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• Taxpayers could spend more on hospitals

  June 5, 2013 11:19 AM

  SHREVEPORT - Taxpayers could end up spending three times more to support a foundation that's taking over LSU public hospitals in Shreveport and Monroe. The Times reports Biomedical Research Foundation could earn about $8.6 million a year, up from $2.9 million, if LSU System supervisors approve a new contract to... more »

• Man arrested for allegedly sending nude images

  June 3, 2013 12:39 PM

  SHREVEPORT - Caddo Parish sheriff's detectives have arrested a 26-year-old Shreveport man for allegedly sending nude images of himself to three juvenile girls. Deputies tell The Times Derek Austin Boyd was arrested Friday and booked into the Caddo Correctional Center on three counts of indecent behavior with juveniles. His bond... more »

• Man abandons in-gear car during traffic stop

  May 31, 2013 11:50 AM

  SHREVEPORT - Police in Shreveport are trying to determine why a man abandoned his car, leaving it in gear as he fled what started out as a routine traffic stop. The car rolled away, coming to a stop atop a guard rail on Shreveport's Portland Street Bridge. Nobody injuries were... more »

• Toxic letters sent to Bloomberg from Shreveport

  May 29, 2013 7:42 PM

  SHREVEPORT- Officials say two threatening letters sent to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg contained traces of the deadly poison ricin and were postmarked May 20 from Shreveport. New York City police said Wednesday the anonymous letters were opened Friday in New York at the city's mail facility and Sunday... more »

• Four injured in five car accident in Shreveport

  May 28, 2013 11:38 AM

  SHREVEPORT - A five-car accident sent four people to the LSU hospital in Shreveport. It happened just after 11:00 p.m. Monday on the Terry Bradshaw Passway. Witnesses say the initial crash involved two cars, but other crashes followed as drivers failed to get around the initial wreckage. Two of the... more »

• Ethics board okays role of LSU Board of Supervisors member

  May 20, 2013 11:35 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's ethics board says an LSU Board of Supervisors member can serve on the governing board and also lead a private group that wants to take over operation of LSU's Shreveport hospital. The Board of Ethics signed off an advisory opinion clearing the way for Dr. John... more »

• 1 dead in shooting at Shreveport apartment complex

  May 8, 2013 8:58 AM

  SHREVEPORT- Shreveport police are investigating a fatal shooting at an apartment complex. The shooting was reported Tuesday night at Shreveport's Cooper Road Plaza Apartments. Authorities responded to reports of a fight at the complex about 45 minutes prior to the shooting, but found nothing and left the scene. Police returned... more »

• Shreveport student arrested for bringing gun to school

  May 7, 2013 11:59 AM

  SHREVEPORT - A Shreveport high school student is facing charges after taking a handgun on a school campus. Police tell The Times that the 17-year-old Fair Park High School student was arrested Friday after authorities found a .22 caliber handgun in his backpack. Authorities took the weapon and arrested the... more »

• Student arrested after damaging restroom

  May 1, 2013 8:56 AM

  SHREVEPORT- Police say a Caddo Magnet High School student was arrested after being seen damaging a restroom at the school. Cpl. Marcus Hines tells The Times 18-year-old Justin Washer was escorted to the main office on Tuesday. Upon arrival, Hines says he began to get into a physical altercation with... more »

• Shreveport's overall crime rate drops

  April 25, 2013 8:54 AM

  SHREVEPORT- The latest statistics show the Shreveport's overall crime rate is on the decline. The Times reports there was a 9 percent reduction in the first three months of 2013 when compared with the first quarter of last year. When broken down by types of crimes, most notable is a... more »

• Teachers, staff return to school after drinking allegations

  April 23, 2013 11:27 AM

  SHREVEPORT - Three school days after six Northwood High School teachers and staff members were suspended amid allegations of drinking at a school-sponsored event, Caddo school officials say the employees will return to work. The Times reports the accusations surfaced last week after parents complained the female employees were drunk... more »

• Shreveport fire victim dies of burns

  April 22, 2013 8:55 AM

  SHREVEPORT- Fire officials say a 65-year-old Shreveport man burned in a fire has died of his injuries. Assistant to the Chief Fred Sanders identified the victim as Jeremiah Dudley. Sanders tells The Times firefighter responding to a call at 1 a.m. Sunday and found Dudley in the living room of... more »

