The city is hosting prayer gatherings at busy intersections in several neighborhoods for 2 days of prayer. Each of these prayer events will happen at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 5.
The 40 murders in the first 5 months of 2021 are the same number of murders the city saw in 14 months between January of 2011 and December of 2012, combined.
Crime in Shreveport has a lot of folks talking. Even Shreveport Councilman Jerry Bowman says he has attended several community meetings and many residents want action.