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The Shreveport Police Department and the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse of Northwest Louisiana on Monday, Nov.19, have signed a joint agreement to help the city’s first responders better meet the needs of 911 callers experiencing a mental health crisis. The Northwest Louisiana Crisis Response Coalition was established in 2020 by SPD and LSU health Shreveport. Still today, a majority of 911 calls could be better resolved with the help of a crisis response team.

Chris Smith, at-large council member for Bossier City, has announced his intention to run for reelection next year. Smith kicked off his reelection campaign with a very successful fundraiser Tuesday, Nov.12 at Silver Star Smokehouse.

Shreveport’s 2025 budget is projected to be around $610 million. However, up to $4 million in cuts may challenge the budget. Due to flat sales tax projections. City leaders are looking for where savings can be found. The final decisions on the proposed budget cuts will be made in December, and approved changes will take effect in January.

The State of Emergency burn bans for Caddo and Bossier Parishes, issued in early October at the request of parish fire chiefs due to dry conditions, have been lifted.

Parkway High School and Centenary baseball alum, Seth Lugo earns his first career Gold Glove award. The Ark-La-Tex native finished with a 16-9 record and 3.00 earned run average, during the regular season. In the postseason, Lugo pitched in two games and compiled a 2.89 earned run average For the second straight semester, LSU Shreveport is celebrating record enrollment. LSUS enrolled 10,851 students this fall with growth in both undergraduate and graduate students. That figure is up 11 percent from Fall 2023 and more than 24 percent from Fall 2022. LSUS broke the 10,000-mark for the first time in Spring 2024 with 10,214 students.

May 20, 2015, turned out to be a historic day in Bossier City, Louisiana. Over 12,000 people filed into the (then known as) CenturyLink Center to see Taylor Swift.

Junior Achievement of North Louisiana inducts three new members into their Business Hall of Fame. Jerry Montgomery, President of Chevyland, Dr. Jerome Cox, President of St. Mark’s Hospice & Palliative Care, and Greg Lott, Market President of Progressive Bank, were all inducted.

'I'm 'bout to take a big risk I ain't scared,' declares upcoming rap artist Joseph Glover on his cut 'Different'!