The third Friday in January -- which falls on the 16th this year -- is designated as Arbor Day throughout the state of Louisiana, and there are several local events scheduled.
The first Operation T-BONE (Take Back Our Neighborhoods Everyday) of 2015 will focus on City Council District B. That covers the areas from I-49 and I-20 to Gilbert and Kings Highway to Market Street.
City of Shreveport teams representing Property Standards, the Department of Community Development and the Police Department will lead a sweep through Council District G on Wednesday, October 8, as the effort to clean up the City continues.
Mayor Cedric Glover says Shreveport will seek federal assistance in its ongoing fight to permanently close the Harrelson Landfill, which has blanketed a Shreveport neighborhood with smoke and fumes for years.
Mayor Cedric Glover is holding a public meeting at 5:30 this evening (Sept. 4) to offer insight on the state-approved plan that seeks to close the commercial landfill that continues to operate even though an underground fire burns regularly at the site.
It could be a break-through in the ongoing war against Giant Salvinia. A scientist at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas has developed something called "endocides" -- a shortened form of saying Endogenous Biocides.
I'm trying to think of the names of all of TV's survivalist themed shows. There's 'Survivor', of course. Don't forget 'Doomsday Preppers' and 'Doomsday Bunkers'. And I know there's a bunch more including 'Man vs. Wild', 'Survivorman' and even one or two with people wandering around naked in the woods.
If you're planning a time to visit New Orleans, now might be a good time. Climatologist Barry Keim says northerly breezes move into Louisiana causing the humidity levels to drop dramatically.