Do you remember the last time you received an unexpected compliment? How did it make you feel? Did it make an impression on you? When I consider the different types of impressions we make on people, there are none more powerful than when you do …
Fight Your Mental Quarantine!
8856 Youree Dr., Ste. D • (318) 797-8523 • LearningRx.com/Shreveport While much is out of our control during this COVID-19 Quarantine, there are things you CAN do to increase your brain function and overall well-being! Eat Well The right nutrition is essential for brain function. …
LOUISIANA STRONG: Surviving a Pandemic
As 2020 began, we were hopeful for a new start in a new year and decade. Many of us had goals and aspirations for the next twelve months. Special vacations were planned. Personal and professional ambitions were set. We were leaping into this year with …
Yoga Farm Fest
*Event has been rescheduled for Sept. 25-27* Celebrating the mind, body and soul by promoting health, wellness and community through music, food, drinks and sunshine. Imagine yourself basking in the sun on a beautiful Sunday morning having just completed an outdoor yoga class coupled with …
Meet Twin Blends Photography: Where the Past & Present Collide
I want to start out by saying that we want to give credit to God for giving us the idea of Twin Blends Photography because it’s not something we could have come up with on our own. So, what is Twin Blends Photography? We hear …
Declutter and Donate
Good Hearts, Good Intentions, Good Giving Louisiana ranks 48th in the national poverty rate at 19.6%, and has one out of every 5.1 residents considered living in poverty, according to the Welfare Info website. Quite a staggering number for our state where a large portion …
Coming Together for the 318
We are living in uncertain times, but we know one thing for sure: We will all prevail and Lola Magazine is dedicated to supporting the people and businesses that make North Louisiana our home. We are all in this together! Like many of you, our …
Salute to Educators
Take a gander at the Nation’s Report Card and you will see that little has changed in the last 30 years in education and Louisiana is still at the bottom of the barrel. That’s the bad news. That’s the news that gets a lot of …
HOSTS: Highland Open Studio Tours Sunday
Who: Highland Studio Open Tour Sundays What: HOSTS After Dark! When: March 8th from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Where: 1529 Texas Ave, Shreveport, LA 71103 Highland Open Studio Tours Sunday was inaugurated in May 2013 by pioneers Su Stella and Curt Harville. At the …
Ask the Expert: For the Home
Maintaining the look and value of your home is important. Whether you’re looking to sell this spring or want to enjoy your home for the next 30 years, Window Genie’s exterior cleaning services are the perfect way to boost curb appeal! We can:
Best in Sheaux: The Robinson’s Rescue Runway Dog Show
Stella’s journey to Best in Sheaux was not easy. The winter of 2016 was a cold one, and the scruffy ball of grey fur found herself living rough, dodging cars and people on Kings Highway, making her home somewhere in the environs of Mall St. …
From Her Perspective: Emerie Eck Gentry
I remember sitting in my counselor’s office, staring at a bunch of self-help books with tears rolling down my face, wondering how I ended up at this point in my life. I was thirty years old, going through a divorce, raising two young boys, in …
Rose McMaster: Lola Magazine’s Intern Making Her Way In NYC
Around three years ago, I was at that oh-so-pleasant point in life where I had absolutely zero inkling about where I wanted to go or what I wanted to do. To be fair, I was only 19 at the time; I don’t think anyone was …
MLK Health Center & Pharmacy: Improving the health of our community and the patients we serve
Rebecca Montgomery reached a milestone birthday and knew it was time to take better care of herself. An ad on social media caught her eye and put her on a path to a healthier lifestyle. The first stop on her journey — MLK Health Center …
THE HUB: Where Culture & Music Unite
For many years, Monroe was an entertainment hub for Northeast Louisiana. Back in the ‘60s and ‘70s, artists like Ray Charles, Sonny and Cher, Elvis and many others made Monroe a stop on their touring schedules. As the years went by, other artists like Prince, …
Gifts of a Lifetime
The Spirit of Giving is a gift. That “give the shirt off your back” kind of generosity is something only a few people truly possess and yet it is a trait that can be given to others simply in the training of it. When I …
Women in Business: The Gig Economy
Rhonda Denman is a 63-year-old woman who is on a roll, literally! With Uber expanding to every parish in Louisiana, she is taking full advantage of the perks of setting her own schedule and earning residual income in the process. After working for CenturyLink for …
Travel Matters: North to Alaska
Tracy’s King Crab Shack in Juneau, Alaska, is 3,417 miles from my home in Monroe. Not a weekend jaunt. But I dreamed of dining there as I began planning our Alaskan vacation. My research revealed the best way to taste Alaska within the one- to …