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Cell Phone Bill Fails
The House kills the bill that would ban hand-held cell phone use while driving by a vote of 55 to 33on the house floor. Highway safety stats show 14 people died in 2009 in car crashes involving a driver using a hand held phone. That argument wasn’t good enough for law makers to support the ban.
Big Mess On I-20 EB
Traffic was slow moving during the lunch hour on Thursday as a couple of cars mixed it up in the eastbound lanes right at I-49.
“Fame” At Marjorie Lyons Playhouse
The Musical is being staged at the Marjorie Lyons Playhouse beginning Friday June 10 and running for 2 weeks. We chatted with some very talented members of the cast who graced us in studio
New Gadget Your Wife Might Want
Solar powered houses, cars and now bikinis? Yep you can snap one up...if you are daring. But don't expect to get one cheap.
Cell Phone Bill Fails!
The House kills the bill that would ban hand-held cell phone use while driving by a vote of 55 to 33on the house floor. Highway safety stats show 14 people died in 2009 in car crashes involving a driver using a hand held phone. That argument wasn’t good enough for law makers to support the ban.
Local Golfer Dies In Apparent Lightning Strike
Local Attorney Jay Greenleaf was playing a round of golf at Eastridge Country Club in South Shreveport when an afternoon storm turned tragic.
“Boom” At Goex Minden Heard For Miles Around
Residents of Minden, Haughton, Bossier City and many other communities awoke to a load "boom" just after 6:15 this morning. We got an update shortly after the explosion. Hear the interview:
Bossier Parish Homeland Security Director Sammy Halphen says 1,000 pounds of black powder at GOEX exploded...
Two Louisiana Cities Rank High on Murder Rate List
Statistics show that New Orleans and Baton Rouge among the top ten cities in the nation for murders. The Big Easy is first in the murder-rate arena, while Baton Rouge ranks seventh. The capital city’s rate is 30 murders per 100,000 people, actually an improvement from the previous year when it was ranked second nationally...
Bye Bye Food Pyramid
Say, “Goodbye, Bon Voyage, & Arrivederci to the Food Pyramid. This week the United State Department of Agriculture made a move that it hopes will help Americans understand what foods they should be eating and in what quantities.