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
Battle on the Border High School Football Showcase
Shreveport Public Assembly & Recreation announces the Second Annual Battle on the Border High School Football Showcase this Sat., Sept. 8th at Shreveport's Independence Stadium.
Shreveport Road Advisory for Caddo Parish Drivers
U.S. 71 in Caddo Parish will be reduced to one lane in both directions from I-220 to LA 173 this Thursday and Friday.
Texarkana, Texas, Authorities Looking for Murder Suspects
The Texarkana, Texas, Police Department is asking for help in locating two
people who may have information related to the most recent homicide in the city.
Shreveport Isaac Evacuees Say They Weren’t Warned in Time
Isaac flood victims staying in Shreveport told KEEL News they weren't warned by local authorities to evacuate until they were waist deep in water. And one man, who looked to be at least six feet tall, said the water was up to his chest before they were evacuated.
Shreveport College Students Get Financial Help
More Shreveport students will be going to college thanks to scholarships and endowments this week announced by LSU-S Interim Chancellor Paul Sisson and The LSUS Foundation.
Isaac Sends Shreveporters After Sandbags
Shreveport motorists jammed Mansfield Road Thursday in a mad dash to get sandbags ahead of Isaac's stormy floods.
Republicans Damaged by Hurricane Isaac as Obama Takes On Reddit’s ‘Ask Me Anything’
Hurricane Isaac is getting so much media attention it seems unlikely that anyone is watching this week's televised Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. To make matters worse for Republicans, President Obama visited social media site Reddit today where he was answered questions live.
For Hurricane Katrina Victims, Isaac Brings Back Painful Memories
Fewer than 100 people are staying in a shelter in Shreveport, forced from their homes in New Orleans as Hurricane Isaac slams Louisiana's coast. Two are women who fled Hurricane Katrina nearly seven years ago to the day.
School Starts in East Texas Monday with Football Fever
School opens Monday in East Texas and football fever has taken over. The Carthage Bulldawgs will start the season with one of the largest mega screen scoreboards in the state, maybe even the country.
Will Shreveporters Watch the Republican Convention?
The 2012 Republican National Convention gets underway in Tampa, Fla., Monday night at the same time a huge storm is expecting to hit. And Shreveport residents seem to be interested enough to watch at least some of the time as Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan get the official nomination.