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Shreveport police are hoping to fill this summer's academy class with more than a dozen people who have the want and need to serve. "Being a police officer is a calling," said Sgt. Bill Goodin.

Shreveport robbery detectives are working at this hour to identify and apprehend a suspect who robbed a businessman making a night deposit at a west Shreveport bank earlier this month.

Mardi Gras in Louisiana means food, beads, and fun for many, but it can be more of a headache for others who do not celebrate. Getting stuck behind parade floats, or being detoured is enough to ruin the holiday.

A teenager who allegedly ran way from her family's home in Missouri last month has been located in Shreveport.

Dozens met in Shreveport Saturday to discuss the state of the city's black community.

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - There were neighs, a baa and a cock-a-doodle-doo in the Krewe of Barkus and Meoux Pet Parade. The Times reports that a goat, a Polish rooster, horses and miniature horses were among 300 or so critters in Sunday's stroll around Shreveport's Riverview Park. Most animals were pets, but volunteers at Four Forks Equine Rescue brought four full-sized horses and two miniature ...

Famous Shreveport musician James Burton remembers meeting Whitney Houston long before the rest of the world knew her name.

The Bassmaster Classic will make its return to the Shreveport Bossier area in 2012, three years since it was last held here. The event is less than two weeks away and preparations are getting underway. Nearly 120 people have signed up to volunteer for this years classic. This evening close to 50 of those volunteers turned out for the first Bassmaster Classic training session at the Municipal ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - The new owners of the Crown Casino riverboat in Lake Charles say they plan to put the vessel up for sale. Bossier Casino Venture LLC closed a deal last week to buy the gambling boat - one of two Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. had in Lake Charles - for $15 million to get the license the company needs for a $197 casino resort in Bossier City. The American Press reported that ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - A 22-year-old Shreveport man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing his infant son. Grady Thornton was convicted last week of second-degree murder for the killing of his 3-month-old son, Terrell.