SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Dallas Cowboys selected Oklahoma offensive tackle Tyler Guyton with the 29th overall pick of the NFL Draft Thursday night. With the pick, the Cowboys add some much-needed depth on the offensive line after losing Pro Bowlers Tyron Smith and Tyler Biadasz to free agency. At 6'8 322 lbs. Guyton has all the physical tools needed from an offensive lineman in the NFL. The former tight end started just 14 games at OT at Oklahoma ..read more

After today, we will see some not-so-subtle changes that will lead to stormy weather and heavy rainfall as we head into Friday through the weekend and into the first part of next week! A very strong high-pressure system has moved to our east. It will ensure that abundant moisture from the Gulf of Mexico will continue to surge into our area. We could easily call this, “Priming the Pump”. Over the next several days, we will find at least two major systems (and possibly three) plowing across the Rockies into the Central Plains states, and eventually affecting the ArkLaTex. Current Futurecast Loop ..read more

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — The Calvary Lady Cavaliers have been one of the most impressive teams in all of high school softball this season. At 33-2 they're currently ranked No. 4 nationally in the latest USA Today/NFCA High School Softball poll. Calvary uses offensive explosion to advance to quarterfinals The Lady Cavs have yet to allow a run in the playoffs this season, outscoring their two opponents 19-0. The program has advanced to the state tournament every season since 2014, something no lost on Calvary head coach Tiffany Wood. "It definitely is one of our expectations and we want to ..read more

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints selected Oregon State offensive tackle Taliese Fuaga with the 14th overall pick in the NFL Draft on Thursday night. The 6-foot-6, 324-pound Fuaga, who was named first-team All-Pac-12 last season, joins a Saints squad that entered the draft needing bodies on the offensive line, particularly at offensive tackle. Trevor Penning, the second of two 2022 first-round picks by New Orleans, was unable to hold on to a starting role at left tackle last season. His replacement in the lineup, Andrus Peat, remains a free agent. Meanwhile, the health of right tackl ..read more

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Former LSU football star Jayden Daniels was drafted to the Washington Commanders as the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. In his final season with the Tigers in 2023, Daniels compiled 3,812 passing yards, 40 passing touchdowns and only four interceptions. The San Bernardino, California native had a QBR of 95.6, according to ESPN. On the ground, Daniels had 1,134 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns in 2023 for the Tigers, according to ESPN. Daniels became the third LSU football player to win the Heisman Trophy for his performance during the 2023 campaig ..read more

STONEWALL, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — The North Desoto senior class has an opportunity to go down as the most decorated class in program history at this weekend's LHSAA State Softball Tournament. North Desoto belts 8 homers; advances to state for 9th straight time While the pressure is mounting to bring home the 7th state championship in program history, Lady Griffins head coach Tim Whitman is preaching to his girls to relax, have fun and just play softball. "When we get down there it's going to be fun, it's going to be enjoyable, we're going to enjoy it," said Whitman. "We're going to play hard and we ..read more

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)—Do you like to buy new clothes, wear them a few times, and then get rid of them? If you do, there’s a way to keep on keeping on and save a lot of money while you’re swimming in a perpetual sea of clothing. Here’s how. When you buy secondhand, you’ll spend a tiny fraction of what you would spend on clothing in big-box stores. But that’s just the beginning of the positive changes that secondhand clothing can make in your life. $1 belts at a thrift store. (Source: KTAL/KMSS' Jaclyn Tripp) The fashion industry is the second biggest polluter in the world, and when you bu ..read more

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Shreveport Fire Department responded to a residential fire emergency at a residential home on Boulevard Street in the Highlands neighborhood. At around 12:54 p.m., the Shreveport Fire Department (SFD) reported requiring 45 firefighters to extinguish the fire. SFD chief described the fire as suspicious and will investigate further. (Credit: KTAL/KMSS Jordan Johnson) (Credit: KTAL/KMSS Jordan Johnson) (Credit: KTAL/KMSS Jordan Johnson) (Credit: KTAL/KMSS Jordan Johnson) (Credit: KTAL/KMSS Jordan Johnson) SFD chief stated that, thankfully, no one had been injured ..read more

(The Hill) – Kim Kardashian will join Vice President Harris at the White House on Thursday for a roundtable on criminal justice reform that will highlight President Biden's use of pardon power. A White House official said Kardashian, a reality television star who has become an outspoken advocate for criminal justice reform in recent years, will attend the discussion alongside Harris, pardon recipients and Steve Benjamin, the director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. Kardashian worked closely with the Trump White House on the case of Alice Johnson, a Black woman who had received ..read more

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A festival showcasing generations of singers carrying the musical tradition of the Negro Spiritual is set for Saturday. On April 27, at Baptist Bible Fellowship Church in Shreveport, choral singers will fill the space with praise and pay homage to their enslaved ancestors, who sang songs to praise, protest, and convey secret messages about attaining freedom. The Grambling State University Choir, Baton Rouge Choir Heritage, a youth choir, and the New Dimensions Choral Society will be in attendance ..read more