Walk to Defeat ALS

LAFAYETTE  Saturday, September 28, 2013

SHREVEPORT  Saturday, October 5, 2013

NEW ORLEANS  Saturday, October 19, 2013

JACKSON  Saturday, October 26, 2013

BATON ROUGE  Saturday, November 2, 2013

GULFPORT  Saturday, April 20, 2013

Stop by Bistro Byronz in Shreveport

Dine in at Bistro Byronz on Line Ave. in Shreveport on Tuesday, May 21, and the restaurant will donate 20 percent of your check back to The ALS  Association. For to-go orders, Bistro Byronz will donate 10 percent. You'll also have the chance to visit with Sarah Spivey, The ALS Association's care services coordinator. Visit www.bistrobyronz.com for more information.

See us at the Louisiana State Capitol

Did you know that in 2007, The ALS Association Louisiana-Mississippi Chapter advocated to secure 150 Medicaid Community Choice Waiver slots dedicated for persons with ALS -- allowing pALS to bypass the typical three-year waiting list for services necessary to remain in their homes? Once again, our chapter will hold its annual Advocacy Day at the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge on Wednesday, May 22. Visit us in the rotunda and you'll have the chance to meet our Lou Gehrig Essay Contest winners. The winners are first place: Dylan Taylor, St. Cletus School, Gretna; Malaina Lafont, Cut Off Elementary, Cut Off; and Addison Hebert, Our Lady of Prompt Succor School, Alexandria.

Take me out to the ball game!

The ALS Association will host its annual ALS Awareness Game with the New Orleans Zephyrs. The game, which will coincide with Military Night at Zephyr Field, will take place on Saturday, July 19. Join us for America's favorite pastime while raising awareness of ALS. The night will include special promotions and giveaways. And, Rodney Frisard, a veteran living with ALS, will sing the national anthem.