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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.

Bill Davis of the Bossier Sheriff’s Office stated that deputies were dispatched to a fight call at the residence of 418 Coastal Drive shortly after 4 p.m. on April 4, where 62-year-old Boyce Hawkins resides; his nephew, Kavin Hawkins, 44, of the 9800 block of Smitherman Drive in Shreveport, was visiting.

According to Bossier City Police Public Information Officer Mark Natale, police responded to a disturbance at a house in the 800 block of St. Charles Street on April 22.

Idaho Timber, based in Boise, will make a $3.5 million capital investment to refurbish and reopen the mill by the third quarter of 2013. Hiring is under way and will be completed when the mill comes online. LED estimates the Coushatta mill project will result in an additional 289 new indirect jobs, for a total of more than 370 new jobs.

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.

The 27th Annual Let the Good Times Roll Festival, a celebration of the music, art and food of African American culture, will be held June 21- 23 in downtown Shreveport’s Festival Plaza. Each year, more than 30,000 festival-goers enjoy around-the-clock live entertainment, delicious food, art exhibits and more.