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LANE CLOSURES EXPECTED INTO NEW YEAR
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development advises motorists that
Solutions announced for Fibrebond and other companies in Northwest Louisiana
Last Thursday, Gov. John Bel Edwards detailed a series of transportation infrastructure and workforce training improvements being launched in Northwest Louisiana. The initiatives include highway and bridge projects that will
Provencal woman dies in mobile home fire
NATCHITOCHES PARISH- State Fire Marshal (SFM) deputies continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding a house fire involving one death in Provencal from over the weekend. Just before 11 p.m. on
Local man sentenced to 70 months in prison for possessing pistol
United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Matthew Matthews, 26, of Shreveport, was sentenced Sept. 24 by U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter, to 70 months in prison followed
Shreveport felon sentenced for illegal possession of pistol
A Shreveport man was sentenced Sept. 24 by Chief U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr., to 110 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for possession
Alexandria woman sentenced to federal prison for submitting false student aid applications
An Alexandria woman was sentenced Sept. 25 by Chief U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. to 10 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for

Crime Stoppers tip leads to arrest of murder suspect
Investigators with Shreveport Police Department’s Homicide Unit have jailed a man in connection to an east Shreveport homicide that occurred on Sept. 18. On that date, Shreveport police patrol officers
Qui tam lawsuit, federal investigation result in half-million dollar settlement to resolve False Claims Act liabilities
United States Attorney David C. Joseph of the Western District of Louisiana announces that Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana and its related companies, and the Board of Supervisors of
Gov. Edwards’ statement on FBI crime data showing decline in murder rate
BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. John Bel Edwards issued the following statement on FBI crime data released Thursday that shows violent crime in Louisiana has decreased, with fewer murders in

