Dodson
LATEST NEWS
Monroe officials honor 4 first responders who saved a 3-year-old’s life after shooting
MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, four first responders were honored by Monroe officials for saving the life of a three-year-old. Officials of the Monroe Police Department and Monroe Fire Department responded to a call where a minor was suffering from a gunshot wound. One Monroe Police Officer and three Monroe firemen […]
Tropical Models Raising Concerns for Louisiana & Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana parents know the eerie feeling that quietness can bring on. For example, you're working in your home office, and the kids are supposed to be playing. But you don't hear them; they are being quiet—too quiet. That's when a parent's "spidey senses" start tingling because they know they could literally be seconds from disaster.
Don’t Wear White After Labor Day – Louisiana, Do You Know Why?
In Morgan City, Louisiana the booths are being prepared, the stages are being built, the power lines are being run, and the funnel cakes are about to be dropped into the grease. It is the annual celebration of seafood and oil that's known as the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival.
Louisiana Blue Named Official Health Insurance of LSU Athletics
BATON ROUGE — Two Louisiana institutions – LSU Athletics and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana – have announced a new, multi-year, multimedia rights partnership. Louisiana Blue is now the Official Health Insurance of LSU Athletics. “We are thrilled to partner with LSU Athletics as the...
Stormy times ahead with heavy rains possible
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Stormy periods are on the way as a wet pattern settles in along the Gulf Coast heading into the holiday weekend. A quiet early morning will give way to a stormy lunch and afternoon period today. Rain chances are up to 80% and some of those storms will be quite heavy. Even though we’ve been dry, street flooding is a possibility due to the tropical downpours that are possible. The benefit to the clouds and rain will be temperature generally staying in the 80s through the day.
Northwestern State battles in opening loss at Tulsa
TULSA, Oklahoma – The first drive of the Blaine McCorkle era of Northwestern State football delivered. And so did most of the first half of Thursday night’s season opener at Tulsa. A late first-half surge, though, put the homestanding Golden Hurricane in the driver’s seat and Tulsa cruised...
Northwestern State Cross Country Kicks Off Season at McNeese
The Northwestern State men's and women's cross country teams kick off their 2024 seasons at the McNeese Season Opener, with women's races starting at 5:30 p.m. and men's at 6 p.m. New head coach Payten Vidourek views this meet as a chance to evaluate summer training and establish a team rhythm. With a mix of returning runners and newcomers, the teams are looking forward to enhancing their performance. This event marks the first of two scheduled meets at McNeese this season.
After illegal street party, Shreveport councilman questions police response capacity
When dozens of people a few weeks ago turned Texas Avenue in downtown Shreveport into a party — unauthorized and pouring into the streets — there weren't any officers available to quickly handle it. One city councilman doesn't think that excuse is good enough. At a Shreveport City...
City, state leaders push to honor Hurricane Katrina as a Louisiana holiday
NEW ORLEANS — Nineteen years ago one of America's deadliest hurricanes struck the city of New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina was a category three storm that ended up being one of the country's most costly natural disasters. Nearly two decades on, the city is still healing. Now city and state...
Morning Forecast – Thursday, Aug. 29th
WEST MONROE, LA. (KTVE/KARD) – Clouds have filled in this morning, and there were a few patchy showers along the I-49 corridor. Southerly flow has allowed dewpoints to rise to the lower 70’s. Plenty of moisture will be in place as a series of disturbances will keep most of our weather unsettled in the short term and long term.
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.