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From biscuits to BRAT: Fun things to do this weekend in Shreveport-Bossier City
Feel like dancing the night away? Perhaps your inner zen needs nurturing (and yes, food counts). Either way, there’s something for everyone’s groove. From biscuits to BRAT, here are some ways to have fun this weekend in Shreveport-Bossier City:. Bookmobile in Caddo Common Park. In partnership with the...
Rain for Friday morning before drying up this afternoon
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Rain showers are isolated mainly across NW LA this morning. Conditions will look to clear out more and more rain as the day progresses leading to completely dry and sunny conditions for the afternoon. High temperatures get into the upper 80′s and lower 90′s.
Incoming LSUS freshmen can ‘find their fit’ in academic majors, careers
SHREVEPORT – The Career Services office on any campus is best known for resume building, job hunting, and interview prepping aimed at students nearing the end of their college careers. But LSUS’s Jennie Flynn-McKevitt is getting ahead of the curve, inviting incoming freshmen to explore how their choice of...
Baseball: Bossier Phillies win American Legion State Tournament
The Bossier Phillies won the American Legion Baseball State Tournament held July 13-17 at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette’s ML “Tigue” Moore Field. The Phillies, runners-up last year, went 5-1 in the double-elimination tournament. They defeated defending champion and New Orleans Jesuit-based Retif Oil 5-4 in the championship game.
Elderly couple's mobile home flipped during Beryl
KEITHVILLE, La. - An elderly couple in Keithville is still picking up the pieces of their mobile home after it rolled onto its roof during Tropical Storm Beryl. Joe and Elizabeth Jamison were found standing on their ceiling after strong winds lifted their home from its foundations and slammed it into a tree.
Shreveport’s Landry Anglin Killer Receives Life in Prison
CADDO PARISH, LA Ray to serve life in prison for Landry Anglin slaying. A man convicted in June in connection with the May 1, 2022 death of Shreveport teen Landry Anglin must serve the rest of his life in prison with no chance of pardon, parole or reduction of sentence.
Drying out and warming up the next few days
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - The latest system to impact the ArkLaTex has turned out to be a dud for most of the region with just spotty showers and storms and many areas have missed out on the rain entirely. As we head into tonight, scattered storms still can’t be ruled out as some upper level energy lingers over the region but most of the area will stay dry. Overnight lows will fall to around 70.
Driver injured in pickup truck, mail truck collision
SHREVEPORT, La. -- A driver was injured Thursday afternoon during a collision between a mail delivery truck and pickup truck in southwest Shreveport. The crash happened just before 4:30 p.m. at the intersection of Fountainbleau Road and Mansfield Road. The driver of a large pickup truck was southbound on Mansfield Road when a USPS mail truck driver crossed from Fountainbleau into the northbound side of Mansfield Road.
Evangel football has landed a transfer who is the son of a Hall of Fame legend
The facelift continues for the 2024 Evangel Eagles. A host of players who transferred from other area schools – and didn’t play last season – will be ready to go for head coach Denny Duron for the upcoming season. The latest addition is a 6-foot-5 senior receiver.
Four Shreveport residents sentenced to decades in prison for killings
Three men and a woman have each been given lengthy prison sentences this week in connection with several Shreveport killings. The convictions, two for manslaughter and two for second-degree murder, are tied to cases from 2018, 2021 and 2022. 81-year-old man stabbed to death. LaKendra Wesley, 37, pleaded guilty Tuesday...
Man on the run for 30+ years finally sentenced for shooting in Ringgold
CLAIBORNE PARISH, La. (KSLA) - A Bienville Parish man who was on the run for more than 30 years after shooting someone in Ringgold has now been sentenced. Greg Lawson, who is now 64-years-old, was caught in Mexico by the FBI in September of 2023 after being on the run for 32 years. Back in 1991, Lawson shot Seth Garlington, who was 19 at the time, in Ringgold in an incident that started as a fist fight.
Identity released of man shot inside a home near the Shreveport Regional Airport
The Caddo Parish Coroner's Office has released the name of a man who was shot in Shreveport on July 17. Just before 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jaden Barnhill, 24 was shot inside a home near the Shreveport Regional Airport in 4700 block of Kennedy Drive. According to the coroner's office, Barnhill...
‘My Baby Is Gone’: 12-Year-Old Shot to Death After Grown Woman Uses Her to Spy on Cheating Boyfriend Amid Louisiana Love Triangle Feud
A Louisiana woman reached a plea deal with prosecutors after being charged with the murder of a young girl who was dragged into a lovers […] ‘My Baby Is Gone’: 12-Year-Old Shot to Death After Grown Woman Uses Her to Spy on Cheating Boyfriend Amid Louisiana Love Triangle Feud
Louisiana OMV offices coming back online after issues processing transactions
NEW ORLEANS — The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles is coming back online following a global network outage that impacted all offices Friday morning. The outage caused the OMV to not be able to process transactions. The systems are now starting to come back online; however, customers who are...
Louisiana Ticket Claims $230,000 in Wednesday Lottery Drawing
As an observer of lottery drawings in Louisiana, I feel obligated to suggest to those who want to strike it rich playing lottery games with the Louisiana Lottery should be participating in those games over the next week or so. The reason? Lady Luck appears to have moved back into Louisiana and she's apparently applying her "magic" to lottery tickets sold here in The Boot.
Louisiana Fisherman Catches Enormous Record Breaking Alligator Gar
A Louisiana fisherman recently set a new Toledo Bend fishing record by catching an absolutely massive alligator gar weighing in at almost 300lbs. Toledo Bend is one of the largest man-made reservoirs in the United States, covering approximately 185,000 acres and stretching over 65 miles. Known for its abundant fish...
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