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Local Forecast for Southern MS/AL/LA – 7/25/24: Rain chances this weekend before the heat returns
Good afternoon, everyone! Areas near Hattiesburg, MS, Mobile, AL, and Hammond, LA have been dealing with showers and thunderstorms that have produced minor flooding in some areas. Rain should continue to diminish overnight with only a few light showers possible. The forecast will be very similar over the next few days until the heat and sunshine return for most of the region beginning next week.
10 Million Names project working with Local Genealogists to uncover names of enslaved Americans
NEW ORLEANS — It is estimated that more than 10 million men and women were enslaved in America during the slave trade. In Louisiana, the enslaved population grew to more than 331,000 in 1860. Today, a national group is working to identify their names and create a free and...
NPSO Corrections Deputy Arrested for Malfeasance in Office
Natchitoches, La - A short-term criminal investigation has led to the arrest of a Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Corrections Deputy according to Natchitoches Parish Sheriff Stuart Wright. Robert Lowring, 62, of Bienville Parish, a Corrections Deputy at the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center was booked into the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center...
Love at First Sight: Former Grambling Baseball Coach Wilbert’s early love for game turns into everlasting legacy
GRAMBLING, La. (KTVE/KARD) — Former Grambling baseball skipper Wilbert Ellis found much success as the head skipper for Grambling baseball.737 wins, 463 losses and one tie.But his success is credited to his passion for the game–a passion that he discovered the first time he ever played the game. “I’d get a lot of kids together […]
Feed Your Soul: Utility Brewing Company
RUSTON, La. (KNOE) - In a college town, pizza and beer are common staples. In Ruston, Professor of Architecture at Louisiana Tech University Karl Puljak and his friends Dean Norton And Cassidy Keim started Utility Brewing Company. It is a place that adds to the ambiance of downtown. “I think...
State Representative expresses concerns about new owners of Glenwood Regional Medical Center
WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE / KARD)–With the sale of Glenwood Regional Medical Center people in the area are hopeful that American Healthcare Systems will do a better job managing it. Two community leaders are hoping that the new owners of Glenwood can turn around the story of the hospital that was plagued with mismanagement, lack […]
50 Cent Announces Celebrity Basketball
50 Cent has been making quite the buzz around Shreveport as he claims "All Roads Lead to Shreveport." Next month's Humor & Harmony Weekend has added a Celebrity Basketball Game to the lineup of events. Announced earlier today tickets are set to go on sale at 10 am tomorrow, Friday, July 26th.
Check out the new principals in Bossier Parish
With the first day of school two weeks away, Bossier Schools would like to introduce parents and students to the new principals of the district. This year Bossier Parish School District is welcoming four new principals. These principals will be calling Apollo Elementary School, Benton Middle School, Central Park Elementary School and Plain...
Bossier City mayor to announce ‘actions of interest’ during news conference
BOSSIER CITY, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Bossier City Mayor Thomas Chandler will “announce actions of interest to Bossie City citizens” on Thursday morning, according to a news release. The media conference will happen in front of Mayor Chandler’s office at City Hall, 620 Benton Road. The mayor...
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