Shreveport-Bossier

Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau will have a promotional booth set up at Sunday's Super Bowl.

Ken Epperson encourages locals to make it out to the biggest Veteran's Day parade our area has seen in many years...at the State Fairgrounds this Sunday.

Secretary Stephen Moret discusses GM facility and upcoming economic development projects.

May 8th is a big day for our local tourism industry. Shreveport-Bossier will be among more than 75 cities hosting National Tourism Rally Day events that day, presented by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau and the Downtown Development Authority...

There are still some issues to deal with from the storms that rolled through our state Tuesday. The high water has caused Shreveport trash pick-up to run about a day behind schedule in some areas. All collections are expected to be completed by Saturday ...

Some tense moments this morning in several areas of town.  A wreck at West 70th at the Terry Bradshaw Passway East had traffic tied up for a while.  No word on injuries from that wreck.  In Bossier, we got reports that a train was stopped on the tracks on Airline Drive at I-20, which caused major back-ups on I-20 and Highway 80, as well as at the tracks at Old Minden Road, just past Holiday Lanes.

(This news release provided by the Shreveport-Bossier Captains)

Just over a month until the 2011 Night Out Against Crime in Shreveport and Bossier City. It's being held October 4th and mirrors National Night Out, traditionally held in the two cities on the first Tuesday in August. But because of the extreme heat in our area during this time of year, the event was moved to the first Tuesday in October...

The price at the pump is down another three cents from last week.

Three local nonprofit organizations are getting thousands of dollars from the Women's Philanthropy Network.