About Me
My husband transferred to GM here in Shreveport from the Decatur/Huntsville area of North Alabama, home of the beautiful Tennessee River. He retired from GM and is now attending Police Academy in Kilgore, Texas. Our children are growing like weeds, two daughters, Casey is 19, and an education student at Panola College. Jill, is 16 and plays softball for Carthage High Junior Varsity. Our son, Shane, is 14 and plays football and runs track for Carthage Junior High. I was a deejay for 11 years on a morning show in Alabama at WDRM Country 102, but my first full-time job was working for Jerry Falwell's radio station in Lynchburg, Va. I graduated from Liberty University in 1983. I got to hear President Ronald Reagan speak on campus. I also heard Sen. Ted Kennedy speak. Moral Majority accidentally sent Ted Kennedy a membership card, and Kennedy accepted an invitation to visit us. I'd like to meet Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton. I saw McCartney in Dallas before the divorce from Heather Mills, and I've seen Clapton four times. But, it doesn't get any better than a George Jones concert. When I met the Possum back stage as a deejay at a concert in Alabama, Jones says, "Got that red hair." When I introduced him to my husband, he says, "Got that tall husband." However, the greatest things in life: my daughter's first 3-pointer in basketball; my son's first tackle in football, and the day my youngest daughter put all her coins in my purse because she thought I didn't have any money. She was right - I didn't!Elaine Etheridge
US Rep. John Fleming “Disappointed” with Health Care Ruling [Audio]
Reaction is bubbling over the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Obama's health care reform. U.S. Congressman John Fleming, of Minden, says he's disappointed with the ruling, but he says it's not all bad.
UPDATE: Major Shreveport Intersection Back Open
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Shreveport’s Centenary College Partners with Oxford University
Centenary College's Frost Business School has launched its 2050 Fellows Program, playing host to leaders from around the Shreveport-Bossier area.
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District Court Upholds Bossier School Bond Proposal
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The New Miss Louisiana is From Shreveport
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Bullied Bus Monitor Brought to Tears Receives Apology, $500,000 in Donations
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Miss Louisiana Pageant Begins This Weekend
The Miss Louisiana pageant is underway in Monroe as 36 contestants take the stage tonight.
No More Legal Sales of Synthetic Drugs in Caddo Parish
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