Plain Dealing News

Louis Edward Pittman reaches back into his memory to recall the day he heard the Depression had hit.

Bossier Parish will hold four public hearings for parish residents to discuss whether the parish government should create parishwide zoning, which most of the parish does not currently have.

LSU-Shreveport has canceled evening classes today because of severe weather, although the Tech Xpose event will continue at 5:30 in the Technology Center.

The Bossier-Webster chief assistant district attorney is free on bond after being arrested by Bossier City police on one count each of domestic abuse battery and public intimidation-bribery, booking records show.

The packed-in-tight crowd at the Bossier Parish Instructional Center on Airline Drive in Bossier City didn't come to hear about the AM I Kids Red River Program, new hires or approved trips.

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Barnett, Stennis Harlon, 63, of Shreveport, died Monday; services at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Southside Drive, Shreveport; burial at 2 p.m. Friday in Alexandria Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Alexandria.

An alleged prostitution deal cost a Plain Dealing man and woman more than they bargained for.

An alleged prostitution deal cost a Plain Dealing man and woman more than they bargained for.

A Plain Dealing father and son face assault charges after admitting to authorities they fought each other while intoxicated.

A Shreveport man convicted of attempted murder in the shooting of a Shreveport police officer faces up to 100 years in prison if convicted as a multiple offender.

Shreveport's Office of the City Engineer has announced street inconveniences and closures for the week.

The Bossier Registrar of Voters' Office will be at the following locations Aug. 24-28 to help residents register to vote.

Waller Elementary in northern Bossier Parish has gotten $7,500 from the Bossier Police Jury this year for a sign and "teacher appreciation supplies." In contrast, Plantation Park Elementary - a school about 11 minutes west of Waller Elementary, has gotten nothing from the Police Jury.

Stroller August 10, 2009 Birthdays Celebrating a birthday today: GENEVA ROCHELL, of Shreveport.

Stroller August 10, 2009 Birthdays Celebrating a birthday today: GENEVA ROCHELL, of Shreveport.

McCoy, Edith Wadlington, of Covington and formerly of Bossier City, died Friday; services at 10 a.m. Saturday at Hill Crest Funeral Home, Haughton; burial in Hill Crest Memorial Park Cemetery, Haughton.

The public boat launches operated by the Red River Waterway Commission on the Red River will be closed beginning Friday in Caddo and Bossier parishes.

Can you imagine a few inches of water creeping through the walls of your home and flooding your living room? That's exactly what happened to one Ark-La-Tex resident said she is just about fed up with the drainage problems after heavy rains.