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Centenary College welcomed its largest incoming class since 2009 this fall, resulting in a 19% increase in the total undergraduate student population. Along with the new students came new faculty and staff members in a variety of academic departments and administrative divisions.

On Tuesday, Oct. 3, the Western District of Louisiana’s United States Attorney’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation held the first of four critical incident response briefings with state and local law enforcement at the Bossier Sheriff’s Training Facility. The district’s updated Critical Incident Response Plan was shared along with resources available for critical incident response situations, such as mass shootings and other threats to human life.

The following ten LSU Shreveport professors have received endowed professorship appointments for the 2023-24 academic year:

The August gaming reports show that Margaritaville continues to lead the pack of Shreveport-Bossier casinos both in admissions and revenues.

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A longtime brewery in Shreveport-Bossier is closing its doors after first opening in the early 2010s. Red River Brewpub first opened in 2013 after the idea was dreamed up in a garage in Bossier City in 2009. During its time, the brewery occupied three different locations in the area, finally landing in Bossier City. The Red River Brewpub's last day in business will be Sept. 24. The brewery held a grand opening event at its final location in Bossier City back on Oct. 16, 2022.

Construction work to modernize the lighting system on the primary runway at Shreveport Regional Airport has begun. This project is replacing existing lighting equipment with new, modern, LED lighting. The new lighting uses less energy and will make the runway more visible at night and in adverse weather conditions. In order to perform the construction work, the primary runway will be closed for approximately 60 working days. This changes aircraft traffic flow from a north-south arrival-departure pattern to an eastwest arrival-departure pattern. The construction work is not expected to impact scheduled airline or cargo flights. This $2.7 million project is funded by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.

Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington promoted six corrections deputies in a ceremony in the Sheriff’s Conference Room at the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office Command Center in Plain Dealing on Monday morning.