Shreveport News

If there is one compliant I really, really get tired of after making this area my home in 1977, it's that "there is nothing to do here."

One of the worst things about winning the upcoming Forrest Wood Cup is being forced to hoist the championship trophy high over your head in front of thousands of clapping fans, falling confetti and throngs of media wanting to record the effort for posterity.

Every Friday at the Randle T. Moore Senior Activity Center, the Caddo Council on Aging offers senior citizens lessons on how to use the latest technological gadgets.

It was early 2004, and several hundred members of the Shreveport-based 1/156th Armor Battalion were preparing to go to war.

Mardi Gras celebrations may be months away, but if you're longing for the ambiance of Carnival season, the 14th annual Gentlemen's Cooking Classic might just fill that void.

The success of the market is due to the hard work of Market Manager Noma Fowler-Sandlin, the Red River Revel and Shreveport Public Assembly and Recreation, as well as all the many helpers who share their passion to make our market the greatest in the state.

<![CDATA[Celebrating a birthday today: Lester Metcalf, of Shreveport. ... Darilyn Williams, of Keithville. ... Eric Robertson, of Shreveport. ... JeModric Brown, of Shreveport. ... Bettye P. Antwine, of Shreveport. ... Andrew Hines, of Greenwood. ... Ashley Hall of Shreveport. ... Jonathan E. Steward, of Shreveport. ... Patrice Matthews, of Shreveport. ... Leroy Wesley, 70, of Shreveport.Celebrating a birthday today: Lester Metcalf, of Shreveport. ... Darilyn Williams, of Keithville. ... Eric Robertson, of Shreveport. ... JeModric Brown, of Shreveport. ... Bettye P. Antwine, of Shreveport. ... Andrew Hines, of Greenwood. ... Ashley Hall of Shreveport. ... Jonathan E. Steward, of Shreveport. ... Patrice Matthews, of Shreveport. ... Leroy Wesley, 70, of Shreveport. Editor's note: Caddo, Bossier and DeSoto Animal Control will not pickup all unwanted animals. If you bring in your domestic animal, mainly dogs and cats, the Animal Control office will accept them. Bossier Animal Control, (318) 741-8499, Caddo Animal Control, (318) 226-6624 or DeSoto Animal Control, (318) 871-2900. Dogs and cats are available for adoption at Bossier, Caddo and Desoto. To place information in Stroller, call (318) 459-3233 between 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. weekdays and between 2 and 5 p.m. weekends. Send email to pealy@shreveporttimes.com Label: Attention Stroller. lost and found pets Editor's note: Caddo, Bossier and DeSoto Animal Control will not pickup all unwanted animals. If you bring in your domestic animal, mainly dogs and cats, the Animal Control office will accept them. Bossier Animal Control, (318) 741-8499, Caddo Animal Control, (318) 226-6624 or DeSoto Animal Control, (318) 871-2900. Dogs and cats are available for adoption at Bossier, Caddo and Desoto. To place information in Stroller, call (318) 459-3233 between 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. weekdays and between 2 and 5 p.m. weekends. Send email to pealy@shreveporttimes.com Label: Attention Stroller.

An afternoon stabbing sent one person to the hospital and another one to jail. It happened about 1 p.m. today at a residence in the the 1600 block of Dickinson, near Linwood Avenue.

Gov. Bobby Jindal was at Shreveport's Rescue Mission today to sign into law two pieces of legislation, ensuring an "unfortunate event" like a recent one at the mission that left 1,600 pounds of game meat destroyed will never happen again.

Two young boys who suffered burns during an accident at a science camp in Covington remained hospitalized Tuesday, the state fire marshal said.

Authorities have identified the woman killed when her vehicle ran off the highway Monday.

Cattle industry promoter SHREVEPORT - Services for cattle industry publicist and promoter Robert "Bob" Felknor will be Thursday.

Re: "Battle along the banks," June 9, 1A The Duvernay, Marcotte article in Sunday's paper will undoubtedly bring many comments.

"Scrumptious." That's how Bob Buseick, 80, describes theater. When he was just 6 years old, Buseick, who's from Oregon, was chosen to perform in a high school production.

Is the Shreveport-Bossier community united when it comes to race? That was the main question of the night at the "Conversation about Race" community event.

Is the Shreveport-Bossier community united when it comes to race? That was the main question of the night at the "Conversation about Race" community event.

The break flooded much of the 10010 block of Ferry Creek Drive with knee-high water, causing low to no water pressure at several homes in the Ellerbe Woods community.

The latest Cheerios commercial featuring an inter-racial family and a Mexican-American boy singing the national anthem have ignited a debate about race relations on the Internet.

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COVINGTON -- Two boys and a teacher were injured when a science camp experiment went wrong.