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Kindred Spirits: Residents Reap Many Benefits from Social Interaction

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Helping Hands: Oaks Offers Residents Maintenance-Free Living
In October 2017, Mary Ann Webb was standing in water … inside her house! Two water heaters in the attic had burst and flooded her Appletree home. “You can imagine how long it took me to find people to clean it up and get everything back in order,” she says. “That was the last straw.”
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Baking, Sewing & Friendships: Edris Maddry's life is blessed
The aroma of fresh baked Hawaiian banana nut bread hangs in the air in the apartment where Edris Maddry lives at Tower at The Oaks. The crusty golden loaf of mashed bananas, sugar, flour, pecans and pineapple sits to cool on the kitchen counter as Maddry returns her attention to her latest handwork project – a cross-stitch quilt for a great grandbaby yet to be born.
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Don't Wait to Move to Enjoy Full Benefits of The Oaks
When retired Shreveport businessman Kurvis Burns and wife Betty were looking for a senior living community to call home, they were drawn to the breathtaking beauty of The Oaks of Louisiana. “It looked like a park,” Burns says. “I knew it was the place.”
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Celebrating Life Together
One by one the group of four takes their place around the table for an hour of trivia fun. Resident Mary Grubb and her team are ready for another spirited competition with fellow Tower at The Oaks residents.
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A Day at the Spa
The Oaks' Spa & Wellness Center salon services keep residents relaxed and healthy
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A Wise Choice: Consider These Factors When Deciding on Senior Living Community
Choosing a retirement or senior living community can be one of the biggest decisions made in a lifetime. Therefore, the decision should be well planned and well thought out.
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Oaks of Louisiana Residents Refurbish Masks
Not all heroes wear masks. Some make them … or refurbish them.
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Keeping Young: For One Resident, Activities at The Oaks Keeps Her Busy, Young
Lucille Rowzee Williams is a diminutive figure but larger than life to those who know her, more a steel magnolia than a shrinking violet.
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Volunteering Together: Oaks Residents Give Their Time to Benefit Community, World
Nina Russell chooses her words carefully as she writes sentiments on the inside of cards to be sent to U.S. servicemen and women stationed overseas.
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Oaks Residents Trek South for Avery Island Adventure and More
On a recent spring Tuesday morning, a group of Independent Living residents from The Oaks of Louisiana piled into cars for an overnight adventure to New Iberia, La., and tours of Shadows on the Teche and Avery Island.
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Croquet is a favorite outdoor recreational sport among residents
A competitive spirit doesn’t necessarily diminish with age!
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Health Center at Live Oak Receives 5-Star Rating From Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services

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To the Good People of The Oaks
As one year changes to another, I always feel like this is a grace-filled time.
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Oaks Residents Make Cards for Senior Adults Impacted by Hurricane Harvey

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To the Good People of The Oaks
We are coming up on the time in Louisiana that can rightly be described as the lazy days of summer.
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Candy and Kornbread with a K
A trip to Jefferson, Texas, gave residents from The Oaks of Louisiana plenty to talk about – Kitt’s cornbread sandwich for starters! – and enjoy.
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Aging Healthfully
Staying active, connected and engaged helps Oaks residents best handle life’s changes
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To the Good People of The Oaks
The period in U.S. history that I most like to read about is the 1930s and ’40s.
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Have a Ball
Croquet is a favorite outdoor recreational sport among residents
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