Environmental

U.S. Sen. David Vitter today issued the following statement after the Senate passed a concurring resolution that includes an extension of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through Nov. 18:

If you're wondering just HOW bad the drought is here in our area, take a look at what the "duck pond" park on East Kings Highway looks like right now. In all my years of living in Shreveport-Bossier, I have never seen this happen. I took my little girl out there yesterday, and it looked more like a backyard swimming pool than a pond...

Students, faculty, staff and volunteers from Northwestern State University; the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts; and the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training are joining forces with the City of Natchitoches/Keep Natchitoches Beautiful to help clean Cane River Lake within the city...

Fire crews are on the scene of a large pasture fire in northern Caddo Parish near Vivian. Several units from Caddo Fire District 8, with assistance from District 7, are out there now. Fire District 1 Spokeswoman Debra Nelson says so far, several acres and one structure are involved...

Forest service officials are calling on firefighters from outside agencies to help battle fast-moving wildfires in Texas. In the past week, the fires have destroyed more than 1,000 homes.

We don't have much information on this yet...we do know this fire is on the northwest side of General Motors.  Caddo Fire District 3 is working on it now.  These pictures were taken by our engineer just a little bit ago.  Firefighters hadn't arrived on the scene yet...

Dozens of wildfires have destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Texas and California in the past week. Fueled by drought conditions and wind gusts from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, the massive Bastrop County Complex fire east of Austin is the most destructive fire of the year, Texas Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd said. Despite the efforts of hundreds of firefighters, the blaze has grown to

For the third time in a week, volunteers from the Northwest Louisiana Chapter of the American Red Cross are deploying to help with Hurricane Irene recovery efforts. This morning, Rob Blackmon of Shreveport and Rick van Loon of Ruston flew out of Monroe, headed to Tinton Falls, New Jersey...

The Caddo Sheriff’s Office is currently working  a gas line rupture on Ellerbe Road. Deputies say a pick-up truck was southbound on Ellerbe when the driver swerved to miss a dog. The driver lost control and hit an above-ground natural gas pipeline, rupturing the line.

Parish park officials say boaters should exercise more caution when driving through Caddo Lake because of low water levels. To warn boaters, the Parks Department placed caution signs at the lake this week. District 1 Commissioner Doug Dominick says when the lake level is low, stumps and other obstacles are closer to the surface -- and could cause a serious accident or cause water craft damage... R