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Shreve Memorial Library to launch music streaming platform for local artists
SHREVEPORT, La. - Local artists and musicians have until Aug. 1 to submit music for Shreve Memorial Library’s new, online music streaming platform. The platform is called SML Logjam. It is set to launch in August. The SML Logjam will celebrate the music scene of Shreveport and Caddo Parish.
Caddo Parish Violent Offenders July 20th-26th
The following booking-photos are those who were booked in to Caddo Correctional Center for crimes of a violent or sexual nature. The people pictured are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Art. 234. Booking photographs. (1) "Booking photograph" means a photograph or still, non-video image of...
Dollar Mania donates uniform vouchers to Caddo School Board
SHREVEPORT, La. - Dollar Mania has given uniform vouchers to the Caddo Parish School District so kids can have something to wear when they head back to class. Business owner Rami Musa on Thursday gave the district 250 uniform vouchers to distribute to students of their choice. The voucher is...
A company wants to store carbon under the nation’s forests. What would that mean in MS?
The U.S. Forest Service said ‘no’ when CapturePoint asked to put carbon capture projects under national forests, including DeSoto National Forest in Mississippi. The agency is now reconsidering.
Bark beetles threaten homes and lives in the Ark La Miss area
WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE / KARD)–Louisiana residents are facing a major public safety concern: lots of dead pine trees caused by last summer’s drought and hungry beetles. Home owners are reaching out to lawmakers for guidance and financial help to remove trees from their yards. Laura Sims is an assistant professor for forest health at […]
Louisiana state rep. arrested on DWI charge in Ascension Parish, state police say
GONZALES, La. — Louisiana State Representative Kendricks "Ken" Brass, D-Vacherie, was arrested on Friday for drunk driving, according to the Louisiana State Police. The incident happened shortly after midnight when a state trooper saw a "2018 GMC Yukon swerving in and out of the travel lane while traveling on LA 44 near Interstate 10 in Ascension Parish", the release said.
Forecasters Watching Tropical Disturbance Headed for Gulf of Mexico – Should Louisiana and Texas Be Worried?
LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) - Parts of Louisiana and Texas may need to keep an eye out over the next two weeks as a tropical system begins to slowly develop in the Atlantic. According to the most recent forecasts from the National Hurricane Center (NHC), "An area of disturbed weather over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean is expected to interact with an approaching tropical wave during the next several days."
Back-to-school giveaway events planned for this Saturday
SHREVEPORT, La. - Bells will be ringing in classrooms across the ArkLaTex soon and now's the time to make sure the little ones are prepared. A number of back-to-school events are happening this weekend ahead of the new school season. The African American Celebration Parade Committee's Annual Shoe and Backpack...
Kennedy files for ballot access in Louisiana
Special to the American Press The Kennedy campaign today announced it has submitted the required fee and forms to gain ballot access in Louisiana. The campaign paid the required $500 fee and submitted its elector Notices of Candidacy and Affidavits of Acceptance of Nomination. “We are thrilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Nicole Shanahan will be on […]
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