Beginning Wednesday, May 15, the Dogwood Trail bridge over Red Chute bayou at the entrance of Dogwood Subdivision will be closed. The existing bridge will be removed and a new bridge constructed during the closure..

Ennis’ Czech heritage is celebrated to the hilt as visitors can listen or dance to a variety of bands playing traditional polka, waltz and folk music in three spacious dance halls: the Sokol Activity Center, the Knights of Columbus Hall and the KJT Hall in Ennis.

 DALLAS - The Dallas Arboretum will be open from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays in June allowing guests the opportunity to enjoy a picnic, music and all Mother

 The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development’s (DOTD) Aviation Section is pleased to announce the Louisiana Aviation Career Education (ACE) Camp Program.  DOTD Aviation, i

 In its effort to hire 10,000 new employees in May, Dollar General will host a career fair at Dollar General located at 2853 Jewella Ave.  in Shreveport, La. on Saturday, May 18 from 10 a

 SHREVEPORT, LA — The Centenary College of Louisiana Choir will tour Italy for two weeks, May 7-May 20. Known as America’s Singing Ambassadors, the Choir will perform at several

The Haughton High School 2013-2014 Varsity Cheerleaders have been chosen. They are Jessica Blank, Taylor Duncan, Taylor Frazier, Kaitlyn Haley, Luna Karkar, Haley Krumpelbeck, Emily Lee, Kaylin O’Glee, McKenzie O’Neal, Brooke Payton, Chyene Roy, Catherine Shaw, Hannah Teutsch and Kaili Williams.

One of the best features of the festival is the entertainment. They have 30 of the best Cajun and Zydeco bands playing all weekend long on three stages.

Needless to say, we did not experience much trouble with power outages for quite a while, but now it is getting too often. Please, someone help us on Soda Bluff. The water goes off also each time there is a power outage due to well system..

This year, USDA is committed to helping Congress get a comprehensive, multiyear Food, Farm and Jobs Bill passed as soon as possible. This is critical to provide certainty for U.S. producers, while giving USDA the tools we need to continue strengthening the rural economy.

One way to send a message (like in all capitals) to a future political opponent is to open a campaign with a well-publicized and very well -attended fund-raiser. And that’s exactly what Caddo District Judge Scott Crichton did at his campaign kickoff recently.

The good news for our parents is that modern medicine has substantially extended their life expectancies. And that is also the bad news; many are living much longer than their bodies can maintain basic body functions.

We have a history of achieving great things by providing open access to data. For example, the release of weather data has fueled production of new tools that return more than $4 billion every year to the U.S. economy. The release of Global Positioning System technology has led to an industry that returns an estimated.

and continue to provide our students with the opportunity to receive a quality education, we must have your support. The bulk of the funds from these millages are dedicated to salaries and benefits, which compose 85 percent of our general fund budget..

think about the world we inhabit, a little follicle-snatching makes pretty good sense. Between the economy (which may do any of a hundred things and all of them bad), the rocket-rapid rise of violent crime, the burnt toast at breakfast and the...

The first case comes from kpho.com in Scottsdale, Ariz., where an unnamed 25-year-old woman was spotted running down the road in traffic wearing only a shirt. She was discovered around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, near the intersection of Scottsdale and McDowell roads with her 3- year-old son in tow.

Officers from Bastrop Police Department, Bossier City Police Department, Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office, Haughton Police Department, Ruston Police Department, Springhill Police Department, Union Parish Sheriff’s Office, Webster Parish Sheriff’s Office and West Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office completed nearly 12 weeks of training that began on Feb.

In addition to fried green tomatoes, appetizers include boudin balls, small spheres of boudin served with Jethro’s remoulade sauce; crawfish bread, toasted French bread with crawfish in a spicy brown sauce and topped with melted cheese; and southern fried pickles.

