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Grant Helps Support Domestic Violence Survivors
Via The Bossier Press Tribune
Caddo to Crack Down on Vehicles with Illegal Window Tint
Soon Caddo Parish drivers could get a ticket if their windows are too dark. This comes after the Sheriff's Office announced it will be on the lookout for windows darker than the legal limit. "When you pull up next to someone and they're hiding, you don't know what...
WNBA Star Hosts Swim Safety Event in Shreveport
Shreveport, La. - WNBA Champion and Shreveport, Louisiana native Alana Beard hosted her second annual swim safety event at the YMCA of Northwest Louisiana on July 21-22. Beard will participate in the two-day swim education program with local children. Beard said "I...
Gov. Edwards Announces Board of Regents Appointment
Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced an appointment to the Louisiana Board of Regents. Wilbert Pryor will fill the remainder of William C. “Bubba” Rasberry’s term. Rasberry resigned from his seat representing the 4th Congressional District; his term concludes on...
‘Freedom Fighter’ Awards Honors Two for Trafficking Prevention
Multiple government bodies commended SBC’s commitment to eradicate sex trafficking from the Shreveport-Bossier area at an awards ceremony and proclamation event at juvenile court on Friday. The event hosted the first-ever granting of the “Freedom Fighter Awards” to...
DA Believes Perceptions of His Office Have Improved
Caddo District Attorney James Stewart set some big goals when he was sworn into office Dec. 29, 2015. The former judge recently took time to sit down with KSLA News 12 to reflect on his first year in office. "What I came here to do was establish professionalism,...
Caddo Parish District Attorney Reflects on First Year in Office
“I didn’t come into this job saying that I know everything, I’m constantly learning,” Caddo Parish District Attorney, James E. Stewart, Sr. said, reflecting on his first year. “I’m always absorbing new information and I try to be open- minded. What I have realized...
New Truancy Program Could Reduce Crime
Organizers of a new Caddo Parish program aiming to combat truancy hope that it will also help reduce juvenile crime. The Truancy Assistance Service Center opened Aug. 10 in Caddo School’s Welfare and Attendance Center, in the 1600 block of Murphy Street. TASC serves...