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Shreveport man sentenced for murder of acquaintance
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A man who shot and killed an acquaintance will serve the rest of his life in prison. On July 17, Torail Thomas, 44, was sentenced to the mandatory term for the second-degree murder of Da’Twaine Broomfield in the Highland neighborhood on Nov. 10, 2022. Broomfield...
MAYOR TO HOLD MEETING FOR DOWNTOWN PROPERTY OWNERS REGARDING THE PROPOSED VACANT PROPERTY REGULATION ORDINANCE
Mayor Arceneaux invites downtown property owners in Shreveport and other interested parties to attend a meeting to discuss the proposed Vacant Property Regulation Ordinance, which is currently pending before the City Council. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers at Government Plaza, on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.
Live! Casino celebrating construction milestone in Bossier City
BOSSIER CITY, La. (KSLA) - Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana is celebrating an important construction milestone in Bossier City. The Cordish Companies hosted a topping off ceremony Wednesday, July 17 at 11 a.m. to celebrate the final beam being placed atop the first land-based casino in the Shreveport-Bossier area. Hundreds of people attended the event to show their support.
Louisiana Storm Threat Grows as ‘Cold Front’ Pushes Into State
Viewers of KSLA Television in Shreveport witnessed a rather strange event during the television station's noon broadcast on Wednesday. It was on that broadcast that a man with unusually high hair uttered two words that just don't make sense in Louisiana during the month of July. I actually saw this with my own eyes and heard Austin Evans, that's the high hair guy, say the words "Cold Front".
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.
Alligator Attacks Kid Swimming in Louisiana Waterway
A 9-year-old boy is recovering from injuries after he was attacked by an alligator in a Louisiana waterway. NOLA.com reports that the young boy was swimming with his family in Lake Ponchatrain on Sunday evening when the alligator attacked. According to the report, the family saw the alligator approaching the...
Number of Medicaid users in Louisiana drops
(The Center Square) – Registration for Medicaid in Louisiana dropped 18.5% from about 2.1 million to 1.7 million over the last 12 months, according to a recent report. More than two-thirds of nonrenewals were terminated for procedural reasons, meaning registration forms incorrectly completed or not completed. Across the United States, about 1 in 3 Medicaid […]
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