• Ultra-light plane crashes in soybean field

  April 7, 2013 7:14 PM

  SHREVEPORT - A two-seater ultralight plane crashed into a soybean field in north Caddo Parish. The sheriff's office says the incident happened Saturday just before 8 p.m. after taking off from a private farm. Cpl. Mike Vaitkus says the plane had been experiencing mechanical issues for most of the day... more »

• Man charged with selling bogus newspaper ads

  March 28, 2013 12:14 PM

  SHREVEPORT - A 61-year-old Minden man faces charges in at least six parishes and one Texas county in connection with an alleged scam that involved selling bogus newspaper ads. Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator says David Edward Dix is accused of going into several Caddo businesses and stating that he... more »

• Woman accused of hitting co-worker with bottle

  March 28, 2013 8:54 AM

  BOSSIER CITY- A Shreveport woman is accused of battery after police say she hit a co-worker with a bottle of steak sauce. Bossier City police say 30-year-old Lashonda Turner and 23-year-old Heather Mattingly were working at steak house Sunday when they got into an argument and Turner allegedly grabbed a... more »

• Teacher accused of showing student obscene pic

  March 27, 2013 11:06 AM

  SHREVEPORT - Caddo Parish sheriff's deputies say a teacher at Woodlawn High School has been booked into the Caddo Correctional Center on obscenity. Sheriff Steve Prator says Michael D. Parsons was overseeing in-school suspension at the high school on Feb. 13 where he allegedly showed an obscene photo to a... more »

• 2 sentenced in shooting death of Shreveport teen

  March 27, 2013 8:47 AM

  SHREVEPORT- Two Shreveport men will be spending the next six decades behind bars following their sentencing for second-degree murder in Caddo Parish District Court. Joshua D. Brooks and Paul Anthony Jones, both 20, were sentenced this week by Judge Joseph Bleich to 60 years in prison at hard labor without... more »

• Shreveport teen booked on rape charge

  March 15, 2013 8:28 AM

  SHREVEPORT - A teen boy is behind bars on charges he raped a 15-year-old girl at Woodlawn High School. Police say the incident happened about 9 a.m. Wednesday on the school campus. Few details about the incident are being released, but Caddo deputies say the 14-year-old was arrested and booked... more »

• Independence Bowl to become Advocare V100 Bowl

  February 28, 2013 8:45 PM

  SHREVEPORT - The Independence Bowl is changing its name to the AdvoCare V100 Bowl as part of a new sponsorship deal. The Independence Bowl Foundation and AdvoCare, who announced the deal jointly on Thursday, say the agreement is aimed at rebranding the bowl and helping it grow into one of... more »

• Track coach accused of inappropriate relationship

  January 24, 2013 11:31 AM

  DOYLINE- The track and cross country coach at Doyline High School has been arrested and booked with indecent behavior with a juvenile. A news outlet in Shreveport reports 29-year-old William Andrew Major was arrested Wednesday by Webster Parish Sheriff's detectives. Major is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a... more »

• Voice of Louisiana Hayride, Frank Page dies Play Video

  January 11, 2013 3:40 PM

  SHREVEPORT - The man who introduced a then-unknown Elvis Presley to worldwide audiences through his work with the Louisiana Hayride - the state's version of the heralded Grand Ole Opry - has died. Veteran radio broadcaster Frank Page died late Wednesday after succumbing to a severe respiratory infection while hospitalized... more »

• Startup auto company moving into former GM plant

  January 3, 2013 12:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A startup car company called Elio Motors is moving into the former General Motors plant in Shreveport, where it would build three-wheeled, low-price vehicles. Gov. Bobby Jindal announced Thursday that Elio is buying part of the plant to assemble its unusual-looking car. The company says the two-seat... more »

• GM plant being sold in Shreveport

  January 2, 2013 10:14 PM

  SHREVEPORT - Shreveport and Caddo Parish officials say the former General Motors assembly plant has a buyer that plans thousands of vehicle assembly jobs with good pay. Assistant Parish Administrator Randy Lucky says the buyer expects to bring 1,500 jobs by the end of the second quarter and 3,000 within... more »

