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Dear SCU Advisors and Followers, The SCU Board of Directors has identified three areas where we believe our members can make a significant impact on crime and violence in Shreveport and Caddo Parish. Obviously, there are many additional areas that we'll address in the future; however, these three, we believe, are low-hanging fruit. Potentially, these will have the greatest impact on our existing challenge.

June is National Rose Month, and the American Rose Society (ARS) is honoring the flower with a full month of events. Headquartered in Shreveport, La., the American Rose Society is a national non-profit organization founded in 1892 dedicated exclusively to the culture, appreciation, and preservation of the rose.

Most police shows on television depict officers patrolling the streets with a partner. But some officers in the Shreveport Police Department have a different kind of partner — of the four-footed variety.

The president has now announced 71 nominees to serve as U.S. Attorneys! Jerry Edwards Jr. has served as the First Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana in Shreveport since 2022. Previously, he served as chief of the Civil Division from 2020 to 2022 after joining that office as an Assistant United States Attorney in 2019.

Highlights of the 2022 Annual Report for the Community Foundation of North Louisiana include:

Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator announced his intention to seek re-election in October.

SPAR released this statement on the Duck Pond’s upgrade and other parks: “ After a few unavoidable delays, work has begun to make upgrades to the playground equipment at the Duck Pond. The contractor tells us it should take about four weeks to complete the park upgrades. Along with this work at the Duck Pond, upgrade projects are also underway at Cedar Grove and A.C. Steere parks. So far this year, SPAR has completed park upgrades at Anderson Island, Hattie Perry, Mamie Hicks and A.B. Palmer parks. SPAR is also in the planning phase to make upgrades this year for Betty Virginia and Princess Park. Exciting changes are happening!” The public pool at Querbes Park in Shreveport was supposed to open for the summer season Tuesday, May 30 however, that didn’t happen. The director of Shreveport Parks and Recreation (SPAR), Shelly Ragle, says rain during the spring delayed some repairs and painting of the pool. It was expected to be opened to the public May 30, but Ragle says now, it will open June 6. While the pool is not currently open, the splashpads are functioning as normal.

For the 27th time in their storied history, the LSU baseball team will host a regional in Baton Rouge. The field of 64 teams competing for the 2023 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship was announced this past week by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. Nationals’ seeds hosting regionals are Wake Forest, Florida, Arkansas, Clemson, LSU, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Stanford, Miami, Coastal Carolina, Oklahoma State, Kentucky Auburn, Indiana State, South Carolina and Alabama.