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SHREVEPORT, LA – Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer? Do you remember if Frosty’s hat was made of silk or felt? If you think you have the answers, then join Shreve Memorial Library’s Broadmoor Branch for Christmas Trivia Live, a virtual trivia event all about Christmas. Gather your family or compete alone to see if you are the hollyest and the jolly-est in this online virtual event.

Employees and members of Caddo Parish Administration and the Caddo Parish Commission made a formal presentation of collected toys for the culmination of the Parish’s Toys for Tots campaign. The presentation to the United States Marines took place on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Moffitt Mazda.

Where are you, Christmas? We have seen the movie and most know the words, but when did we all turn from Cindy Lou to be the Grinch?

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) in Louisiana is accepting applications in eligible parishes for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) and Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) to address damages from Hurricane Laura. The deadline to apply for each program has been extended to Feb. 8, 2021.

In the last edition, I shared my concern about a block of buildings in the 600 block of Lake Street at McNeil in downtown Shreveport. The three buildings comprised 74,000 square feet of needy, challenged historic structures that were suffering from years of deferred maintenance. I worried there was no one nutty enough to take on the challenge. Part 2 picks up the story from there, as my husband, Steve, and I tried to assess the buildings.

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic still sweeping the nation, James Lester wanted to do something positive for the Mooretown neighborhood of Shreveport by opening up a coffee shop.

BATON ROUGE, LA – Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry Wednesday joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Facebook Inc., alleging that the company has and continues today to illegally stifle competition to protect its monopoly power.

Councilman James Green’s behavior at the recent City Council meeting was disgraceful and worthy of rebuke from the other six council members. Chief Raymond was only trying to respond to the questions of the council members, and he did not deserve to be berated by Councilman Green or his colleagues. It is not his fault that black people are killing each other in Shreveport.