• Shreveport homicides, 20 for 2 consecutive years

  January 1, 2013 8:34 AM

  SHREVEPORT - Shreveport has recorded the same number of homicides as it did last year. The Dec. 21 killing of Larry Patterson brought this year's homicide count to 20, matching 2011's total and 10 less killings than occurred in 2010. The last two years' numbers represent the lowest... more »

• Ohio whips ULM 45-14 to win Independence Bowl

  December 28, 2012 4:40 PM

  SHREVEPORT - Tyler Tettleton threw for 331 yards and two touchdowns, Beau Blankenship ran for four scores, and Ohio cruised to a 45-14 victory over Louisiana-Monroe at the Independence Bowl on Friday. Chase Cochran caught three passes for 162 yards and a touchdown as the Bobcats (9-4) won their second... more »

• Shreveport woman accused of stealing from church

  December 5, 2012 7:41 AM

  SHREVEPORT - A Shreveport woman has been arrested on charges she stole more than $100,000 from a local church. The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office says 63-year-old Evelyn Brown, a volunteer treasurer at Broadmoor Christian Church in Shreveport, fraudulently accessed church bank accounts and transferred roughly $104,000 into an unused... more »

• Town evacuates as authorities relocate explosives

  December 3, 2012 7:34 AM

  SHREVEPORT - Authorities have resumed the transfer of an estimated 6 million pounds of improperly stored explosive material at a northwest Louisiana industrial site. State police say the movement of the explosive "M6" propellant began again at daybreak Monday at Camp Minden in rural Webster Parish after being suspended before... more »

• Shreveport man hurt in plane crash

  November 26, 2012 3:47 PM

  DERIDDER - The pilot of a small plane that crashed on Sunday is recovering in a hospital in Rapides Parish. Beauregard Parish Chief Deputy Joe Toler says James Murrell of Shreveport has broken bones, a punctured lung and cuts to his face. He says Murrell was pulled from the wreckage... more »

• State Fair drug arrests: 3 carnies, 5 others

  November 12, 2012 10:30 AM

  SHREVEPORT - Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator and Shreveport Police Chief Willie Shaw say a drug operation at the Louisiana State Fair netted three carnival workers and five fair-goers. Drug agents made the arrests on Saturday. Seven were booked with possessing a drug; 41-year-old Timothy Haley of Hawkins, Texas, was... more »

• Bossier City bookkeeper arrested for theft

  November 9, 2012 3:41 PM

  SHREVEPORT - A Bossier City bookkeeper has been arrested for stealing $100,000 from her employer. Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator tells The Times that 48-year-old Theresa Robinson was arrested Thursday for theft after her employer, Bailey Bark Materials, conducted an audit of company funds that allegedly linked Robinson to the... more »

• Shreveport police say child struck by patrol car

  November 1, 2012 2:46 PM

  SHREVEPORT - Authorities in Shreveport say an 11-year-old girl was seriously injured when she was struck by a police car. The accident happened around 7 a.m. Thursday. Police said the girl was standing in the street when a patrol car topped a small hill. Officials said the officer at the... more »

• 2 dead in shootout with police

  October 24, 2012 11:17 AM

  SHREVEPORT - Two people are dead in an apparent domestic dispute that began in north Shreveport and ended in Caddo Parish after a police chase and shootout. Officials tell The Times the initial call, which came in at 8:28 a.m. Wednesday, reported a man who was threatening a woman with... more »

• Investigators: Woman set herself on fire

  October 23, 2012 5:07 PM

  SHREVEPORT - Authorities said today that their investigation revealed a woman who claimed she'd been set on fire by three men in Franklin Parish had actually set herself on fire. Sharmeka Moffitt, 20, was in critical condition today after the incident this past weekend. Police said she'd told then... more »

• La. Tech brings perfect record into game with A&M

  October 12, 2012 11:36 AM

  SHREVEPORT - Texas A&M and Louisiana Tech were supposed to meet to open the season, when neither team was a Top 25 candidate. On Saturday, when the Aggies and Bulldogs play their game that was postponed because of Hurricane Isaac, both teams are ranked and ready to move up. For... more »

• Shreveport waits for Isaac's arrival

  August 29, 2012 3:27 PM

  SHREVEPORT - The National Weather Service says Tropical Storm Isaac should be a tropical depression by the time it reaches Shreveport. The weather service is predicting 30 to 40 mph winds will be moving into the area from Toledo Bend to Monroe Wednesday night through Thursday. Heavy rainfall... more »

