3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (69+ words) Shreveport-Bossier Journal Bossier Parish has extended its current burn ban for 30 days due to ongoing conditions that increase the risk of wildfires and grass fires, unless lifted sooner. The extension was signed by Parish President Tom Salzer and filed with…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (69+ words) Shreveport-Bossier Journal The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced the completion of a project to overlay La. 530 from La. 538 to Interstate 49 in north Caddo Parish. The $4.7 million project near Oil City included new asphalt paving along the roadway. The…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (88+ words) Shreveport-Bossier Journal Fifteen Caddo Parish students have been named semifinalists in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program, placing them among less than 1% of high school seniors nationwide. The students are Emmett Beal, Wesley Bryant, Caleb Fallis, Tanmayee Iskapalli, Rives McIntyre, Hudson…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (111+ words) Shreveport-Bossier Journal Caddo Fire District 4 responded to a two-vehicle motor vehicle crash on Sept. 9 around 6:40 pm at the intersection of Jersey Gold Road and Colquitt Road. The crash occurred when one vehicle turned in front of another, causing one vehicle…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (894+ words) By JASON PUGH, Northwestern State Assistant AD for Communications While that two-story, 27,000-square foot building opened in 2013, two decades after Wells did his own construction job with the Demon baseball program, Wells will be able to call it home beginning…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (693+ words) NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State University is welcoming its largest entering freshman class in three years this fall, with 1,120 first-time freshmen choosing NSU for fall 2026. The class represents a 6 percent increase over last year and continues a trend of growth in Northwestern…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (156+ words) Bossier Parish Fire District #1 responded to multiple fires throughout the night Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. At approximately 7 p.m., the department was dispatched to a vehicle fire on Busby Road in the Bellevue community. Arriving units found a moving box truck heavily involved in…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (232+ words) On September 5, 2026, at approximately noon, multiple local and state law enforcement agencies came together to address ongoing firearm complaints and violent activity at Copper Road Plaza, 2929 Peach Street. The operation included members of the Shreveport Police Department VCAT, Louisiana State…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (96+ words) Shreveport-Bossier Journal All Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles customer service centers will be closed Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, for system modernization efforts and staff training. All private companies contracted to do business with the OMV, including Public Tag Agents and Auto Title…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (150+ words) Consolidated Waterworks/Sewerage District No. 1 has issued a boil advisory for customers on the Village Water System in Haughton following a water main break near the intersection of Highway 614 and Stewart Road. The break occurred when a contractor working in…...