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D.A.R.E holds Officer Training Conference in Shreveport
SHREVEPORT, La. - More than 150 officers from across Louisiana are in Shreveport for the D.A.R.E Officers Association Training Conference. The conference is being held at LSU Shreveport. D.A.R.E stands for drug abuse resistance education. Under the program, officers go into classrooms to teach kids how to resist peer pressure...
Speaker Mike Johnson directs meeting with Shreveport VA officials over suicide at facility
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson's staff will meet with Shreveport VA hospital officials Tuesday about the agency's suicide protocol failures resulting in a death at the center. A report issued last week by the VA's inspector general concluded Overton Brooks Veterans Affairs Medical Center staff failed to comply with suicide...
Tatianna Burns guilty of second-degree murder
A Shreveport woman accused of shaking a baby to death was found guilty of the crime Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Caddo District Court. The trial was originally to have been before a jury, but as jurors were about to be chosen Monday, July 8, defendant Tatianna Jenell Burns, 42, asked for a bench trial before District Judge Donald E. Hathaway Jr.
See How Much Louisiana School Supplies Have Changed Since 1975
School is so much different than when I was a youngster attending school in Caddo Parish back in the 1970's. Back then, school didn't begin until after Labor Day, but now, Bossier Parish, DeSoto Parish and Caddo Parish kids are already down to their last couple of weeks of summer fun and planning to head back to school on Thursday, August 8.
Louisiana State Troopers Need Your Help in Calendar Photo Contest
They are sleek, they are sexy, and they are built for business and you can see them all over Louisiana too. From Dubach to Denham Springs and Bogalusa to Basile we have all seen a Louisiana State Police cruiser. Most of the time we only catch a glimpse of those machines in our rearview mirror or out of our peripheral vision when they are parked on the shoulder of a roadway.
Study Warns: ‘Toxic Compounds’ Found in Sun-Exposed Plastic Bottles
Louisiana folks already have a hard time keeping cool in the summertime, and now we have to worry that our bottled water might be unsafe to drink. We have all forgotten our water bottles in the car on a hot summer day at some point. If you leave them in your car or in the sun long enough, you may have noticed that they have a strange chemical-like aftertaste. Scientists have been warning us that chemicals 'linked to hormonal imbalances' such as BPA can contaminate the liquid inside the bottle.
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