BOSSIER TO VEGAS: Former Bossier Bearkat Decamerion Richardson was a productive cornerback at Mississippi State who earned a fourth-round NFL Draft selection Saturday by the Las Vegas Raiders. (Photo by KEVIN SNYDER, Mississippi State Athletics) JOURNAL SPORTS Two products of local high schools were chosen Saturday on the final day of the NFL Draft, with Bossier’s Decamerion Richardson picked by the Los Angeles Raiders while Evangel product Myles Cole joined former Calvary coach Doug Pederson and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Richardson (6-2, 188) is a Cullen native who played cornerback at Missis ..read more

Dorothy West Bardwell September 25, 1927 — April 24, 2024 Service: Monday, April 29, 2024, 10am at Rose Neath Funeral Home, Southside Paul Bowen Vardeman November 6, 1929 — April 24, 2024 Service: Monday, April 29, 2024, 10am at Airline Baptist Church, Bossier City. Gloria Jean “Jeannie” Johnson Mays August 21, 1944 — April 26, 2024 Service: Monday, April 29, 2024, 1pm at Rose Neath Funeral Home, Southside. Charles Roy Smith February 15, 1949 — April 18, 2024 Service: Monday, April 29, 2024, 12:30pm at Northwest LA Veterans Cemetery, Keithville. Roy Franklin McClure November 1, 1947 — April ..read more

Last night the Caddo Parish Public School system issued a notice to the public regarding a school closings: Due to widespread power outages and impacted roadways, all Caddo schools and sites will be closed on Monday, April 29. We are working with our utility partners to develop a plan for reopening schools. Issued: Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 10:30pm ..read more

MONEY ON THE WAY: Shreveport voters have agreed to spend $256 million dollars on various projects By TONY TAGLAVORE, Journal Services   Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux was upbeat Sunday afternoon, and why not? All three bond propositions proposed by the City, totaling $256 million, overwhelmingly passed Saturday.   “I’m elated, and greatly appreciative of the support the people have given the City of Shreveport,” Mayor Arceneaux told the Shreveport-Bossier Journal. To me, it shows what we are capable of doing when we all work together.”   Eighty percent of vot ..read more

Ralph & Kacoo’s Seafood Restaurant Each week, the Shreveport-Journal’s always-hungry reporter visits a different restaurant and tells you about the experience. By ANON E. MUSS, Journal Services   Back in the day — I’m talking the 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s — Ralph & Kacoo’s in Bossier City (1700 Old Minden Road) was a very nice, (some would say “upscale”), very popular restaurant.   However, somewhere along the way, Ralph & Kacoo’s became out of sight, out of mind. They didn’t do much advertising, and became something an afterthought, at least to me. But, in recent month ..read more

Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley advised school systems to not alter their policies or procedures PDF this week after the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released new Title IX rules expanding the interpretation of discrimination on the basis of sex to include gender identity. “These new rules have been in development for nearly two years, and I have previously submitted comments in staunch opposition as it alters the long-standing definition that has created fairness and equal access to opportunity for women and men,” Dr. Brumley wrote in a letter sent to Lo ..read more

This week is Crime Victims Rights Week. Meet Leone Fitzgerald, Director of the Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Victim Assistance Program.   Leone has been with the DA’s Office since the conception of the Victim Assistance Program, which was created in October 1996. She has served as director for over 20 years. She is a nationally credentialed advocate at the advanced and comprehensive level. She has seen the program grow from a staff of two to a staff of nine and was instrumental in the start of a Victim Assistance Program dedicated to victims of juvenile crime.   Leone works with ..read more

A Sabine Parish man was found guilty of murdering a romantic rival and using a gun he was prohibited from possessing, in court action on April 25.   Joshua Cornell Palmer, a 36-year-old Many resident, was found guilty as charged of second-degree murder by a seven-woman, five-man jury in District Judge Ramona Emanuel’s court after deliberations lasting just under a half-hour. He also was judged guilty as charged to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.   Witness testimony, as well as Facebook and text messages, cell phone GPS and surveillance footage demonstrated that Palmer ..read more

Operation Clean Sweep was an overwhelming success this year for the Bossier Sheriff’s Office and Keep Bossier Beautiful. Numerous civic groups, clubs, youth organizations and individuals took part in this year’s Operation Clean Sweep campaign. Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington was very pleased with the turnout and credited Keep Bossier Beautiful Executive Director Lynn Bryan with organizing this great annual event and recruiting so many volunteers.   Sheriff Whittington was also appreciative of the support from Bossier City Mayor Tommy Chandler, the City of Bossier, the Bossier Paris ..read more

The Caddo Parish Public School District announced the following dates for 2024 High School graduations: NORTH CADDO – TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2024 – 7:00 P.M. – SHREVEPORT CONVENTION CENTER SOUTHWOOD – WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2024 – 8:30 A.M. – SHREVEPORT CONVENTION CENTER HUNTINGTON – WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2024 – 12:00 P.M. – SHREVEPORT CONVENTION CENTER VIRTUAL ACADEMY – WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2024 – 3:30 P.M. – SHREVEPORT CONVENTION CENTER WOODLAWN – THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024 – 8:30 A.M. – SHREVEPORT CONVENTION CENTER GREEN OAKS – THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2024 – 12:00 P.M. – SHREVEPORT CONVENTION CENTER C.E. BYRD – TH ..read more