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On Wednesday, Aug. 19, the Red River Waterway Commission approved a $1 million allocation to install LED lights on the Texas Street Bridge. This historic vote opened the doors to the announcement of the anonymous donors who conceived the idea to relight the bridge in LED lights, Dr. George and Sandra Bakowski. The Bakowskis pledged $1 million to Mayor Adrian Perkins to purchase the LED lights, with the understanding that they would select the lighting vendor, the world’s largest bridge lighting and architectural LED lighting company, SIGNIFY. This announcement could not be made, however, until funds were raised to pay for installation and programming.

Due to the forecasted weather conditions caused by Hurricane Laura, trash collection scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 27, was suspended.

Caddo Parish’s Walter B. Jacobs Memorial Nature Park, just west of Blanchard, is a local treasure familiar to many students, families, and nature lovers throughout the Ark-La-Tex. Spanning 161 acres of forest, trails, hills and creeks, packed with remarkable native flora and fauna, the park receives over 40,000 guests per year from across our region.

SEARCY, Ark. — More than 800 students received diplomas and will be recognized as Harding University graduates during a virtual ceremony on Aug. 15.

Well, here we are, folks! Getting down to the wire and the dreaded question now must be answered: Will there be college football?

The Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana added two new “to-go” style lunch meal to children 18 years or younger between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at Columbia Park and Noel Methodist Church in Shreveport on Monday, July 13.

Preparing for the 2020-2021 school year, seven veteran professionals are beginning their new roles in efforts to support students and staff.

Everyone has a favorite tool. My father favored a butter knife, the heel of a handy shoe and some salty language when his homemade fix inevitably did not work.