 MADISON, WI  – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Tuesday awarded $19.5 million to support research, education and Extension activities associated with climate solutions in agricu

 BATON ROUGE, La. — Tuesday, Chief Executive revealed that CEOs nationwide rank Louisiana No. 11 in the U.S., the state's highest position ever, in the magazine's annual ranking of Best &

 BATON ROUGE – State Representative Patrick Williams announced Tuesday his plan to bring awareness to a growing aquatic weeds problem in Louisiana waters. For the last few years, lakes and w

 Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ More than 44 percent of the Louisiana students who received scholarships from the state's TOPS program over a seven-year period had their awards cancele

The QuikClot Belt Trauma Kit is designed for law enforcement use so officers can stop traumatic bleeding quickly and help save lives. Its lifesaving component is gauze that contains a fast-acting blood-clotting agent designed to stop bleeding from traumatic injuries including gunshot wounds.

solve crimes on TV, noting, “it’s not typically like you see on the TV shows where they have a fingerprint, plug it into a computer database and out comes a perfect match. It takes more work than that.”.

Yeah, this is Tim Cannon again up in Plain Dealing. Well, I was expecting the kind of response from my comment that I got, especially the simpleminded cowards that wouldn’t identify themselves. To set the record straight, the mayor and the town clerk have nothing to do with any of this except to be witnesses as to what happened.

Hi, I have to agree with the caller who complained about our TV shows interrupted by coverage of the “Boston Marathon Bombing”. This happens any time something like this happens. Anyone who is really interested in watching these details 24-7, we have stations like CNN and HLN to watch that and give you all the details you need.

Y’all do stories about the salaries of public officials. You need to check into the salaries of LSU Health Sciences Center. I’m hearing that there are several people over there that make over $500,000 per year. I think it would be very interesting, especially since there is talk about it being taken over by a private entity.

Yes I was calling to let you know that my wife, at lunch time today went to a popular deli that is near Brookshires on Line Ave, at Pierremont, to have lunch. When she went to the drink station, something was on the floor, and she slipped landing on her back and her head.

Yes, I’d like to make a comment about the Caddo Animal Control. They are doing a great job for me. I moved into the Highland area about two years ago, from the country in northern Caddo Parish. I’ve never seen so many stray cats in my life. They come out every spring and so far I’ve trapped seven of them.

Yes, this is about the black history and the white history comments. It appears that neither one, the white or the black knows very much about this because we’ve had a Black History Month ever since the 1920’s. Yet, I agree the black people have a lot to contribute to the United States and so do the white people.

Hey, I’d like to comment about the conflict between our newest Bossier District Judge, Mike Nerren and the Bossier District Attorney Schuyler Marvin. It is scary to think about a judge owing one side or the other.

This is regarding the Caddo Parish School Board uniform policies. I think it is ridiculous that the kids have to wear uniforms but the teachers and staff can come in with miniskirts and platform shoes on.

“We say it every day: ‘It’s not a matter of if, but rather when’ when it comes to an active shooter situation in our area,” said Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington. “Ensuring our deputies are trained to be proactive and keep a situation like that from arising in the first place, or being able to properly respond if it does, is vital.

Deputy Marshall pretended to be a 13-year-old girl when 21-yearold Jesus Michael Jimenez of Bossier City began to chat online, sending sexual images and also asking the allegedly juvenile girl for sex..

According to Mark Natale, with the Bossier City Police Department, Alana M. Zuccaro, 38, of Pineville, La., was arrested on May 7 after security with the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel called Bossier City police in reference to her taking a bed throw from one of the rooms in the hotel.

Clifford Gray Chase, 58, of Bossier City, was arrested Sept. 28, 2011, after child pornography was found on a laptop he dropped off at Best Buy for computer repairs. Chase appeared in court back on Feb. 19, along with his attorney, Larrion Hillman, and changed his plea to guilty on one count of attempted pornography involving a juvenile.

Pouncy is described as a 5 foot 6 inch tall, 110-pound black female with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing khaki-colored capri-style pants, a denim vest and a blue Aeropostle jacket. She was also seen carrying a red backpack..

“We have the option every year of adopting a millage,” said board member Carolyn Prator. “If we don’t adopt it, each year we can re-vote to adopt it. We don’t have to go back to the public for a vote. … It very, very gradually decreases each year you don’t adopt a millage, but it would be generations before the millage would ever go away.

Officers responded to the Eagle Point Apartments in the 2100 block of South Riverwood at approximately 12:40 a.m. Monday after residents reported hearing a single gunshot while a man and woman argued outside an upstairs apartment. Police were initially told that the woman might have been shot but later learned that was not.

Both suspects have prior arrest records. Officers booked the following into the Desoto Parish Detention Center on the following charges: Ordell Taylor , 61, of Logansport, La.