• Woman's body found in truck

  August 6, 2012 1:10 PM

  SHREVEPORT- Shreveport police are investigating the death of a woman found inside of a parked truck. Sgt. Bill Goodin tells The Times the unidentified woman's body was found just before 3 a.m. Monday. Goodin says the woman, between 35 to 40 years old, was in a white pickup parked in... more »

• Man tries to steal car full of cops

  August 2, 2012 5:37 PM

  SHREVEPORT - State Police arrested a man after they said he tried to steal an unmarked police car while three officers were inside. "He's not one of your smarter ones," Chris Turner with the U.S. Marshals Office told KTBS-TV in Shreveport. Trooper Matt Harris said yesterday Joshua Adam... more »

• DA: Stromile Swift admits stalking, on probation

  July 24, 2012 9:44 AM

  SHREVEPORT - Former NBA player Stromile Swift has been placed on probation for 18 months after pleading guilty to stalking a Shreveport woman. The District Attorney's Office tells The Times the 32-year-old pleaded guilty Friday to one count of stalking, and Judge Ramona Emanuel gave him a suspended six-month jail... more »

• Southern-Shreveport approved for tuition hike

  July 13, 2012 10:32 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's top higher education board has agreed to let Southern University at Shreveport raise tuition by 10 percent this fall, joining nearly every other public college campus in the state. The Board of Regents had refused to approve the increase because officials said Southern's Shreveport campus fell... more »

• Life sentence in shooting death of 17-month-old

  July 5, 2012 4:48 PM

  SHREVEPORT - A Shreveport man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2008 shooting death of a 17-month-old boy. Twenty-two-year-old Anthony Paul Johnson was found guilty June 27 by a Caddo Parish jury of second-degree murder in the death of LeGary Adams. KTBS television reports that state District... more »

• Delta increases flights to and from Shreveport

  June 4, 2012 2:38 PM

  SHREVEPORT - Delta Air Lines will offer 10 flights daily from Shreveport Regional Airport to Memphis and Atlanta hubs beginning in July. Seven of the flights will serve the Atlanta hub, and three will serve the Memphis hub. This is the first time since 2004 that Delta has offered that... more »

• Shreveport businessman jailed pending trial

  May 29, 2012 10:39 AM

  SHREVEPORT - A Shreveport businessman is in jail awaiting trial on charges that he concealed nearly $2 million from his creditors and laundered the money to buy a boat and a stake in a private jet. The Times reports a federal judge on Friday revoked the pretrial release of 55-year-old... more »

• Moderate earthquake felt in Shreveport

  May 17, 2012 9:44 AM

  SHREVEPORT- A moderate 4.3 earthquake with an epicenter in east Texas was felt in Shreveport today. The earthquake was roughly seventy miles west of the Louisiana state line and struck in the predawn morning hours. There are no reports of injuries, but News 2 did obtain photos of... more »

• Woman arrested for hatchet-swinging road rage

  May 10, 2012 8:38 AM

  BOSSIER CITY - Bossier City police got a Shreveport woman and the hatchet they say she used to chase and threatened two people after a road rage incident. Melissa Ann McSwain faces charges of aggravated assault and simple property damage. Police say the incident began Tuesday when McSwain almost hit... more »

• Shreveport to display Titanic artifacts

  April 16, 2012 8:34 AM

  SHREVEPORT - Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center plans to offer displays of about 300 objects from the doomed luxury liner Titanic in September. The Times reports the artifacts are coming to Sci-Port as part of a 5,500-item collection amassed by Premier Exhibitions. The science center staff doesn't know yet what items... more »

• Westbound I-20 lane to close this week

  April 10, 2012 8:26 AM

  SHREVEPORT - The morning commute in Shreveport will be disrupted. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has closed the westbound inside lane of I-20 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. beginning Wednesday. The work begins at the Texas State line and proceeds to Highway 526. The lane will remain... more »

• Police: Woman throws baby through vehicle's open window

  April 9, 2012 4:31 PM

  SHREVEPORT - A 29-year-old Shreveport woman is behind bars after allegedly throwing her 10-month-old baby into a stopped car through an open window. Shreveport police say the baby's father told investigators that he was in the front seat and caught the child when it was thrown to him, but the... more »

