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MPD: Shooting on Peach Street leaves one dead, three injured
Monroe, LA – Monroe Police Department officials said the fatal shooting occurred around 1:09 a.m. early Saturday morning. It happened in the 2000 block of Peach Street. Monroe Police Department officers responded to a shooting call. When the officers arrived on scene, they discovered that more than one suspect...
52-year-old woman dies at hospital after motorcycle crash on West 70th Street
Shreveport, LA – According to the police officials, the fatal crash occurred right before 11 p.m. late Friday night. It happened on West 70th Street. Shreveport Police Department officers responded to a report of a motorcycle crash. The responding officers discovered that the 52-year-old passenger of the motorcycle, later...
1 person sent to hospital after shooting on Garden Oaks Dr, suspect in custody
New Orleans, LA – According to the police officials, the shooting occurred around 4 a.m. early Saturday morning. It happened on Garden Oaks Dr. Police officials said a female victim with gunshot wounds to her abdomen arrived at a local hospital via private conveyance. The responding officers discovered that...
Deputies respond to crash involving salt water truck, train on Highway 1 at French Rd
Caddo Parish, LA – According to the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office, the crash occurred around 3:09 p.m. Friday. It happened on Highway 1 at French Rd. Caddo Parish Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a crash. The responding deputies discovered that a train crashed into a...
The Shreveport City Council voted to make it mandatory that all cats and dogs be spayed or neutered
Shreveport, LA – According to the city officials, this legislation was adopted by the Caddo Parish Commission to govern over pets and strays in the Parish. City officials said that this legislation now applies to pets and strays inside the city limits. The cost of the surgery to spay...
Authorities investigating beating death of 60-year-old man at 5151 Plank Rd
Baton Rouge, LA – According to the Baton Rouge Police Department officials, this incident occurred around 7:09 p.m. Friday, July 8, 2022. It happened at 5151 Plank Rd. Baton Rouge Police Department officers responded to a disturbance call. When the officers arrived on scene, they found one adult male...
2 charged with second-degree murder in connection with homicide of 24-year-old man
New Orleans, LA – According to the NOPD officials, both suspects were arrested and taken into custody on Thursday. Both suspects, later identified as 15-year-old Tarrance Fields and 28-year-old Roderick Matthews, are now charged with second-degree murder in relation with a homicide that occurred on July 15, 2022, in the 8300 block of Nelson Street.
Authorities need your help identifying individual suspected of a vehicle burglary on Katherine Dr
Monroe, LA – According to the Monroe Police Department, the unidentified man is suspected of a vehicle burglary on Katherine Dr. Ladies and gentlemen, if you know the identity of this person or know how to locate this person, please contact Det. Stadius at 318-329-4922 or Crime Stoppers at 318-388-CASH (2274).
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services received federal approval to expand the Pandemic EBT program to cover the summer months for eligible children in K-12 schools
Shreveport, LA – According to the state officials, this is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer P-EBT program to provide food benefits for the summer months to eligible children. All students in K-12 schools are eligible to receive summer P-EBT if they receive free or reduced-price...
NOPD requesting the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect wanted in connection with an armed robbery on Airline Highway
New Orleans, LA – According to the New Orleans Police Department, the armed robbery occurred on Sunday. It happened in the 9100 block of Airline Highway. New Orleans Police Department officers responded to a report of an armed robbery. The responding officers discovered that a gas station was robbed...
Governor John Bel Edwards announced a $130 million investment from the American Rescue Plan to bring more affordable and accessible internet to more than 66,000 households and small businesses through Internet Service Providers in 50 parishes
Shreveport, LA – According to the state officials, applications for the first phase of the grant were submitted through Louisiana’s broadband grant program called Granting Unserved Municipalities Broadband Opportunities. Governor John Bel Edwards also announced that the total investment from the American Rescue Plan is $176 million, out...
The Caddo Parish Commission is hosting a series of public meetings aimed at educating citizens on the redistricting process in Caddo Parish
Caddo Parish, LA – According to the statement, the public meetings are scheduled for Wednesday, July 27 and Thursday, July 28. Ladies and gentlemen, all meetings will be held at 5:30pm in the Government Chambers of Government Plaza (505 Travis Street, Shreveport). Caddo Commission President John Atkins reportedly said:
Shreveport Police K-9 apprehends 17-year-old suspect wanted for battery of boys home employee
Shreveport, LA – Shreveport Police Department officials said the 17-year-old suspect was arrested and taken into custody on Friday. Right before 7 p.m. Friday evening, SPD officers responded to the Brandon Transitional Home for boys on Westwood Circle if reference to a 17-year-old that reportedly physically assaulted a guard at this location before fleeing the property.
Mother says she made the unthinkable choice to turn her own son in after discovering notebook with plans for a school shooting: “It was about a whole school, hundreds of people, hundreds of kids, children”
As the debate continues on whether more or less gun control is needed, there is also a debate about how much responsibility we have to report people we suspect of committing mass murder, especially if that person is your child. This mom called the authorities on her teenage son after she discovered his notebook which detailed his plans to carry out a shooting at his high school. The mother made the unthinkable choice to turn her own son after she discovered the then 17-year-old’s journal was filled with a detailed plan to commit a mass murder at his high school.
Families of two young girls, who both died of self-strangulation while participating in a challenge which encourages users to choke themselves with belts until passing out, claim their daughters died after participating in TikTok challenges; lawsuit
Parents are encouraged to monitor younger children’s internet and social media use because many young children have become influenced by social media videos challenging them to perform harmful acts. The SMVLC, which is a legal resource for parents of children harmed by social media addiction and abuse, announced that it has filed two wrongful death lawsuits in the deaths of two young girls who both died of self-strangulation while participating in TikTok’s challenge, which encourages users to choke themselves with belts, purse strings or other similar items until passing out.
Authorities arrest 14 for illicit tobacco, alcohol sales
Caddo Parish, LA – According to the statement, the CPSO Youth Services Division reportedly conducted an underage alcohol and tobacco sales operation in Caddo Parish and checked 32 businesses on July 20. The operation was in response to complaints received by the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office. CPSO officials...
The National Guard Association of the United States named Gov. Edwards the recipient of the 2022 Harry S. Truman Award for Distinguished Service in Support of National Defense
Shreveport, LA – According to the state officials, Governor John Be Edwards was reportedly selected for his consistent leadership and support of LANG as well as his numerous accomplishments including leading Louisiana’s effort to pioneer groundbreaking methods to its cyber security response plans and methods. Those plans significantly...
The Caddo Parish Commission is hosting a series of public meetings aimed at educating citizens on the redistricting process in Caddo Parish
Shreveport, LA – According to the statement, the public meetings are scheduled for Wednesday, July 27 and Thursday, July 28. Officials have announced that all meetings will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Government Chambers of Government Plaza located at 505 Travis Street, Shreveport. Every 10 years after...
Man wanted in connection with fatal North 21st Street shooting
Monroe, LA – According to the police officials, the fatal shooting occurred around 10:09 p.m. late Tuesday night. It happened in the 200 block of North 21st Street. Monroe Police Department officers responded to a shooting call. When the officers arrived on scene, they found one victim. The victim,...
The Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office and the United States Attorney’s Office will host “Friday Night Live,” youth empowerment events for area Caddo Parish elementary/middle, high school students and parents
Caddo Parish, LA – According to the officials, these events will be held on Friday, July 22nd and Friday, August 26th from 6:00pm – 7:30pm at Huntington High School (6801 Rasberry Lane). Ladies and gentlemen, both events are free and open to the public. Officials have announced that...
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