2011

Mayor Cedric Glover will hold a town hall meeting Monday, October 10, to update residents on topics ranging from his proposal to secure more than $80 million for roadwork to the latest news on the I-49 inner-city connector project. 

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Northwestern State University Theatre and Dance will offer something for everyone during its 2011-12 season with musicals, period pieces, contemporary works and dance to be performed.

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Just a reminder and request to register for the Buddy Walk on the Firstgiving site.  It will ask you for each particpant's name and t-shirt size.  
 
http://www.firstgiving.com/upwithdowns/up-with-downs-buddy-walk-2011

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The monthly Cyber Innovation Center Newsletter is out; view it here.

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At a mid-morning news conference came word that a coalition of area fire department's decided to ban the sale and use of fireworks through the end of the month. 

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1777 – The Stars and Stripes is adopted by Congress as the Flag of the United States (More info)

1789 – Whiskey distilled from maize is first produced by American clergyman the Rev. Elijah Craig (More info) 

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1861 – Tennessee became the 11th (and last) state to secede from the Union (More info)

1949 – George Orwell’s ’1984′ is published (More info)

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Law enforcement officers from several different agencies will be teaming up and working together tomorrow night to help keep the streets of Shreveport safe.

A safety checkpoint will be held Friday night, May 20, 2011 in southwest Shreveport as an integral component of an ongoing, singular commitment on the part of authorities to reduce the number of deaths and injuries reported on our roadways.

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A bill proposing a ban on using hand-held cell phones while driving is defeated in the House Transportation Committee.

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By far, Louisiana has more people locked up per 100k people than any other state in the Union, by several hundred in fact. 

With that as a backdrop, Shreveport Police report the number of arrests made through April is up 10% when compared with last year’s numbers. 

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