• Man convicted of dumping waste into Red River

  March 22, 2012 8:44 AM

  SHREVEPORT - A federal jury has convicted a Shreveport man of several violations including the dumping of untreated wastewater directly into the Red River. The Times reports John Tuma, former president of ARKLA Disposal Services Inc. was convicted Wednesday of dumping wastewater without a permit, discharging untreated wastewater into Shreveport's... more »

• Judge denies DA recusal motion

  March 19, 2012 11:14 AM

  SHREVEPORT- A Caddo Parish district judge has denied a woman's request to recuse the district attorney in her first-degree murder case. The Times reports defense lawyers for 19-year-old Alasundria Avery contended the district attorney shouldn't be able to prosecute the case because of a conflict of interest. They claim the... more »

• 13-year-old arrested for possession of weapon, alcohol

  March 14, 2012 11:37 AM

  SHREVEPORT- A 13-year-old boy has been arrested and faces several charges after authorities found him in possession of a weapon and alcohol at a Shreveport elementary school. The Shreveport Police Department says the juvenile was arrested Tuesday after school officials at Werner Park Elementary notified police that the student had... more »

• Shreveport man arrested in rape of young girl

  March 5, 2012 2:19 PM

  SHREVEPORT, La.- Caddo Parish sheriff's deputies have arrested a Shreveport man for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. Sheriff Steve Prator said Monday that 30-year-old Dameon Taylor was arrested Friday on one count of aggravated rape. He was booked into the Caddo Correctional Center. Bond was set at $1 million. Prator,... more »

• La. state fair officials choose new ride operator

  February 29, 2012 11:03 AM

  SHREVEPORT- Louisiana state fair officials say they are going with a new ride operator, but denied the move was because of last year's ride accident. State Fair of Louisiana General Manager Chris Giordano said Tuesday that Crabtree Amusements is a family-owned ride operation company from Staples, Texas, will run the... more »

• Parade planned for Oscar winners

  February 28, 2012 8:40 AM

  SHREVEPORT - Shreveport is planning a parade to honor Moonbot Studios - the animation studio that won an Oscar for its movie, "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore." Mayor Cedric Glover said in a city council meeting Monday the plans had been in the works before William Joyce... more »

• Shreveport's Moonbot Studios brings home Oscar

  February 27, 2012 7:51 AM

  SHREVEPORT - When the Oscar for Best Animated short film was awarded, it gave a lot of people in Shreveport reason to celebrate. That's because Shreveport's Moonbot Studios' William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg won the golden statue for "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore," Moonbot employees held their... more »

• Shreveport man gets life for infant's death

  February 14, 2012 7:08 AM

  SHREVEPORT - A 22-year-old Shreveport man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing his infant son. Grady Thornton was convicted last week of second-degree murder for the killing of his 3-month-old son, Terrell. Thornton was sentenced Monday after state District Judge Scott Crichton denied a defense... more »

• 2 Shreveport police officers fired, face criminal charges

  February 11, 2012 5:39 PM

  SHREVEPORT- Shreveport Police Chief Willie Shaw has fired two officers currently facing criminal charges in separate incidents. Shaw fired 46-year-old Sgt. Joey Willis and 30-year-old Officer Jeffrion Smith after separate disciplinary conferences Friday. Willis, a 21-year department veteran, was indicted Jan. 25 on six federal charges related to his... more »

• Mom says she still thinks son not guilty of murder

  February 7, 2012 8:44 AM

  SHREVEPORT - The mother of newly convicted killer Robert Coleman told a jury in Shreveport she still believes her son is not guilty of killing a retired minister in 2003. Birgie Bracey was testifying Monday in the penalty phase of Coleman's first-degree murder trial. He was convicted Friday for the... more »

• 105th State Fair of Louisiana opens in Shreveport

  October 27, 2011 2:38 PM

  SHREVEPORT - The 105th annual State Fair of Louisiana is getting under way in Shreveport. Opening Thursday, the fair runs through Nov. 13. The fair, founded in 1906, boasts the state's largest livestock show and carnival It also features concerts and rodeo competitions. This year's theme is "A... more »

