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Haughton Native Selected by Reds in MLB Draft
It's always exciting to see people from the Shreveport-Bossier area succeed at the highest levels. Whether we're talking about Dak Prescott or Terry Bradshaw or Evelyn Ashford or Tre White, it's always cool to see one of us succeed and win. And the great thing about our area, for whatever reasons, we seemingly produce TONS of professional athletes.
Cherokee County jury finds man guilty of Highway 79 shooting that killed 2
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A jury found a Shreveport man guilty of capital murder in connection with a shooting in Cherokee County that left two dead. Devon Harris faced a weeklong trial that ended on July 15 in connection with a 2022 shooting. Harris stood accused in the deaths...
Tracking the Tropics: When will the tropics come back alive?
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — After a somewhat active start to the season with three named storms checked off the list in six weeks, things have quieted down. But when will they get active again?. Since Beryl’s demise last week, Saharan dust has taken over the Atlantic, Caribbean and at...
Heat relief is on the way as a rainy pattern arrives soon
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – We are only 2 days away from a cool front swinging through and bringing heat relief for several days late this week and into the weekend. The next 48 hours will test our patience as we await this change. Temperatures will be near 80 degrees...
ESPN’s Holly Rowe tells Independence Bowl attendees she 'will die for you to get the story’
ESPN’s Holly Rowe has had a 35-year broadcasting career that’s allowed her to rub shoulders the sports elite across the U.S. all thanks to a father in Utah who exposed her to college football at an early age. Speaking Monday night at the 14th Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl kickoff dinner in Shreveport’s Convention...
Shreveport holds workshop to help festival businesses
SHREVEPORT, La. – Over 50 business owners gathered in the Shreveport City Council Chamber Monday to learn the requirements for obtaining permits from the city. Council members Tabatha Taylor and James Green put together a one stop shop for all kinds of businesses that want to be a part of local festivals.
Alligator Attacks Kid Swimming in Louisiana Waterway
A 9-year-old boy is recovering from injuries after he was attacked by an alligator in a Louisiana waterway. NOLA.com reports that the young boy was swimming with his family in Lake Ponchatrain on Sunday evening when the alligator attacked. According to the report, the family saw the alligator approaching the...
Target Announces Store Policy Change – Is It Coming to Louisiana?
You can find a Target Store in just about every major city in Louisiana. The Minneapolis Minnesota-based retailer has locations in Lafayette, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, Shreveport, and several other locations in the greater New Orleans Metro area. Many shoppers view the store as an "upgrade" from Walmart Stores but the two giant retailers offer many of the same items and their prices are often comparable.
Heat advisory in effect Tuesday
SHREVEPORT, La. - Do what you can to beat the heat Tuesday as we're in for yet another scorcher. The National Weather Service-Shreveport has a heat advisory is in place from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday for the entire region. Our afternoon heat index values could reach 106. Highs...
Dr. Dana Kress to be honored by the Académie française
SHREVEPORT, LA – Dr. Dana Kress, longtime professor of French at Centenary and executive director of the Centenary College of Louisiana Press, has been awarded a prestigious international prize from the Académie française in Paris. The Prix du rayonnement de la langue et de la littérature françaises, one of the Académie’s annual Grands Prix, recognizes Kress’s accomplishments in spreading the influence and raising the prestige of the French language through his work as the founder and champion of Les Éditions Tintamarre, the heritage language imprint of the Centenary Press dedicated to preserving and publishing American literature written in languages other than English.
Episode 205: James Martin Previews Louisiana’s First Wind Turbine
In April, a wind turbine and its components arrived in Louisiana after a transatlantic journey from Ireland. Gulf Wind Technology is preparing the onshore turbine for installation at the Port Fourchon Coastal Wetlands Park. Initial deployment and testing of the equipment is slated to begin late this year. GWT founder James Martin leads Biz New Orleans on an audio tour of the new gear at his company’s headquarters at Avondale Global Gateway.
Woman pleads not guilty after abducted child found dead in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The woman charged in connection to the abduction of two Louisiana girls, which ended with one of them deceased in Mississippi, appeared in court for her arraignment on Tuesday, July 16. According to the public defender for Victoria Cox, she pled not guilty in Hinds County Circuit Court. A Hinds County Grand […]
Louisiana Versus Litter: The Litter Hotline
It's no surprise that Shreveport has been in a battle against litter, earlier this year Shreveport Police Department announced they had made their first litter-related arrest. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, along with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), and Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) are launching a statewide program to fight back against litter. Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser says "We are ramping up litter enforcement in Louisiana with support from the State Police, Wildlife and Fisheries agents, and local law enforcement. It's important that we educate those guilty of littering and work together to keep Louisiana Beautiful."
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