Caddo Grand Jury returns three indictments for July
Wed, 07/22/2020 - 10:39am
A murder, participation in an attempted armed robbery and an aggravate
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Sen. Kennedy announces $58 million for projects
Fri, 07/17/2020 - 12:00am
MADISONVILLE, La. – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $57,834,112 in federal funding to help support health and education projects around Louisiana.
La. ranks fifth in nation for pet shelter deaths
Fri, 07/17/2020 - 12:00am
KANAB, Utah – Best Friends Animal Society has released its 2020 pet lifesaving findings, which gives a national overview of the number of dogs and cats that enter shelters each year in the United States, and the number of dogs and cats that are leaving those shelters alive. The year-over-year data shows that the number of dogs and cats killed annually nationally has dropped from about 733,000 to 625,000 (or about 1,700 killed per day). Best Friends also released an inaugural state-by-state ranking of this data, and Louisiana is #5 in the country for pet shelter deaths.
Governor issues statement on AG’s opinion of proclamation
Fri, 07/17/2020 - 12:00am
BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. John Bel Edwards issued the following statement on the Attorney General’s opinion on his proclamation to protect the people of Louisiana from the spread of COVID-19, which has tragically killed 3,351 Louisianans and infected a total of 84,131.
One dead, three injured in west Shreveport shooting
Fri, 07/17/2020 - 12:00am
Shreveport police are investigating a west Shreveport shooting that left one man dead, one fighting for his life, and two others injured.
Bossier sheriff, mayor provide update to governor’s new Covid-19 mitigation measures
Fri, 07/17/2020 - 12:00am
Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington and Bossier City Mayor Lo Walker update residents about Gov. John Bel Edwards’ proclamation on July 11 that added additional Phase 2 mitigation measures to combat the spread of COVID-19.