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Shreveport DDA Executive Director Cedric B. Glover announced today that thanks to the visionary leadership of Mayor Tom Arceneaux and the Shreveport City Council, a long empty downtown tower that legendary mid-century Shreveport developer, N.O. Thomas, once crowned as “Shreveport’s Best Address,” is once again stepping up to compete for that title. “The redevelopment of ..read more
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Bossier Parish Community College is incredibly proud to announce the establishment of the Karen S. Moore Endowed Scholarship for First Generation College Students, made possible by the generosity of Gary and Karen Moore. With a principal amount of $50,000, this scholarship through the BPCC Foundation will provide life-changing opportunities for BPCC students for generations to ..read more
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By JOHN JAMES MARSHALL, Journal Sports With four losses in the last five years in the state championship game, you might think that the Calvary boys basketball team would be singularly focused on trying to erase those memories as they head into today’s title game against Country Day (Metairie). The Cavaliers are indeed focused, but ..read more
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By DOUG IRELAND, Journal Sports LAKE CHARLES – Plenty of people gave up on the Bossier Bearkats after a 6-10 start to this season. That has fueled the Kats’ fire as they have won 15 in a row and will play Saturday at 6 for the Non-Select Division II state championship – a familiar position ..read more
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You may have missed it, but the NCAA Tournament has already begun. It’s being played in Norfolk, Va., and Huntsville, Ala., and Henderson, Nev. and even Lake Charles. That Selection Sunday business? Nice TV show, but except for two or three teams, it’s pretty much a formality. This is the week of the conference tournaments ..read more
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By RON HIGGINS, Journal Sports BATON ROUGE – A year ago, the SEC office in Birmingham didn’t do LSU any favors by scheduling four top-8 ranked teams in the Tigers’ first five SEC series. The then-defending national champions, with five new position starters and revamped starting pitching rotation, lost all five series including every Sunday ..read more
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JOURNAL SPORTS The No. 25 LSUS women’s basketball team takes aim this weekend at one of 16 spots in the NAIA National Tournament, playing in Hastings, Neb., and needing to get past the home team to reach Kansas City. The two-time Red River Athletic Conference champion Pilots face Huntington (Ind.) in the first round at ..read more
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Shreveport Police officers responded to a residence in the 6700 of Raspberry Lane on March 11 just after 7:30pm regarding a three-year-old child suffering from a gunshot wound. Responding officers immediately contacted Violent Crimes detectives, who arrived at the scene to investigate. The child was transported to a local hospital, underwent surgery, and remains in ..read more
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A Minden man who battered and injured a police officer and fled during a traffic stop and arrest in Greenwood pleaded guilty in Caddo District Court Tuesday, March 11. Preston Burns, 36, waited until 12 jurors had been sworn in District Judge Ramona Emanuel’s court and the officer he injured during the speeding traffic stop ..read more
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A Shreveporter who robbed a man of his rifle and then shot the victim in his neck, killing him, was found guilty of manslaughter and related crimes in Caddo District Court Wednesday March 12. It took a seven-man, five-woman jury in District Judge Chris Victory’s court an hour to find SirElderick Hays, 25, guilty as ..read more