4+ day, 4+ 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…...

4+ day, 4+ 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…...

5+ day, 4+ 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…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (64+ words) shreveportbossierjournal.com Protection Order Issued Against Shreveport Mayoral CandidateCaddo Parish District CourtA protection order for abuse has been issued against one of the seven candidates running for Shreveport mayor ahead of the November 3 general election. The candidate’s name and additional…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (225+ words) The Shreveport Police Department’s Financial Crimes Unit obtained an arrest warrant for Brett Burdges following an investigation into the alleged theft of approximately $139,487.74 from Custom Built Cabinet & Supply. Burdges had been employed by the company since 2021 and served as its…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (128+ words) The Shreveport Police Department was investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred Monday, Sept. 7, at approximately 4:10 p.m. in the 7500 block of Gideon Street. A female pedestrian was struck by a vehicle, and the driver fled the scene. The victim was transported…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (142+ words) shreveportbossierjournal.com Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith welcomed the newest members of the Shreveport Police Department’s jailer staff this week, as well as two new part-time call takers who will serve in the department’s Dispatch Center. Jailers serve in a…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (115+ words) Shreveport-Bossier Journal Shreveport Police have arrested two 17-year-olds in connection with a property damage investigation stemming from an incident last weekend in the 600 block of Wilder Place. Collin Deere and Jackson Davis have both been charged with felony property damage…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (164+ words) The long-awaited Southern Hills Pool reopened Sunday with a grand opening celebration hosted by Shreveport Public Assembly and Recreation. The pool reopened to the public from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays throughout September, giving families an opportunity to use the facility…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (1079+ words) BATON ROUGE – It was a typical south Louisiana Labor Day weekend, smack dab in the middle of a quiet (knock on wood) hurricane season. Yet, it was anything but calm on the LSU campus, counting down to the vastly anticipated…...