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
How About Crawfish for Dinner? Mudbug Madness!
Lots of folks enjoyed crawfish cooked a bunch of different ways at this year's 29th annual Mudbug Madness Festival. Each year, there's a men's crawfish eating contest.
Memorial Day Activities in Shreveport
Many local and area events are going on to honor our fallen heroes.
Yesterday, Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover addressed the Annual Memorial Day salute to Veterans program at Paradise Baptist Church on Hollywood Avenue.
“Hippy Dippy” Weatherman Has Your Holiday Forecast {Video}
Memorial Day weekend means holiday celebrations and the right weather forecast is essential for helping you plan your activities.
Caddo Kids Leaping Ahead with “High Stakes” Test Scores [Video]
Caddo Parish School Board has released Spring LEAP tests results that show most kids are improving over last year. Thursday, Superintendent Gerald Dawkins held a news conference, saying 70 percent of fourth and eighth graders passed.
The Song That Put Donna Summer on the Map[Video]
Some reporters are too young to remember that before there was "Last Dance," there was "Love to Love You, Baby."
Top Military Advisors Visit Barksdale Air Force Base [Audio][Photos]
Barksdale Air Force Base got a visit from a Joint Chiefs of Staff Senior Enlisted Advisor and a Strategic Command Senior Enlisted Leader this week.
Mudbug Madness Sho Nuff Offers More than Crawfish
If you're one of the very few people who don't enjoy eating crawfish, you'll still find something delicious to eat and some fabulous entertainment at this weekend's 29th Annual Mudbug Madness festival.
Shreveport Fire Fighters Respond to House Fire [Audio][Photo]
Shreveport fire investigators were on the scene of an early morning house fire, trying to determine the cause of the blaze that happened shortly before 4 o'clock this morning in the Stoner Hill Community.
Today Parents Can Apply For Education Vouchers
Starting today parents can begin applying for the statewide voucher program. It's expected many private, parochial and Christian schools will participate.
These schools are participating:
Evangel Christian Academy will accept 80 students in the fall.
20 in Kindergarten; 5 in 1st-4th grades; 10 in 7th, 8th, & 9th grades; and 5 in 10th & 11th grades
University Christian Prepara
East Texas Earthquake Town Gets Alert System
The earthquake ridden town in East Texas is taking steps for preparedness since it has been shaken, not once, not twice, but three times by earthquakes.