This story has been updated to reflect additional injuries. Another apartment complex went up in flames in Shreveport Sunday morning. On June 23, just after 8:30 a.m. Shreveport Fire Department was dispatched to the 7200 block of Bernstein Avenue on reports of a fire. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered heavy smoke coming from a building at […]
A Caddo Parish jury deliberated less than an hour before finding Kenmiccael Dano Ray guilty of the 2022 slaying of Shreveport teen Landry Anglin. On Sunday, May 1, Landry Anglin, 13, was shot inside her home. Anglin, an eighth-grader at Caddo Middle Magnet was sitting with her family when a stray bullet went through the […]
An LSU Shreveport professor says the administration’s attempts to fire him are an attack on his First Amendment right to free speech. University administrators contend the professor has become disruptive to the point it’s interfering with how they run the campus. Brian Salvatore, a tenured chemistry professor and longtime LSU Shreveport Faculty Senate member, found […]
Shreveport City Court Judge Mary Mudrick said, “Each one of you are innocent until proven guilty”, during the Tuesday morning criminal court hearing. Among the attendees was attorney Dhu Thompson for his absentee client, owner of Amar Shreveport Holdings, Yacov Smouha, who is facing several misdemeanor criminal charges, including criminal blight for the condition of […]
Two children were rescued when they were found in a hot vehicle in the parking lot of a grocery store on North Market. According to the Shreveport Police Department, officers rescued an eight-month-old and a two-year-old when they found them inside a dangerously hot parked car. Officers broke into the vehicle, triggering an alarm and […]
Mark and Mike Mangham of Twin Blends Northwest Louisiana History Hunters were camping near Texarkana with their family but got up at 3:45 a.m. to drive back to Shreveport in time to catch the historic building on Market St being torn down. “We love history that much!” said Mike Mangham. They have recently written a […]
This article has been updated with a complete list of charges. The pastor of a Ruston, Louisiana church was arrested in Shreveport on Thursday, April 26. Kenneth Sapp, 63, of Arcadia was booked into Shreveport Jail on obscenity, possession of a schedule two, prohibited acts/drug paraphernalia, open container, weapon use violent act, manufacture/distribution/possession of a […]
Orange smoke was billowing above the tree tops Monday, after a home in south Shreveport went up in flames. A call was made to Caddo Parish 911 just after 6 p.m. when flames and smoke started coming from the garage of a home in the 400 block of Goldsberry Circle. Caddo Fire District 5 and […]
A security guard jumped into action to save the life of a Shreveport Police officer Friday evening. According to Shreveport Police Department, about 11 p.m. March 29, an officer responded to an obscenity call in the 4200 block of Encina Drive. Upon arrival, the officer encountered a naked female causing a disturbance. The officer was […]
There will be a DWI checkpoint in east Shreveport Friday evening. The Shreveport Police Department said in a press release, “the checkpoint is part of a collaborative effort between Shreveport Police, Louisiana State Police, and Caddo Parish Sheriff’s deputies to emphasize our commitment to making our city streets safe for travel.” The checkpoint will begin […]
Shreveport is reporting 15 homicides so far this year following the death of a man and woman. According to Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office, Erica Pitts, 30, and Tavarae Loneman, 28, were found shot to death in a vehicle Wednesday morning. Shreveport Police Department was dispatched at 12:21 a.m. Wednesday to the intersection of Clanton Street […]
A toddler was shot overnight in Shreveport, resulting in the eighth homicide in the city and parish. Shreveport Police Department released a news release Sunday afternoon that said, “In the early hours of February 11, tragedy struck the community.” Officers were dispatched to the 200 block of East Stoner Avenue on reports of a shooting, […]