Jimmy Graves finds his purpose in life by staying in his beloved hometown

Published by Shreveportbossierjournal.com
By HARRIET PROTHRO PENROD

We go “way back” to our days growing up in Shreveport, playing tennis at Pierremont Oaks and spending our high school years at Captain Shreve. When I recently met Jimmy Graves at Julie Anne’s Bakery & Cafe, my first question was going to be how he got involved with Community Renewal International, where he serves as Director of Development.

Before he would answer, however, Graves wanted me to catch him up on what I had been doing the past 20 years. The interviewer became the interviewee.

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