When Donna Anderson was young, her grandmother would slip her a cup of coffee and milk. She still remembers the smell of coffee wafting through the house. She thinks that is when her love for all things coffee truly began. Even so, the Bossier native never expected it to be a part of her career. However, in 2017, Donna broke …
The Best Tips to Help You Stay Healthy While Working From Home
On Sunday, March 22, Governor John Bel Edwards took measures to further help the state of Louisiana slow the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). He has now encouraged more businesses to close their main offices and buildings. This means that more and more people are working from home. For some, working from home is nothing new but for many this …
Bossier Author Uses Writing Skills to Better the Local Community
Kristine Goodfellow’s overactive imagination has worked out quite well for the prolific writer of seven novels. She has written about a haunted house (“Mansion on Butcher Lake”), the lives and relationships of the homeless (“The Other Twin” and “The Tributary”), and complicated marriages (“Command Performance” and “The Gift of Winter”). She has recast familiar tales from the point of view …
Lovin’ My Job in Bossier: Mike McSwain Architect
Local architect Mike McSwain describes himself as “a guy who just draws pictures for a living.” “I’ve always loved drawing, I can’t explain it. I make a living drawing and I draw for fun. It’s something I am obsessed with,” he shrugged. But those drawings have become a part of the fabric of life in Bossier City — from designing …
Bossier Millennial Pro: Danny Foots, CRM Studios
As a child, Danny Foots always found an escape in movies and television shows. Specifically, drawn to sci-fi and fantasy because of their far-flung ideas about what reality could be, Danny says this pastime evolved into a desire to not only watch films but to create them as well. “I want to try to instill that feeling I had from …
Lovin’ My Job in Bossier: Jennifer Robison
Jennifer Robison has made her living as a photographer for nearly two decades and is now passing on all that knowledge through her role as an instructor at Bossier Parish Community College. But this new role grew out of a potentially devastating point in her life. Jennifer’s life was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer 18 …
Bossier Millennial Pro: Jeremy Hefner, Bossier Arts Council
Jeremy Hefner is a millennial with a goal: To boost the quality of life and the business community in Bossier by bringing events to the East Bank District. A massive member of the local arts scene since his teens, he is now working from the inside as event coordinator and manager for the East Bank District and Plaza through the …
Reaching New Heights: Barksdale AFB Resident Becomes First Female B-52 Test Pilot
Soaring above the clouds, Christin Hart Voor isn’t the only passenger in her military aircraft. She is one of only a handful of female pilots that have flown while pregnant. To Voor, there is nothing else she’d rather be doing. “My life has changed a lot by becoming a mother-to-be. I was so surprised by how hard pregnancy is. I’ll …
Lovin’ My Job in Bossier: Kathleen Weir
The holidays are a prime time for side jobs as residents look to pick up some extra Christmas cash. One of these people utilizing their skills for some gift money is south Bossier resident Kathleen Weir. A graphic designer by trade, her passion lies in interior design. Specifically, decorating homes for all seasons and holidays. Kathleen said her side gig …
Lovin’ My Job in Bossier: Julie Edwards, Parkway High School
Coming to you from KPAW! Star athletes, short films, school announcements, choreographed cheering and dancing at Parkway High School in Bossier, all written, directed, produced, filmed, technically enhanced and set to music by students to air every school day. Also playing on YouTube! KPAW, the Parkway closed-circuit television system, is just one of the innovative ways theatre instructor Julie Edwards …