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Rain Puts a Damper on Road Construction in East Texas

Elaine Etheridge — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:56:46 +0000

It looks like motorists in East Texas won't be getting a reprieve from road repairs any time soon. Road construction is being hampered in Harrison County, Texas, thanks to rain that is causing delays.

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East Texas Teacher Busted for Selling Meth in School Parking Lot

Elaine Etheridge — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:22:34 +0000

An East Texas junior high teacher has been arrested for selling methamphetamine in the parking lot of the school where he teaches

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Constitution Day Celebrated in Carthage at Panola College

Elaine Etheridge — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:50:23 +0000

How many people knew it was Constitution Day? According to newly elected State Rep. Chris Paddie, none of the people he randomly asked did. Paddie spoke at Panola College in Carthage yesterday after a medley of patriotic music was presented by the Panola College Chorale and band.

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Murder Over Anti-Islam Movie Not Warranted: Should It Be Banned? [Poll]

Elaine Etheridge — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 19:00:04 +0000

The movie that sparked a violent protest resulting in the death of a United States diplomat and three other Americans is irreverent, but not reason to kill. The movie trailer from "The Innocence of Muslims" offended Muslims when it was circulated over the Internet by portraying the prophet Mohammad as gay, a child molester, offensive and crude.

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Rep. John Fleming Supports 'No More Solyndras Act'

Elaine Etheridge — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:14:44 +0000

U.S. Congressman John Fleming, of Minden, has released a statement after voting for the "No More Solyndras Act."

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Louisiana Forestry Agents Log Arrest for Tree Thief

Elaine Etheridge — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 19:34:59 +0000

An East Texas man has been arrested after Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry agents found he didn't pay for thousands of dollars worth of timber.

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Shreveport Police Search for Murder Suspects

Elaine Etheridge — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:17:13 +0000

Shreveport police are looking for two men who sprayed a door full of bullets, killing a man during a possible home invasion robbery last night.

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Shreveport's 'Olympus Has Fallen' Movie Set in Pieces

Elaine Etheridge — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:42:56 +0000

The White House is falling in Shreveport, not the nation's capital. Over the next few days, the movie set for "Olympus Has Fallen" is being torn down off Arthur Ray Teague Parkway.

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Shreveport Police Charge Shooting Suspect

Elaine Etheridge — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:41:36 +0000

Shreveport police are searching for a 23 year old man who is wanted in a shooting last month that left two men wounded.

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Wear Jeans, Raise Money For Kids at Christus Sutton Children's Medical Center

Elaine Etheridge — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:26:21 +0000

Today it was cool to wear jeans to work and school. "Miracle Jeans Day" was celebrated at Christus Schumpert Sutton Children's Medical Center in Shreveport.

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Bossier City Remembers 9/11 At Liberty Garden [Gallery]

Elaine Etheridge — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:26:15 +0000

Bossier City leaders held a 9-11 remembrance service today with prayers out loud, the singing of the National Anthem, and the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Shreveport Firefighters Pause for Reflection, Remembering 9-11

Elaine Etheridge — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:04:57 +0000

Shreveport firefighters at each station all over the city remembered the first responders who lost their lives when hijacked jets crashed into the World Trade Center.

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Shreveport Man Killed in Home Invasion Robbery

Elaine Etheridge — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:35:51 +0000

Shreveport police are investigating a home invasion robbery over the weekend that left a man dead from a gunshot wound.

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LSU-Health Battling Budget Crisis, No Layoffs Planned

Elaine Etheridge — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:01:37 +0000

LSU Health is in budget crisis mode thanks to millions of dollars in federal Medicaid cuts. In fact the vice chancellor for clinical affairs Dr. Hugh Mighty held a news conference today to dispel rumors that the hospital is being sold.

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Somebody's Been Stealing ATVs in Louisiana & Texas

Elaine Etheridge — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 03:52:16 +0000

A Texas man is the third man to plead guilty in a stolen ATV ring involving the theft of 60 four wheelers in Louisiana and Texas. The ATVs were valued at more than $360,000.

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LSU-Health Shreveport to Get Millions For Research

Elaine Etheridge — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 03:18:14 +0000

Louisiana residents will have better health care thanks to a $20,000,000 grant that's being split up between eight health care institutions across the state. And, one of them is LSU-Health in Shreveport.

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Everything's Bigger in Texas, Even the Speed Limit

Elaine Etheridge — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 02:00:08 +0000

Texas can now boast something else. It soon will have the highest speed limit of any state in the country.

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New Digs for Shreveport's BHP Oil & Gas Giant

Elaine Etheridge — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 01:42:08 +0000

It may be the world's largest mining company. BHP Billton Petroleum - Petrohawk is so big, it has outgrown its office space in Shreveport.

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Bossier City Residents Get Ready for Night Out Against Crime

Elaine Etheridge — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:33:03 +0000

The date for the Bossier City Night Out Against Crime has been announced, and Bossier City spokesman Mark Natalee says don't worry, the weather will be cooler for this big event.

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Win Justin Bieber Tickets at Townsquare Media Safe Texting Event

Elaine Etheridge — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 23:58:39 +0000

Townsquare Media's Hit Music Channel, K-94-5 is giving away a pair of Justin Bieber concert tickets during this Saturday's Safe Texting promotional event.

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