George’s Pond (Hirsch Coliseum) is the home of Encompass Sports and Shreveport Mudbugs Hockey, amongst other things! Over the past few years, the building (built in 1952) has been undergoing some major renovations. So far, more than half of the $2.5million budget has been used and the community is reaping the benefits. Scott Muscutt, General… [Read More]

Matt began his career in the insurance industry with State Farm back in 2005. Six years later, he was approved for a State Farm Agency and in 2014 was hired as an agent. He credits a great deal of his success to his time at State Farm, even ranked #9 of 1300 new agents across… [Read More]

John Psalmonds grew up an Air Force brat and after high school, joined the Army and served four years as a paratrooper. After his military service he attended Louisiana Tech and then went on to represent Hartford Insurance as Regional VP for the following 14-15 years. That’s where he ran across Rotolo’s in Baton Rouge… [Read More]

Ralph Yelverton has lived in our area since he was a 2 or 3 years old and started working at the young age of 15 when he took a job before and after school. At that time, he was being raised by a single parent and hitch-hiked to and from school and work. He’s been… [Read More]

Mark Crews, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (and organ donor hero!) Mark Crews grew up in our area and is a graduate of Southwood High School. His early career included: yard service, grocery stocker, then photo processing which led him into photography. His Senior Year @ LA Tech, he started his own photography business. In 1989, he… [Read More]

Tina Craig Tranquil Therapies by Tina Tina Craig grew up in Shreveport and after High School, obtained her Associate Degree in Massage Therapy from Career Technical College. She went to work at the Peace of Mind Center in 2009 and then decided to go out on her own in 2014. There are about 75-80 different… [Read More]