Best Of Shreveport

Here are some of the stories you will hear more about today on Newsradio 710 KEEL:

SHREVEPORT HAS RECORDED ITS FIRST FIRE FATALITY OF THE NEW YEAR. IT HAPPENED ON ST. LOUIS IN THE HOLLYWOOD HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD

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Ten years ago, Bossier City leaders decided they did not want to be part of the parade route for Mardi Gras anymore.  Part of the problem was security along the route.  The parades rolled from Pierre Bossier Mall down Airline Drive to Barksdale Boulevard and then over the Shreveport Barksdale Bridge

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Kindergarten students from all over the area are treated to a morning of fun, presents and a visit from Santa by the Byrd High Students.

Rains in North Louisiana help ease drought conditions, but it's still not enough.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is visiting schools around the state.

A 16-year-old is found guilty of killing his parents

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We did get a good dose of rain over the past two days, but it was still not enough to bring us in line with our average rainfall for the year. 

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The State Fair is back open today. The gates open at 10 and it's free to enter and park until 3 every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

A young Benton woman faces a list of charges today after trying to make a getaway from police

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There was an early morning robbert attempt at Sam's Town Casino in Shreveport today.

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LSU is preparing for what's being described as the "Game of the Century" with Alabama.

Tyrann Mathieu is back at practice and there's even a song dedicated to him.

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The opening weekend of the State Fair was a good one. General Manager Chris Giordano says more than 3 thousand people came through the gates on Saturday alone. He says the crowds were even bigger on Sunday.
The Fair is closed on Monday and Tuesday, but will be back open on Wednesday.

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Watch this incredible video and you will not be able to sit on that couch tomorrow and do nothing.

This Saturday is Maggie Lee For Good Day. Maggie died when the church bus she was on from First Baptist Church in Shreveport crashed in August of 2009

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