• Pregnant mother booked in 1-year-old's death

  October 24, 2011 8:44 AM

  SHREVEPORT - A pregnant 19-year-old has been booked into the Shreveport City Jail in connection with the death of her 1-year-old daughter. The woman was arrested after police received a call Friday about an injured child who was brought to LSU Hospital in Shreveport. The child was pronounced dead at... more »

• Crane topples onto nursing home in Shreveport

  September 19, 2011 12:45 PM

  SHREVEPORT, La. - No residents were injured when a construction crane toppled onto the lobby of a health center at a Shreveport nursing home. The accident occurred about 10:20 a.m. Monday at The Oaks, a retirement community operated by Willis-Knighton Health System. Charlie Cavell, Willis-Knighton spokesman, tells The... more »

• Pedestrian killed in I-20 crash

  August 21, 2011 9:43 AM

  SHREVEPORT, La.- A tractor trailer crash involving two pedestrians on Interstate 20 claimed the life of 25-year-old man from Shreveport. Police said 22-year-old Nicholas Johnson of Ruston was on the westbound shoulder of I-20 with a flat tire and his friend, Brandon Hewitt, who came to help. While... more »

• Fallen hero remembered in Shreveport

  August 13, 2011 7:39 PM

  SHREVEPORT- Family members paid tribute to a fallen hero today. Flags lined the streets of Shreveport to honor Navy Chief Pettey Officer Robert Reeves and 29 other U.S. troops who died when Taliban insurgents shot down their military helicopter. Mourners held flags mourning their loss. more »

• Man gets death sentence in dismemberment killing

  August 6, 2011 4:52 PM

  SHREVEPORT - Eric Mickelson has been sentenced to death for strangling a World War II veteran whose body was dismembered and left in trash containers. A Caddo Parish jury returned the sentence Friday night for Mickelson in the death of 86-year-old Charles Martin. The jury convicted Mickelson of first-degree murder... more »

• Shreveport, Bossier City ban fireworks sales

  June 26, 2011 12:23 PM

  SHREVEPORT, La.- Shreveport and Bossier City have banned fireworks sales through the end of June because of a drought and a forecast that calls for more hot, dry conditions. Shreveport Fire Chief Brian Crawford told The Times that it was a difficult decision because of the tradition of shooting... more »

• Miles offers latest endorsement of Jefferson

  June 15, 2011 12:31 PM

  SHREVEPORT, La. - Although Jordan Jefferson's career has been a puzzling mix of spectacular highlights and frustrating lapses, head coach Les Miles expresses confidence that the senior quarterback will be better than ever this fall. Miles told LSU alumni in the Shreveport area this week that Jefferson is tough.... more »

• Shreveport area in Alzheimer's volunteer program

  June 5, 2011 9:37 AM

  SHREVEPORT, La.- The Shreveport-Bossier City area is among 12 communities across the United States piloting a volunteer program for people with early stage Alzheimer's disease. The Alzheimer's Association is testing the Community Connections program with the aim of helping early-stage Alzheimer's patients regain or maintain engagement in their communities,... more »

• 3 arrested in theft of 8,600 gallons of gasoline

  May 20, 2011 8:14 AM

  SHREVEPORT- Three men have been arrested in the theft of at least 8,600 gallons of gasoline from Calumet Lubricants in Shreveport. Police spokesman Sgt. Bill Goodin says officers have been investigating the internal thefts since they first received a tip in March. He says more specific information about which employees... more »

• Disorderly complaint leads to $200,000 in pot

  April 24, 2011 9:45 AM

  SHREVEPORT, La.- Shreveport police say a complaint about a disorderly person resulted in the seizure of about $200,000 in marijuana plants and three arrests. Police said that officers responding to the intoxication call late Friday smelled marijuana as soon as the man opened the door. He consented to a... more »

• UAW: Shreveport plant to resume production

  March 25, 2011 2:03 PM

  SHREVEPORT, La. - General Motors Co. will resume production Monday at its Shreveport assembly plant after a weeklong shutdown. Doug Ebey, head of the United Auto Workers local at the plant, said Friday that the 800 employees will resume their normal four-day work week. The plant operates one... more »

