Shreveport News

A float throws beads to the crowd Saturday during the Krewe of Centaur parade in Shreveport.

A scar in the middle of Judi Heiserman's chest is the only visible reminder of the day her life... Donnie Bickham Middle School students Morgan Kuchar, 13, Morgan Lacobe, 11, and India Dixon, 11, discuss a project during sixth grade English class.

Demauryon Ratcliff scrambles for some candy thrown Saturday during the 24th annual African American History Parade.

The 13abc All Stars from WTVG will take on the teachers and coaches of Old Fort in a... Former Eaton employees will meet for lunch at 11 a.m. Friday at Sweet Home Cafe, 1224 W. State St.

Robert Shaver, owner of Shaver's Catering in Shreveport, peels a crawfish for his granddaughter Seraphina Shaver, 2, on Wednesday afternoon.

Parade goers lined the streets for the festivities, which included local high school bands performing, and of course floats and lots of candy.

The Red River Waterway Commission officials say the public boat launching ramps on the Red River will continue to be closed in Caddo and Bossier Parishes for the next several days.

SHREVEPORT, La. -- The first "State of Black Shreveport" Symposium 2012 kicked off this morning at Booker T. Washington High School.

As veterans return home to the ArkLaTex from Iraq and Afghanistan, experts say more veterans are living on the streets.

Megan Heiserman McIntyre , her daughter Sara-Grace McIntyre and her mother, Judi Heiserman, share a family moment.

Hats off to Mayor Cedric Glover, the Shreveport Regional Arts Council and the literally hundreds of individuals who are currently developing Shreveport Common - An Uncommon Cultural District, the nine-block area in the western part of downtown Shreveport that " " is intended to celebrate the arts and provide access to ART for everyone: visual, ... (more)

In a turn of events that threatens to lay waste to the central theme of the GOP challenge to Barack... If chocolate's the thing for your sweetie on Valentine's Day, why give plain old candy when you can... SHREVEPORT, La.

One Louisiana-based organization not very pleased with Gov. Jindal's budget is the Louisiana Budget Project.

Valentine's Day is approaching and lovers will soon be feeding one another tasty tokens of affection, such as sweet strawberries and chocolate.

Leah Anderson, 7, of Zwolle, screams for beads during the Krewe of Centaur float loading party in Shreveport on Friday night.

Shaw fired 46-year-old Sgt. Joey Willis and 30-year-old Officer Jeffrion Smith after separate disciplinary conferences Friday.

A Michigan man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge he phoned in a... Former Shreveporter Ariel Meredith models Nov.

What: Go Red Preview Party. When: 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Remington Suite Hotel, 220 Travis St., Shreveport.

The City of Shreveport is conducting a Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Survey and Wastewater Master Plan project which includes Flow and Rainfall Monitoring services.

The City of Shreveport is conducting a comprehensive update of the hydraulic model of its water distribution system, which includes fire hydrant flow testing.