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I was born in Baton Rouge, La. in 1945 to the parents of Frank Williams, Sr. and Adell Williams. My father was a career U.S. Marine, and my mother was a business woman, who operated a grocery store and owned rental properties. My father was killed in an automobile accident when I was seventeen years old. I am the oldest of five children, one brother and three sisters. I am married to Jeanette Hill Williams, who retired as a Vice Chancellor from Southern University Shreveport Campus. I am the proud father of two daughters, De'Edra Shantell Williams, who resides in Dallas, Texas and is a corporate Financial Consultant and Felecia LaTonya Williams, who resides in Shreveport, La. and is the Owner of My Spa My Way Day Spa.

The officers of the Shreveport Police Department have many roles and duties they perform in and around our community. With a force of close to 450, there's bound to be some hidden talents and hobbies that would surprise you.

Dr. Aubrey Gantt was appointed the Chancellor of Southern University Shreveport (SUSLA) in March 2023. She is a Shreveport native and a SUSLA graduate. She began her professional education at SUSLA where she served in numerous positions.

The Louisiana State Police have released the earnings report of the state's casinos for the month of November, and fiscal year to date (July-Nov. 2024).

A will lays out where you want your property to go after you pass away. You can leave property to friends, charities and other organizations; it’s not just restricted to family.

If any elected official has reason to be frustrated by the electoral process, it is Caddo Parish Sheriff Henry Whitehorn. In March, he became the first Black person elected to the position after an extraordinary redo of a contest that he won by a single vote in November 2023.

Of the twenty-five items on your wish list for the City of Shreveport in 2025, this reader noticed that there was no mention of the 9000 opportunities known as adjudicated properties. The good intentions of State Representative Roy Burell in 2015 to get HB 769 passed was only the start of a comprehensive plan to redevelop areas of the city that has been overlooked according to the vision outlined in the 2030 Master Plan and for the most part, not included in the few bond proposals that have been successful since 2015.

1. Where did you go to elementary, junior high and high school?