• House committee backs 30th minority House district

  March 23, 2011 4:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Against the wishes of House Speaker Jim Tucker, the House redistricting committee has narrowly backed a redesign of the 105 state House districts that would add a new minority district in Shreveport. Jim Tucker, a Republican, proposed a remapping plan that would increase majority black districts... more »

• No warning signs where 6 teens drowned in August

  March 13, 2011 11:43 AM

  SHREVEPORT, La.- Shreveport officials have decided not to post warning signs about a sudden drop off at the Red River sandbar, where six teenagers drowned in August. The teens from two families, ages 14 to 18, were in a group playing in shallow water at the river when they... more »

• 2 women found shot to death in Shreveport

  February 20, 2011 1:36 PM

  SHREVEPORT- Authorities are investigating the shooting deaths of two women whose bodies were found inside a home. The Times reports the women were identified in a police statement as 58-year-old Linda Taylor and her daughter, 33-year-old Rashonda Taylor. Shreveport police were dispatched shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday. Police... more »

• Shreveport police say man shot at Club Voodoo

  February 13, 2011 11:18 AM

  SHREVEPORT, La.- Shreveport police say a man was shot in arm early Sunday at Club Voodoo. The injury was not considered life threatening. A news release from the Shreveport Police Department said ShaDerrick Shine told officers he was in the club about 4 a.m. when he heard gunshots... more »

• La. shelters fill, strawberry farmers worry

  February 10, 2011 3:34 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Homeless shelters filled while farmers worried about meeting the Valentine's Day demand for chocolate-dipped strawberries as an arctic blast of cold air covered Louisiana. The National Weather Service says it probably will be the winter's last really cold spell for Louisiana, where temperatures should be into the... more »

• Woman dies in crash on icy I-20 in Louisiana

  January 10, 2011 8:06 AM

  SHREVEPORT - Winter weather across north Louisiana has closed schools, some government offices and caused at least one traffic death. State police say a 30-year-old Monroe woman died Sunday in a single-vehicle crash on an ice covered interstate highway. Trooper Cordell Williams says Kaneshia Logan died when her SUV slide... more »

• Shreveport records 30 homicides in 2010

  January 2, 2011 11:08 AM

  SHREVEPORT, La.- Shreveport recorded 30 homicides in 2010, the lowest yearly tally in the city since 2006. There were 37 homicides in 2009 and a recent high of 41 reported in 2007, according to the Shreveport Police Department Annual Crime Reports. The homicides in 2010 include a suspected... more »

• Woman flagging traffic at wreck killed by truck

  December 27, 2010 10:46 AM

  SHREVEPORT - Caddo Parish sheriff's deputies say a woman hit the side of the I-220 bridge in her car, then was hit and killed by a tractor-trailer as she tried to flag traffic around the wreck in the dark. The tractor-trailer overturned, scattering plywood across the bridge's westbound lanes. Sheriff's... more »

• Fallen Marine is back home in La.

  November 19, 2010 8:54 AM

  SHREVEPORT - The casket of a Marine from Louisiana who was killed in Afghanistan has arrived in Shreveport. Lance Cpl. Dakota Huse's casket was accompanied by an honor detail of Marines and was escorted to a Shreveport funeral home by leather-clad motorcyclists and local police and sheriff's vehicles. The Defense... more »

• Last of Huey Long's children dies

  October 25, 2010 12:40 PM

  Palmer Reid Long, the last surviving child of the man known as the "Kingfish," has died. 89-year-old Palmer Long died on Saturday in Shreveport. He was the son of the late Louisiana governor and U.S. Sen. Huey Long and brother of the late U.S. Sen. Russell Long. His... more »

• Police: 71-year-old robs a Shreveport bank with fake bomb

  October 11, 2010 5:36 AM

  A 71-year-old man is accused of robbing a Shreveport bank by putting a package in front of a teller and saying it was a bomb. It turned out to be an aerosol can wrapped in butcher paper. Shreveport police say Nolan Williams was spotted about 12 minutes after the midafternoon... more »

• Bowl repays city for $500K loan

  October 7, 2010 7:42 AM

  A loan - made in secret two years ago by the city of Shreveport to the Independence Bowl - has been repaid. The Times reported on Thursday that the $494,410 check was handed over to the city Wednesday. The city plans to use about $420,000 to put in new turf... more »

