Get Linked Up:Young professionals mixer

If you missed the last gathering of Shreveport's young professionals, the Northwest LA Young Professionals are giving you another chance to mix and mingle this week:

WHAT: After Work Party and Food Drive.

WHEN: 5:30 p.m. until, Thursday.

WHERE: Kon Tiki Lounge, 5815 Youree Drive.

COST: Free with a canned good. $5 drink specials.

CONTACT: 677-2505 to RSVP.

The young professionals showed up

But there wasn't really enough time to socialize at last night's Northwest Louisiana Young Professionals get together last night with Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover and City Councilmen Calvin Lester and Bryan Wooley. I have to say I was impressed with the turnout of about 60. Most were looking pretty young and professional, and the view and food at Petroleum Club (we were on the 15th floor at Mid South Towers) is almost never bad. I was particularly digging these fried mushrooms they had.

I admit I was about 10 minutes late -- the event started at 6 p.m. -- but the panel was going by 6:20, and when they were done at 7:30 everyone sort of got up and walked out! Some chatted with the speakers, but I expected more inter-young-pro talking.

So here's a photo to prove a few of us bloggers went. Maybe we'll get to hang out with a few other hip young people at the next meeting.

(Yeah, here we are. And I look like a dork with my nametag still on. The others took theirs off... and forget to tell me to, I guess. Thanks to Amanda -- a young professional -- for taking the photo.)