1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (14+ words) Shreveport Times Scenes from Saturday's Parkway Border Dash...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (395+ words) Lovebugs made their appearance in Louisiana this summer and, as fall gets closer, the insects are still seen buzzing about. Lovebugs have two main mating flight periods, one from April to May and another from August to September. Since we're…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (382+ words) It's not too late to secure a license for Louisiana's first recreational alligator hunt. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries officials said spots remained after the initial Aug. 20-Aug. 30 license lottery to issue 5,000 licenses expired. The spots remaining can be claimed on…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (287+ words) WalletHub has released a study identifying the happiest states in the U.S. and, unfortunately, Louisiana appears to be struggling with its mental health. How happy someone is can be influenced by internal and external factors in their daily lives, but, sometimes,…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (161+ words) The Shreveport Police Officers Association said Wednesday it appreciates Mayor Tom Arceneaux's proposed 6% base pay raise for police and fire employees but argued the city's bonus system has failed municipal workers for years. The raises, proposed in Arceneaux's 2027 budget, will…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (22+ words) Shreveport Times Watch Dani Bowman speak at the Arc Caddo-Bossier Leadership Luncheon...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (383+ words) Robert Temple has been a State Farm Insurance agent for nearly 50 years, but he's rarely seen the buzz created by the company's $5 billion customer dividend payout. "People are asking a lot of questions and many of them are already seeing…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (350+ words) Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux is proposing pay raises for city police and firefighters, with the increases paid through new revenue expected from data center development. The proposed raises are expected to be part of Arceneaux's 2027 budget proposal, which he announced…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (295+ words) A former Louisiana legislator and 9/11 hero is homeless after a fire burned his house to the ground with three generations escaping with their lives but not without injury. Former state Rep. Kenny Cox, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, said his…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (118+ words) Shelby Bordelon represented Louisiana on the Miss America stage Sunday, competing against titleholders from across the country and advancing deep into the competition. Bordelon finished as first runner-up, earning a $10,000 scholarship. She is the sixth Miss Louisiana to place first…...