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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Health
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Celebrity fitness coach Kory Phillips celebrates 14 years of business in Shreveport
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Lovely Body Health & Fitness is celebrating 14 years making Shreveporters sweat. In a city where health and wellness are increasingly becoming a priority, Kory Phillips, better known as @IAmTheKingOfFitness, is celebrating an impressive milestone: 14 years in business as the owner of Lovely Bodies Health & Fitness. The two-day event kicked off with a boot scootin' line dancing class to get the body moving, followed by his signature Revenge Body workout on the second calorie-torching routine aims to burn over 1000 calories in just one session and earns rave reviews from clients and staff alike. His innovative training programs, motivational coaching style, and dedication to client success before and after photos have earned him a loyal gym clientele and nearly 400,000 followers on Instagram. Line dance instructor Breanka Thomas recounts her first time visiting the gym 'I went to the gym and fell in love. All the women from the page were in there with the same results. They all were working out with 50 and 60-pound weights in their hands and that was the wildest thing I'd ever seen.' Over the years, Phillips has made a significant impact not only on his clients but also on the community. For the past 13 years, the dedicated team at Lovely Bodies has consistently provided weekly meals to those in need, a tradition that continues even as the brand expands.. After opening his gym, he expanded to Atlanta and gained a reputation as a celebrity personal trainer, attracting clients from all walks of life, including influencers like Kai Cenat, business professionals like Angela Simmons, musicians, and fitness enthusiasts. For those looking to start their fitness journey or enhance their current routines, Lovely Bodies Health & Fitness offers virtual fitness classes that can be joined directly from the Shreveport studio. For more information or to sign up, you can contact Lovely Bodies Shreveport on Instagram or by calling 318-459-8050. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Yahoo
Shreveport mourns loss of victims in tragic house fire
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The City of Shreveport mourns with family and community after a tragic fire in the MLK neighborhood. SFD respond to house fire in the MLK community, fatalities reported On Sunday, April 6, the Shreveport Fire Department received a 911 call reporting a house fire in the 2400 block of Kemp Lane. During the search of the residents, SFD located the bodies of four victims, currently believed to be occupants. After attempting immediate life-saving measures on the scene, SFD transported all four to a local hospital. 56-year-old Eureka Garner was pronounced dead at Ochsner LSU Health hospital. 84-year-old Mildred Carter was pronounced dead at Willis-Knighton Medical Center, and five-year-old Ne-Vaeh Garner was also pronounced dead at Ochsner. The fourth victim is in critical condition. Council Chairwoman and District A Councilmember Tabatha Taylor and Mayor Arceneauxvisited the scene and the surviving family members. 'There are no words that can fully express the sorrow we feel as a city,' said Mayor Arceneaux.'This family, this neighborhood, and our entire community are heartbroken. I ask all Shreveporters to join me in lifting them up in prayer and support.' Mayor Arceneaux also expressed his appreciation for the swift and courageous response of theShreveport Fire Department. 'We are grateful for our firefighters who responded within minutesand worked valiantly to save lives,' he said. The public is encouraged to test their smoke alarms once a month. If you or someone you know does not have a smoke alarm, the Shreveport Fire Department can install one for free. Visitthe Shreveport Fire Department website or contact the Fire Prevention Bureau at 318-673-6740 to sign up. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Politics
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50 Cent ignites social media with video supporting Louisiana Amendment Two
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)—Social media lit up in Shreveport, with people asking each other, 'Did you get a text or email from 50 Cent asking you to vote yes for Amendment 2?' He posted a video and written support for the amendment through his G-unity Foundation, and it wasn't long before people started resharing the video in which the head of G-Unit Television and Films introduced himself by his 'government' name, Curtis James Jackson. Some online questioned why he chose a day before voters in the state were to adopt or deny significant changes to the constitution to announce his support for the amendment. Louisiana Commissioner calls constitutional amendment #2 'foolish' Louisiana State Representative Tammy Phelps said, 'I'm hoping Shreveporters are smarter than that.' She went on to say, 'Saturday's election is really, really important to the state of Louisiana because we're changing our constitution, things that have been protected, things that have been best thus far for the state of Louisiana.' Still, many applauded Jackson for having a say in supporting the amendment. The amendment involves many changes to the state tax code that Governor Jeff Landry and his administration believe will be a game-changer for Louisiana, making it a more welcoming state to do business. There is also a video of Donald Trump Jr. supporting the amendment, and the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce has also come out in support. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- General
