Local hospital is searching for study participants to prevent Covid-19

Local hospital is searching for study participants to prevent Covid-19

Willis-Knighton Health System is seeking participants to be part of a clinical research study to determine whe…

GUILTY! Former sheriff's deputy pleads guilty to anabolic steroid distribution in federal court

GUILTY! Former sheriff's deputy pleads guilty to anabolic steroid distribution in federal court

A former Arl-La-Tex area sheriff's department deputy pleaded guilty to a federal crime in an alleged "…

Flyover in Shreveport-Bossier of Barksdale's B-52 bomber to honor healthcare workers

Flyover in Shreveport-Bossier of Barksdale's B-52 bomber to honor healthcare workers

The 2nd Bomb Wing will be honoring local healthcare workers with a very special flyover on Friday. B-52 bomb…

Real-life jail experience allows local students to see the reality of being locked up

Real-life jail experience allows local students to see the reality of being locked up

Visiting a real jail and seeing how it works proved to be eye-opening for Ark-La-Tex area students, as Lt. Bill…

Filming a rap video leads to firearms related guilty plea of Shreveport man

Filming a rap video leads to firearms related guilty plea of Shreveport man

Filming a rap video led to the wrong type of attention for a Shreveport citizen who pleaded guilty to illegally…

Deputy Who Rescued Dog From I-20 Gets to Take Dog Home

Deputy Who Rescued Dog From I-20 Gets to Take Dog Home

When Deputy Dusty Crenshaw of the Bossier Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a call on Dec. 2 about a dog runni…

Standoff in the Ark-La-Tex ends with help of drones and K-9 deputy

Standoff in the Ark-La-Tex ends with help of drones and K-9 deputy

Police say drones and a K-9 deputy helped end a standoff in Tyler. A member of the Smith County Sheriff's…

Check cashing fraud draws 20 year federal sentence for Shreveport man, 42

Check cashing fraud draws 20 year federal sentence for Shreveport man, 42

A fraudulent scheme involving check cashing that netted almost 400k ended with a 20-year federal prison sentenc…

Local "Flea Market Boutique" is scaring up great deals and a pumpkin contest

Local "Flea Market Boutique" is scaring up great deals and a pumpkin contest

Just taking a few steps into a favorite Texarkana destination can provide a mountain of decorating ideas for f…

It's Slammer Time for man and woman who made and passed counterfeit $100 bills in Shreveport

It's Slammer Time for man and woman who made and passed counterfeit $100 bills in Shreveport

It's NOT going to be raining $100 bills for a Florida man and a Texas woman after they were sentenced for m…

Will a donation by Interim Bowie County Judge Bobby Howell to Obama official against Sen. John Cornyn complicate his 2020 Republican primary race?

Will a donation by Interim Bowie County Judge Bobby Howell to Obama official against Sen. John Cornyn complicate his 2020 Republican primary race?

Editor's note: This is the first in a series of analytical opinion articles on local races in the ArkLaTex …

Could the absence of liquor in Brookshires spur new Highlands liquor store

Could the absence of liquor in Brookshires spur new Highlands liquor store

Earlier this year Shreveport councilman Grayson Boucher pushed to amend Shreveport’s out-dated liquor ordinance…

Odds of who will be the next chair of the Shreveport City Council

Odds of who will be the next chair of the Shreveport City Council

Not many people are talking about it right now, but the next chair of the Shreveport City Council is beginning …

Shreveport mayor and council are evidence of courage under fire

Shreveport mayor and council are evidence of courage under fire

Ugly. Brutal. Disgusting. Disrespectful. Divisive. And that is just for starters. The Shreveport city counc…

Lots of "C's" in the news as local politics in Shreveport invade police chief nomination

Lots of "C's" in the news as local politics in Shreveport invade police chief nomination

It’s rare any one topic ever gets more press, online chatter and noise than LSU and Saints football collectivel…

Is there a name on the City Council agenda for Shreveport Police Chief?

Is there a name on the City Council agenda for Shreveport Police Chief?

Could it be that there is no name on the City Council agenda for Shreveport Police Chief? Yep – its still a m…

The benefits of being a Shreveport Airport Authority board member

The benefits of being a Shreveport Airport Authority board member

The Shreveport Airport Authority has been in the news constantly. So what are the benefits of being a board mem…

Bad timing: The Shreveport bond propositions and the new police chief?

Bad timing: The Shreveport bond propositions and the new police chief?

Its often said that timing is everything in politics. Both bad and good. In a perfect world, the selection of …

Attorney for asylum seekers chosen as speaker on Constitution Day that celebrates US citizenship

Attorney for asylum seekers chosen as speaker on Constitution Day that celebrates US citizenship

Centenary College seems to be taking a political position against the Trump administration's immigration po…

What does the Shreveport Airport Authority Board actually do?

What does the Shreveport Airport Authority Board actually do?

Everyone in Shreveport may have wondered this at one time or another. Now columnist John Settle asks the questi…

Are two Shreveport City Council members leaking the Audit Report?

Are two Shreveport City Council members leaking the Audit Report?

Columnist John Settle is puzzled, and he is asking a simple question: Are Councilmen Nickelson and Boucher leak…

Convicted felon sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for illegal firearm possession

Convicted felon sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for illegal firearm possession

North Louisiana is getting serious about enforcing existing gun laws, and that proved to be bad news for a Bast…

Louisiana man who purchased 10 AR-15 rifles faces federal prison for lying on ATF form

Louisiana man who purchased 10 AR-15 rifles faces federal prison for lying on ATF form

If you're thinking of not telling the truth when you buy a gun, you should reconsider that decision. Jerr…