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Louisiana Hayride headliner laid to rest
Country music star Claude King, 90, was laid to rest today at Centuries Memorial Park. The Keithville native died Thursday following a lengthy illness
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Local priest and college student in Vatican as Cardinals begin deliberations for new pope
A Shreveport native and a local church leader are in Rome today, and though one is an ordained priest, and the other a college freshman, both are...
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Sam's Club coming to Bossier City
The Bossier City Metropolitan Planning Commission today will hold a public hearing to consider allowing the popular warehouse store's sign to exceed pole height requirements, and another to...
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National 9/11 Flag visits Sutton Children's Hospital
The National 9/11 Flag today came to Sutton Children's Hospital in Shreveport today. The flag was, first flown at Ground Zero in New York City where a...
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Red Cross launches tornado app for iPhone
March is American Red Cross Month, and to celebrate, the Red Cross has rolled out a free Tornado Warning and Alert App for smart phones.
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Funeral services set for Marshall plane crash victims
Funeral services for John Philip Verhalen III, 33, sister, Sarah Colleen Verhalen, 41, and her daughter, Chloe Marie Jamison, 13, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday,...
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Hayride loses another country music from yesteryear
Country music today lost another of its brightest stars during the glory days of the Louisiana Hayride. Keithville native Claude King, who turned 90 in February, died today,...
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Jury convicts Caddo Parish man of manslaughter
A Caddo Parish jury today convicted Deangilo L. White, 22, of manslaughter for the June 2009 shooting death of Kevin Powell after a fight outside a residence...
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Libbey meets with USW, grants concessions for employees losing jobs
Libbey Glass management Wednesday agreed to 'early out' retirement packages for qualified employees, following a meeting with the union committee from the Shreveport plant and United Steelworkers Rep....
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Pianist Van Cliburn leaves legacy of talent, music
Shreveport lost one of its favorite sons today when Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn, died at his home in Fort Worth, Texas. He was diagnosed with advanced bone...
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Union rep tries to get severance for Libbey Glass layoffs
The fate of around 200 employees of Shreveport's Libbey Glass plant could be sealed Wednesday when the company's management meets with United Steelworkers Representative J. David Broussard.
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Comcast says power surge caused Academy Awards blackout
In the wake of Comcast Cable going black during a large portion of Sunday's Academy Awards, Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover announced that Frances Smith, director of Government...
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Double homicide trial set for March
A March 19, 2013 trial date for the Shreveport man accused of the double homicide of his estranged girlfriend and her mother was upheld today in Caddo...
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Libbey's cost cutting could result in loss of 200 Shreveport jobs
In a conference with investors today, Libbey Glass announced a tentative "realignment" that would eliminate approximately 200 jobs at its Shreveport plant, moving some of those jobs...
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LSU transition advisory team to meet Tuesday
LSU's Transition Advisory Team will meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, and one of its sub-committees, the Student Experience Sub-committee, will meet from 2:30 -...
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