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Cedar Grove was an oil boom town
The Caddo Parish Civil Rights Heritage Trail project is expanding its scope with a new series designed to help historic villages, towns, neighborhoods, and/or cities in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, investigate three different versions of their communities: the past, the present, and the future. Team members include Dr. Gary Joiner, Mik Barnes, Jaclyn Tripp, Dr. Laura Meiki, Dr. Jolivette Anderson-Douong, Dr. Amy Rosner, Dr. Rolonda Teal, and Brenton Metzler. The team is now focusing on the history of the Cedar Grove neighborhood. In the first article in the series on Cedar Grove, Dr. Gary Joiner (Professor of History at LSU Shreveport) showed us how a social movement in 1911 Shreveport drastically changed Cedar Grove. In the second article of the series, we learned how Shreveport became a hub for automobile production in the early days of the horseless carriage. The third article of the series examined how manufacturing changed in Cedar Grove after automobile production ended. For the fourth article in our series on Cedar Grove, Dr. Gary Joiner takes readers back to 1905-1910, when Cedar Grove sprung up in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, as a small oil boom town. SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Cedar Grove neighborhood in modern-day Shreveport was once a little oil boom town that sprang up overnight. Boom towns like Oil City and Trees City (from the previous timber boom) sprang up quickly in North Caddo Parish. Cedar Grove is one of those oil boom towns. Cedar Grove might have remained a pastoral setting during the early 1900s, and Caddo Parish may also have seen slow, steady economic growth if oil and gas deposits had not been discovered twenty miles north of Shreveport near Caddo Lake in 1905. Oil from Cedar Grove was transported through pipelines beginning in 1910. Former timber railroads now serviced oil companies. Refineries sprang up to process the oil and gas into useable products. Pipelines and railroads revolutionized the oil and gas business—access to transportation allowed oil fields to be separated from processing centers. Two early refining centers in Shreveport were located in Anderson Island and Cedar Grove. Several wealthy Shreveporters, some owners of early Cedar Grove industries, purchased most of the remaining Pickens land in 1910. Among them were former Louisiana governor Newton Crain Blanchard, real estate developer J.B. Atkins, Lee Emmett Thomas, Wesley E. Wheless, and John D. Wilkinson. Shreveport had friendly relations with Cedar Grove. The city extended street car service to its near neighbor, separated by five miles of mostly undeveloped land. While workers in Cedar Grove refineries and factories mostly lived there, owners and managers typically lived in Shreveport. Cedar Grove had many growth opportunities. The topography of the northwestern portion was flat, negating the need to move mountains of soil. The railroad tracks (now part of the main trunk line of the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad) bisected the town east and West. Early oil companies eyed the town as a favorable location for refineries and associated factories. With an influx of industrial companies in Cedar Grove, lumber mills were needed to build the factories and homes. Cedar Grove became a nexus of the industry. Pipelines brought gas to run the local factories. Refined oil and petroleum products were loaded on railroad tank cars destined for larger markets. Among the early petroleum-related refineries were the D'Artois Refining Company, which produced a variety of oils and grease products, Western Carbon, McNutt Carbon, Rogers Refining, and Louisiana Fuel and Gas. Several of these were merged into the more significant Crystal Oil and Refining Company. 'The establishing of another refinery in the Shreveport, La., district is noted as follows by the Shreveport News: 'Ground will be broken at once, it was announced yesterday, for the $150,000 plant of the Marine Oil and Refining company at Cedar Grove, the site to cover 10 acres. The plant will be installed at a cost of $150,000 and the D'Artois process for the running of lubricating oils without a wax plant will be used. This, according tot he announcement, will cut the price of making high grade lubricants in half. Low grade Caddo oil will be used,' we read in Vol. XXII–No. 1 of the Apr., 1917, pp. 24 of The Petroleum Gazette from Titusville, Pennsylvania. In Shreveport Chronicles: Profiles From Louisiana's Port City, by Eric J. Brock, published by The History Press in Charleston, South Carolina in 2009, we learn that George D'Artois, the founder of the D'Artois Refining Company, was the grandfather of George D'Artois, the commissioner of public safety during Shreveport's civil rights movement. Sources: Shreveport Chronicles: Profiles From Louisiana's Port City, by Eric J. Brock, published by The History Press in Charleston, South Carolina, 2009 The Petroleum Gazette, Titusville, Pennsylvania, Vol. XXII–No. 1, Apr., 1917, pp. 24 The (Shreveport) Times, Oct. 20, 1915, pp. 8 The (Shreveport) Times, July 30, 1910, pp. 9 The (Shreveport) Times, Jan. 28, 1907, pp. 3 The Shreveport Journal, June 25, 1909, pp. 6 Eric J. Brock, 'Cedar Grove Was First a Town On Its Own,' Presence of the Past, Shreveport Journal, February 21, 1998. Louisiana Oil and Gas Museum, Oil City, Louisiana. Eric J. Brock, 'Currently A Standing Symbol of Urban Decay, Cedar Grove Was Once a Booming Industrial Town,' Presence of the Past, Shreveport Journal, March 19, 1994. Brueggerhoff's Shreveport City Directory 1917, R.L. Polk & Co., Dallas, Texas; Brock, 'Currently A Standing Symbol.' Brock, 'Currently A Standing Symbol.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