• Shreveport police officer ticketed

  September 30, 2010 7:51 AM

  A minor accident in a Shreveport parking lot has landed a police officer in trouble. Earlier this month, a police officer saw one of the department's cars parked in a lot with damage to the front bumper. After investigators began looking into who caused the damage, Cpl. Robert L. Rivet,... more »

• Elderly La. woman arrested for stealing identity of friend

  September 24, 2010 1:03 PM

  Authorities say a 74-year-old Shreveport woman has been arrested for stealing the identity of her 87-year-old friend. Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator says Dorothy Johnson was arrested Friday for identity theft and theft of assets of an aged person. Prator said Johnson opened credit cards using the victim's... more »

• Shreveport man arrested in Virginia runaway case

  September 23, 2010 5:08 AM

  Caddo Parish sheriff's deputies have arrested a Shreveport man for numerous sex crimes involving a Virginia runaway. Kevin Lunsford was arrested Wednesday at his home where he was found with the 14-year-old girl after deputies received a tip about the teenager's location. Detectives say the girl and Lunsford became acquainted... more »

• 2 more arrested in Ruston police shooting

  September 22, 2010 8:47 AM

  One of three men accused of shooting a Ruston police officer has been arrested after a standoff outside a Shreveport home, and the third turned himself in. Shreveport police say Tyrone DeWayne Fields and Deandre Thomas both were arrested Tuesday. Roger Dale Davis was arrested Friday. They're accused of shooting... more »

• Judge to rule Sept. 30 in Small case

  September 21, 2010 9:02 AM

  A Caddo district judge will rule Sept. 30 on whether to acquit a Shreveport woman convicted of murder after her 6-year-old daughter died in an apartment fire while home alone with another child. In the motion, defense attorney Christopher Hatch argues Satonia Small did not kill her child and her... more »

• Guard accused of beating juvenile inmate in Shreveport

  September 7, 2010 4:55 PM

  A former employee at the Caddo Juvenile Detention Center is accused of battering an inmate. Sheriff Steve Prator said Tuesday that 56-year-old Dale Smith of Shreveport was issued a summons for simple battery following an investigation by sheriff's Detective Jackie Winston and a review by the Caddo Parish District Attorney's... more »

• Mistaken identity lands minister in jail

  August 29, 2010 1:26 PM

  A Shreveport minister was pulled over for speeding and arrested as a man wanted for violating parole in Texas. Pastor Gregory Jones not only had the same name as the wanted man, but the same birthdate - and a Texas driver's license. So he wound up handcuffed and taken to... more »

• Judge confesses: out-of-order phone was his

  August 20, 2010 8:44 AM

  A cell phone went off in the Shreveport courtroom of U.S. District Judge Robbie James during the trial of former state Sen. Charles D. Jones, who is fighting charges of tax evasion and filing false tax returns. Judges usually clamp down on the use of cell phones in the courtroom,... more »

• Alzheimer's topic for forums around La.

  August 18, 2010 5:37 AM

  The Institute for Dementia Research and Prevention is bringing experts to Alexandria, Baton Rouge and Shreveport to answer questions from the public about Alzheimer's disease research. The free forums will feature 2½-hour evening sessions at which experts will give brief presentations, then spend most of the time answering questions. The... more »

• Shreveport leaders plan swim lesson program

  August 12, 2010 12:53 PM

  The drownings of six teens last week prompted elected, civic and church leaders in Shreveport to create a new program aimed at ensuring that all children have a chance to learn to swim. The Times reports that Shreveport officials will hold a mid-afternoon press conference at Independence Stadium to... more »

• Louisiana College announces new law school

  August 11, 2010 5:50 AM

  Louisiana College is planning to open a School of Law in Shreveport. Louisiana College President, Joe Aguillard, says the Shreveport Bar Association has long believed that a law school in the area is necessary to fully serve north Louisiana's citizens. Shreveport attorney J. Michael Johnson was named as founding dean... more »

• Funerals held for six drowning victims

  August 7, 2010 7:42 PM

  Funerals were held Saturday for six teenagers who drowned in the Red River while trying to save each other. One funeral was held for 13-year-old Takeitha Warner,14-year-old JaMarcus Warner and 17-year-old Latevin Warner. The other was held for three brothers: 18-year-old Litrelle Stewart, 17-year-old LaDairus and 15-year-old Latevin. ... more »