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A Captain Shreve High School graduate has pledged $500,000 to establish Pay It Forward scholarships at LSU Shreveport.

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As students across Louisiana return to school, plenty of school buses will return to local roadways. Drivers will have to start paying more attention to their surroundings to keep the kids safe.

First, I must say I am saddened by the news of the passing of my friend, Attorney Jim McMichael. My condolences to his wife, Sharla, and their family. Jim was a giant in our local legal community and will be sorely missed. And we say goodbye to our 2024 class of summer interns. This group of college and high school students have done a great job this summer as they learn a little about the criminal court system. Interns also participated in our Second Annual Caddo Parish District Attorney Youth Leadership Academy, and all the campers had an outstanding week of camp, the brainchild of our Special Victims Unit Chief Britney Green. Best wishes to them all this school year! I also want to thank the local high school football coaches who gathered for our annual free football camp for boys and girls. Special thanks to head coaches Huntington High School’s Steve Dennis, C.E. Byrd’s Stacey Ballew, North Desoto’s Chase Thompson, and Southwood’s Mike Green for their help in making this camp another huge success. Special shout out to Raising Canes for providing lunch for the kids and their parents.

Nearly 300 bills passed by Louisiana lawmakers in the 2024 regular session earlier this year are now in effect. The bills became new laws on August 1, unless a different date was specified in the bill. Over the last seven months, lawmakers have worked together to pass new laws that will affect Louisiana's education system, criminal justice system, election processes, budgets, LGBTQ+ residents and more. One will also allow guns without a permit in New Orleans, including in the French Quarter.

Caddo Sheriff’s Chief Rick Farris swore in four new deputies on Aug. 1. and Caddo Sheriff Henry Whitehorn, Sr. swore in an additional four new deputies for the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office on Aug. 5.

As Bossier City Police Chief Daniel Haugen prepared for Aug.8’s promotion ceremony, he said that he is grateful to all of the members of the Bossier City Police Department and the great work that they do every day.

The City of Shreveport and the Shreveport Regional Arts Council (SRAC) are thrilled to announce the winners of the highly anticipated Water Tower Art Design Contest. This initiative, a part of the broader project encompassing structural repairs, painting, and upgrades to the city's elevated water storage tanks, aims to integrate community-inspired artwork into the city's infrastructure.