LATEST NEWS
Farmer’s Almanac Predicts When Shreveport Will Get First Frost This Fall
SHREVEPORT, LA - We have suffered through a miserably hot summer and we are all looking forward to fall and some milder weather. It will be here before you know it. It’s now October and fall is in the air. It’s still quite hot and sticky around these parts, but the winds of change are blowing.
Woman who tossed kids from bridge and told them to ‘meet with God’ because they had ‘germs’ gets life in prison
Ureka R. Black was sentenced to life in prison for throwing her two young kids from a Louisiana bridge, killing her infant son and severely injuring his 5-year-old brother. The post Woman who tossed kids from bridge and told them to ‘meet with God’ because they had ‘germs’ gets life in prison first appeared on Law & Crime.
Burn Ban Lifted For Caddo, Bossier and Webster Parishes
Some great news for those trying to clean up fallen trees, limbs and leaves in Northwest Louisiana. For Caddo and Bossier parishes most of Webster Parish, the burn ban issued by the State of Louisiana has been lifted. The new orders issued by the state read:. Following consultation among the...
Blanchard man arrested for allegedly raping juvenile multiple times
BLANCHARD, La. (KSLA) - A forensic rape investigation has led to the arrest of a 51-year-old man. On Sept. 25, a Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office (CPSO) detective arrested Anthony Hollis, 51, who allegedly sexually assaulted a juvenile multiple times. CPSO says a forensic investigation led to Hollis’ arrest. He...
New Home Needed: Meet the Latest Adorable Dogs Up for Adoption in benton, LA
Martha (STRAY - NOT YET AVAILABLE) Name:Martha (STRAY - NOT YET AVAILABLE) Description:Please read the pet description IN IT'S ENTIRETY before applying. Thank you for your cooperation. STRAY NEW INTAKE 9/30/2023 STRAY... Click to see more.
Caddo Parish Violent Offenders for September 23rd-29th
The following booking-photos are those who were booked in to Caddo Correctional Center for crimes of a violent or sexual nature. The people pictured are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Art. 234. Booking photographs. (1) "Booking photograph" means a photograph or still, non-video image of...
Bossier and Caddo Parishes Prepare for Winter Weather: Traffic Flow and Road Safety Discussed
Officials from Bossier and Caddo parishes are planning for possible winter weather conditions. This is the case even as current temperatures remain high. Representatives from both parishes met to discuss the issue. These included law enforcement, first responders, and members from the state Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) and homeland security. They came together to strategize about maintaining traffic flow during harsh weather.
Texas and Louisiana Have Security Cameras Everywhere
We live in a connected world. If you wouldn't want your mom to know about it, don't do it. Cameras are EVERYWHERE!. From trail cams to Ring doorbells, to camera phones and red light cameras, we're constantly being watched. And thanks to the new cameras installed by Bossier Parks, they're already catching folks damaging public property.
Linden store owner, manager fondly remember employee fatally shot in tragic parking lot accident
LINDEN, Texas (KLTV) - Friends and co-workers are paying their respects to an East Texas man killed last week in a freak accident. It was this past Friday in Linden that police were called to the scene of an accidental shooting that was almost impossible to believe. “By the time...
2 Shreveport men indicted in separate 2023 killings
Two men in Shreveport were indicted Wednesday, Sept. 27, by a Caddo Parish Grand Jury for second-degree murder for separate incidents. Roderick Dewayne Smith Jr., 19, was charged in connection with the killing of Jamani Dervon Johnson, 21. On June 19, 2023, Johnson was shot and killed outside his apartment...
DOJ awards over $60 million to support Louisiana community safety
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — A total of nearly $60 million in grants to support public safety and community justice was awarded to cities in the Western District of Louisiana including Bossier City, Natchitoches, and Shreveport. The grants from the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) will go towards...
Check Out New Security Agents at Some Louisiana Casinos
SHREVEPORT, LA – A new game in town at some of the casinos in Shreveport and Bossier City. But this is not a game you can win. You will soon see robots roaming around a couple of casino properties in the local market. Knightscope has reached a deal with two casinos in northwest Louisiana for K5 Autonomous Security Robots (ASR).
Dogs captured, euthanized after fatal attack in Miller County
MILLER COUNTY, Ark. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Miller County Sheriff’s Office said all five dogs involved in the fatal attack of a Genoa woman have been captured and euthanized. Around 6:50 p.m. Sunday, deputies responded to a call about a deceased person at a home on MC 18. Deputies found the body of Brenda Witt inside a vehicle on her property. Authorities determined she was the victim of an animal attack and believe she was trying to take cover from the dogs.
High school football: Turnovers hurt Parkway in loss to Captain Shreve; Bossier, Plain Dealing fall
The Parkway Panthers suffered their first loss of the season Friday night, falling to the Captain Shreve Gators 28-15 at Independence Stadium. Parkway dropped to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in District 1/5A. Captain Shreve improved to 4-1 and 2-0. The biggest play of the game came early. Trailing 7-3, Parkway...