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Win SBC's Best King Cake

Win SBC's Best King Cake

January 19, 2026

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☀️SBC! King cake season is here, and we want to crown SBC’s Best King Cake. We’ve listed some local favorites in a quick poll, and there’s also a spot to add your own must-try suggestion if we missed one.

Here’s the sweet part: once voting closes, one lucky voter will be randomly chosen to win a king cake from the winning spot.

Cast your vote, spread the love, and let’s see who really takes the cake this season. 👑

SBC's Best King Cake?

In this edition, we’ll shine light on:

Traveling throughout the seasons
Nominate someone for a complimentary house cleaning
Visit Caddo’s newest nature park

Let’s get our shine on!

Sponsored by The Balanced Boarding Pass

When Winter Softens and the World Begins to Bloom

Winter has a gentle way of asking us to slow down. To stay closer to home, settle into routine, and rest more deeply than we do during brighter months. There is comfort in that stillness. But as the light begins to change and the days grow longer, something shifts. A quiet sense of possibility returns.

Spring invites us back into motion. It brings color, warmth, and the desire to experience life more fully again. We start dreaming of open windows, sunlit afternoons, long conversations over beautiful meals, and destinations that feel expansive and alive. Spring and summer travel carries a different energy. It feels lighter. More spacious. More intuitive.

These seasons lend themselves to vineyard lunches that stretch into golden hour, coastal walks that end with barefoot dinners, and cities experienced slowly, one neighborhood and one café at a time. Travel becomes less structured and more soulful. The kind that nourishes you long after you return home.

Over the past few months, I have been helping clients turn quiet winter daydreams into thoughtful, effortless journeys. Trips shaped around how they want to feel. Rested. Inspired. Connected. If you have caught yourself imagining something more lately, more beauty, more ease, more inspiration, this may be your moment. Spring will be unfolding soon, summer is waiting, and the world is opening in the most inviting way.

Sometimes a well-timed journey is all it takes to feel renewed again.

With love and wanderlust,
Jessica Comegys - The Balanced Boarding Pass

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Partnered with Prestige Home Cleaning

Looking for a trusted, high-quality home cleaning service? Call 318-775-9500 to book with Prestige Home Cleaning, now accepting a limited number of new clients. They offer white-glove care, personalized cleaning plans, and thoughtful attention to every detail. Need a simple reset? Their new Essential Refresh service starts at $180.

Prestige also loves giving back. They welcome nominations for first responders, military members, teachers, or anyone who could use a helping hand, and may provide a complimentary house cleaning. Nominate someone using the link below!

☀️ This Week’s Happy Highlights

Former Parkway Track Star Sets New School Record

Source: Bossier Press-Tribune

Former Parkway star Will Achee kicked off the indoor track season in impressive fashion for Northwestern State by setting a new school record in the 400-meter dash, clocking 46.84 seconds at the Corky Classic. Achee finished fifth overall out of 51 runners and won his heat, highlighting strong performances across the NSU roster, including several personal bests and semifinal qualifiers in sprint and field events.

Walter B. Jacobs Memorial Nature Park has Grand Opening

Welcome to the Walter B. Jacobs Memorial Nature Park, now officially open in Caddo Parish! This state-of-the-art nature park offers a beautiful new space to explore, learn, and enjoy the outdoors together.

All outdoor spaces and trails are free to the public, making it easy for everyone to experience nature. Admission to the nature center is $8 for adults (19–64), $5 for seniors (65+), active-duty military and veterans, and students (ages 3–18), and free for children 2 and under. Come celebrate this exciting new addition to our community and spend some time outside. 🌿

Live! in the Community Gives Back

Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana is marking its first year with a strong focus on giving back to Northwest Louisiana. Since opening, the casino has invested nearly $400,000 in donations, sponsorships, and in-kind support, contributed thousands of volunteer hours, and partnered with more than 70 local organizations. Through its Live! in the Community program, the property has supported festivals, nonprofits, and fundraising events, reinvesting where it calls home.

✍🏼 Side Notes & City Talk

You’ve got one more week to take part in FREE workouts at No Ceilings CrossFit. Go see why they were voted #1 gym in Shreveport-Bossier!

G-Unit is seeking zoning approval to exceed the current 60-foot height limit with a proposed G-Dome 140-foot structure. The request will be reviewed at the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the Government Plaza Chamber.

Love the Boot Week is back April 18-26! Last year nearly 27,000 volunteers removed 507 TONS of litter from around our state! Be a part of the next one!

Louisiana Department of Transportation announces 1-20’s eastbound Benton Rd. exit is back open for business! We’re getting closer to the end, folks!

Benton Middle School teacher Ida Smith received a Calumet Cares STEM Grant to support hands-on learning in her classroom. The funding will help boost student engagement in STEM subjects.

📆 Featured Events of the Week

Check out local events this week here!

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Have a Blessed Week, SBC!

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