’s symptoms may change over time and learn the new strategies available for managing them.
There will be two featured speakers: Jamie Blake Toms, MD and Karuna Dewan, MD making presentations during this Health Fair.
Attendance is FREE. If you pre-register, a FREE lunch will be provided to you.
Learn more and register at www.parkinson.org/Shreveport or by calling 770-450-0792.

Learn how Parkinson’s symptoms may change over time and new strategies available for managing them.

17/07/2025

Classic Film & Free Lunch

Take a break and enjoy a free screening of the timeless comedy Some Like It Hot, then stay for a delicious FREE lunch and learn what’s at stake for Social Security’s future.
Date: Tuesday, August 19
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Robinson Film Center, 617 Texas Street
Register: https://events.aarp.org/ShreveSocialSecurity

Whether you’re near retirement or just planning ahead, these events are a great way to connect, celebrate Social Security’s legacy, and find out what AARP is doing to protect the benefits you’ve earned. We hope to see you there!

More details at: https://local.aarp.org/ss90/louisiana/

Celebrate 90 Years of Social Security with AARP - AARP