A Shreveport man was found guilty Wednesday in Caddo District Court of two attempted first-degree murders stemming from attacks on police officers in the summer of 2018.
North Louisiana’s cost of living remains below the national average, meaning families here can afford a higher standard of living. The 2019 Annual Average Cost of Living Index shows that the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is 88.6 percent of the national average ̶ nearly 12 points below the rest of the nation. The Shreveport- Bossier City MSA is 91 percent of the national average. That means everything from housing, food, utilities, transportation, health care and miscellaneous goods and services are more affordable in North Louisiana.
WEBSTER PARISH, La. — On Thursday just before 1 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop G responded to a onevehicle, fatal crash on Louisiana Highway 157 near Hill Top Road. The crash claimed the life of a Shongaloo teenager.
Shreveport police sex crimes detectives have arrested two men with alleged involvement in sexual misconduct involving juvenile victims.
Thousands of elementary school students across Louisiana and Texas will participate in an interactive theatre show highlighting electrical safety in March.
In recent weeks, we’ve seen several major stories in the news. On the political front, in addition to the arrival of the presidential election through the 2020 caucuses and primaries, we have just experienced the third presidential impeachment in American history. In international news, the latest coronavirus outbreak has hit China, now referred to as COVID-19, leading to closed borders and heightened screening at hospitals worldwide.
Following the interviews of six candidates interested in filling the interim District 8 representative seat on the Caddo Parish School Board, the board voted on Friday to name Jeri Bowen to serve the Broadmoor and Captain Shreve neighborhoods.
Three years ago, I sat in a conference room filled with a group of art people to talk about what we needed to do to start an artwalk in downtown Shreveport. These walks feature offices and lobbies, retail stores and restaurants, filled with everything from artists displaying their wares to live performances to hands-on crafting opportunities. The art people in the room thought it was important for Shreveport to have a regular artwalks, and the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) agreed to do it. Three years and dozens of artwalks later, we are glad that we did. We have also learned a few important things that we plan to put into play in 2020. In March, our 2020 artwalks will move from the first Wednesday to the first Thursday, March 5, from 5-8 p.m. Each first Thursday, you can come downtown knowing that we will have a fun event ready and waiting for you and your family.
A credit card sale failing to go through, ended up with a Shreveport woman landing behind bars in Bossier Parish.
What are the measurements of the actual seat cushions of the new seats? Not the width of the armrests, which apparently, was provided for the last article. Seat widths vary from 20” to 22”. They are placed in random locations to fill the row out and help align the seats at the isles.
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