Centenary College is hosting a week-long celebration of the works of Dr. Martin Luther King with speakers, films, and performances. Special guests include Shreveport Mayor Ollie Tyler, and morning show regular, Dr. Jason Maggio. Click HERE for complete details...
Fire Prevention Week might not officially start until next Monday, but the Bossier and Shreveport fire departments have kicked things off early. And Shreveport has another event going on tomorrow. SFD Chief of Fire Prevention Patricia Dyas says firefighters will be out in the MLK neighborhood installing free smoke detectors...
A Sunday-morning fire displaces a north Shreveport family. At 3:40 yesterday morning, firefighters arrived at a house in the 1700 block of Bonnie Street in the MLK community to find the single-story, wood-framed home fully engulfed in flames...
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)