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Sunday alcohol sales pass Bossier City Council
BOSSIER CITY, La. (KTAL/KMSS)—The Bossier City Council has updated the city’s alcohol laws. The council passed an ordinance on Tuesday that will allow Sunday alcohol sales. Retailers were already allowed to sell beer and wine, but this ordinance now allows liquor to be sold on Sundays between 7 a.m. and midnight.
4th of July event at Louisiana Downs to honor Toby Keith
BOSSIER CITY, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Do you love fireworks shows and music by Toby Keith? Don’t miss Louisiana Downs Racetrack and Casino’s 4th of July celebration!. They will honor the life and legacy of late country music artist Toby Keith on Thursday, July 4. The day will...
Where to celebrate, watch fireworks on July 4th in Shreveport, Bossier City
From the lake to the river, the roses to the racetrack, here are six places to celebrate the Fourth of July and watch fireworks displays. Louisiana Downs is celebrating the life and legacy of country music icon and horseman, Toby Keith, on Independence Day. There will be live racing with all of the races named after Toby Keith songs. There will also be a free kids zone and petting zoo, local food trucks, a live musical performance, and fireworks show.
Here's the guy who makes Sportspectrum's Firecracker 5K run smoothly
When more than 2,000 participants converge on the Mall St. Vincent parking lot Thursday morning for the annual Sportspectrum Firecracker 5K Race for Research, few will notice when the massive event goes off without a hitch. While it’s hard to predict the unpredictable in a race that involves the very...
Shreveport Man Arrested for Grimmett Drive Murder
SHREVEPORT, LA- Shreveport Police Make Arrest in Overnight Homicide. Shreveport Police have made an arrest following last night’s homicide in north Shreveport. On July 1, 2024, just after 9:45 p.m., Shreveport Police patrol officers responded to the 2100 block of Grimmett Drive on reports of a shooting. Arriving officers located a man suffering from multiple gunshot injures. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Shreveport Fire Department Battle Vacant House Fire
On Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at 2:46 AM, the Shreveport Fire Department (SFD) received a 911 call reporting a house on fire in the 2500 block of Quinton Street. Engine 8 arrived on scene within five (5) minutes and reported the one-story residential structure was fully involved in fire. It...
Caddo DA Holding Youth Leadership Academy in Shreveport
The Caddo Parish District Attorney's office, in partnership with Shreveport Community Renewal Friendship House, Volunteers for Youth Justice and the Multicultural Center-The South, will host the first-of-its-kind, weeklong Caddo DA Youth Leadership Academy, encouraging middle school students from diverse backgrounds across Caddo Parish to dream and fulfill a productive future.
Shreveport Welcomes World Champ Mark Henry
Former Olympian and World Heavyweight Champion, Mark Henry is coming to Shreveport this august for Geek'd Con. Mark Henry started his athletic career as a powerlifter at age 18, earning himself the name of World's Strongest Teenager after setting world records for his age, that title would follow him into adulthood as the World's Strongest Man. Henry would take part in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games, and won several medals in the Pan American Games, later retiring from weightlifting after suffering a back injury. Henry began his pro-wrestling career in 1996 and would go on to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
Justice principal hires assistant principals from Poe and Luther Jackson
Sean Rolon, the new principal of Justice High School, has hired two assistant principals from other local schools. Ashley Nelson comes from Poe Middle School where she has served as an assistant principal since 2021. Before that, she was a high school assistant principal in Shreveport, La., and a middle...
SporTran to be closed on Fourth of July
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - SporTran Transit says they will be closed on Thursday, July 4 for Independence Day. The closure includes all transit services, facilities and administrative offices. Services will resume Friday, July 5 as normal. The administration office will reopen Monday, July 8.
Shreveport Woman Receives $18,000 Grant to Purchase First Home
Shreveport, LA – In a transformative move, Lakesia Williams, a plastic surgeon’s assistant from Shreveport, Louisiana, has become a first-time homeowner with the help of an $18,000 Homebuyer Equity Leverage Partnership (HELP) grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), facilitated through ANECA Federal Credit Union (ANECA). This grant has provided Ms. Williams with the financial support necessary to purchase the home she had been renting for the past three years.
Shreveport’s gun violence and incarceration issues go ‘hand in hand,’ residents say
On a friend's red-and-green-painted porch in the Lakeside neighborhood of Shreveport, Louisiana, Carl Law is wrangling his two-year-old son, Blaze. Anxious for his dad's attention, Blaze pulls on his dad's T-shirt. The toddler's interruptions burble beneath Law's voice as he describes his relationship with his own father — one built through jail phones.
New art exhibit to feature Academy Award-winning artists William Joyce, Todman and more
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)—Artspace announced its next exhibit, featuring a behind-the-scenes look into famous artists such as Emily Ezell, Yuina Todman, Ibrahim Fashho, and filmmaker and Academy Award-winning artist William Joyce. Artspace states that the ‘The Process‘ exhibit will offer a look at the methods behind their creative masterpieces and...
'A hole in your soul': Family of Shreveport July 4th mass shooting victims have no answers
It's been one year since Shamika Dorsey and LaShanda Carter's sons were murdered in the mass shooting that consumed a 4th of July block party in Shreveport's MLK neighborhood. After a year of dealing with the weight of grief and the challenges of picking up the pieces for their families, both women and their families are still finding the strength to take things one day at a time.
An international ransomware attack, a Shreveport business and nationwide losses
For the first time in more than two weeks, Keith Rutherford, the owner of Shreveport's Eagle Truck Center, has been able to log onto his work computer. The truck dealer on Ockley Drive in Shreveport was one of the 15,000 dealerships around the country that lost all access to its business software in a giant ransomware attack on CDK Global, a company that provides software that processes vehicle sales and other transactions. An eastern European hacking group called BlackSuit claims to be behind the CDK attack.
Pride Month closes in Shreveport with Rainbow Rave
Shreveport’s night life lit up on Friday, June 28 for the fourth annual Rainbow Rave at Bear’s Bar & Grill. The event is hosted by the former Miss Louisiana USofA, ZaZa Gigante. The night featured queer trivia at and a drag show, with music by DJ Lomax The...
East Texas Heatwave: Heat Indices Up to 113 Degrees
East Texas – An intense heatwave continues to grip East Texas, with dangerous heat levels expected to persist through Thursday. The National Weather Service in Shreveport, Louisiana, has issued a Heat Advisory for southeast Oklahoma and parts of East Texas, effective until 8 PM CDT Thursday. Heat indices are forecast to reach between 105 and 109 degrees. Additionally, an Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for other areas, predicting heat indices up to 113 degrees.
Bossier Police Looking for Suspect in Vehicle Theft
The Bossier City Police (Property Crimes Division) needs the Public’s assistance in identifying an individual. On 06/04/2024, an unknown black male entered a vehicle without consent at a residence in Bossier City and stole items. If anyone knows the identity of the individual or any information on the case please contact Crime Stoppers or the Bossier City Police Department.
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