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Caddo Parish right-of-way agent, Jimmy Whittington will present a program on Adjudicated Property in the Eaves Room of the Shreve Memorial Main Library, located at 424 Texas Street, on May 18, 2011, at 12:00 noon.  Whittington will answer questions about adjudicated property, discussing the following:

A Bossier City woman has been arrested for felony theft. 49-year-old Cynthia Lee Herring, of the 5800 block of Gold Crest Drive, was taken into custody after an investigation involving Bossier Sheriff’s Department investigators in conjunction with the Bossier Parish School Board and Superintendent D.C. Machen.

More big bucks for Centenary College. A $500,000 Community Oriented Policing Technology grant from the U.S. Justice Department is being utilized to upgrade and modernize access to residence halls across campus. A statement from the college says the grant will enable the college to replace traditional door locks and keys at residence halls with a more sophisticated access control system, or "s

So, what would you rather do on Tax Day:  pay taxes or get free stuff? Marketers are betting on the latter. More than a dozen national companies are offering Tax Day promos — from free photocopies to free snacks — hoping to lure tax-weary consumers with the prospect of free or discounted goodies.

Remember when your mother scolded you for running up the stairs two steps at a time? "Slow down," she would say. "You're going to trip and hurt yourself." Taking it step by step will get you there almost as quickly with much less chance of a painful fall. As usual, mom was right.  And her wise words are just as applicable to your tax filing tasks.

Yesterday, I told you about seven no-no's when it comes to deductions if you don't want to get audited.  Today, it's ten things you SHOULD do to keep more of YOUR money.  Since the goal of every taxpayer is to make sure the IRS gets as little as possible, you need to take every tax deduction, credit or other income adjustment you can.

Taxes are due one week from today, on Monday, April 18th.  Before you file, here are seven things you shouldn't even THINK about deducting. #1)  Your Landline Telephone. Even if you only use it for work, the IRS says the first hard-wired phone in your home is always considered a personal expense.  But you CAN deduct long distance calls as long as they're business-related.

Crime Stoppers and the Minden Police Department need assistance in identifying a white female, who they believe, may have information regarding a series of vehicle burglaries in the Shreveport and Minden area.   On March 8th & 9th, 2011, multiple vehicle burglaries were reported in both Monroe and Shreveport where the victim's purses were stolen along with checkbooks and drivers licenses belon

Here are Louisiana’s statistics through March 25, 2011 with comparison to the same period last year.     There has been a significant increase in self-prepared returns as compared to this same period last year.