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  • Dogwood bridge to remain closed two weeks Play Video

    November 4, 2009

    The Red Chute Bayou bridge that connects Stockwell Road in Bossier City with the large Dogwood subdivision to the east will be closed for two weeks while a surface of rock and plastic is laid atop the bayou's levee, authorities said today. The rock and plastic are not designed to... more »
  • Future of Gilbert traffic circle uncertain

    November 4, 2009

    The crumbled pavers in the traffic circle at the bottom of the hill on Shreveport's Gilbert Drive are still there as city officials decide whether to repair the circle, change it or remove it. Last week, someone crashed into the traffic circle, causing the heavy damage.   This isn't... more »
  • Councilman to colleague: Comments about mayor out of line Play Video

    November 3, 2009

     A Bossier City councilman on Tuesday scolded one of his colleagues for his disparaging comments about Mayor Lorenz Walker's handling of the city budget and his decision to lay off nearly 90 city employees.  Two weeks ago, Councilman Jeff Darby said he felt Walker had deceived the council about the... more »
  • Justice of the peace quits after interracial wedding flap Play Video

    November 3, 2009

      A South Louisiana justice of the peace who refused to marry a couple because the bride was white and groom was black has resigned.   The resignation of Keith Bardwell of Tangipahoa Parish is effective Tuesday, Louisiana Secretary of State's Office spokesman Jacques Berry said.    Bardwell refused to... more »
  • Home, sweet home Play Video

    November 3, 2009

     At the height of concerns that Red Chute Bayou would flood residential northeast Bossier City this past weekend, an estimated half of the people who live there decided to evacuate.  They've been coming back since late in the weekend, and today more were back after authorities lifted an evacuation advisory... more »
  • Few takers as authorities ask if residents want to evacuate Play Video

    November 3, 2009

     The area around flood-swollen Loggy Bayou in far south Bossier Parish was the site of the worst flooding today as Red Chute Bayou -- which has threatened devastating flooding from Bossier City to Elm Grove for the past half week -- began a slow drop. National guardsmen went house to... more »
  • Couple won't leave; neighbors pitch in to save house Play Video

    November 3, 2009

    Gene and Mary Stevens aren't budging from their flood-encircled home on Lake Bistineau.  Their neighbors today were battling to keep the levee around their home from budging.  A call went out today that the rising lake threatened to overtake the couple's home on White Perch Lane in Webster Parish. Neighbors,... more »
  • Woman found dead outside north Caddo residence

    November 3, 2009

     A woman was found dead Tuesday afternoon in the front yard of a residence in far north Caddo Parish.  The 42-year-old woman's body was in the front yard of a house on Buffalo Road when deputies arrived shortly after 2:30 p.m.  Sheriff Steve Prator said there is a history of... more »
  • I was crushed into a little ball Play Video

    November 3, 2009

      Michael Williams, the man sitting in a car when it was crushed by a falling church steeple during last week's tornado in Shreveport, said today he believes it was a miracle he wasn't killed.   What started out as a usual trip home from work last Thursday afternoon ended... more »
  • Evacuation advisory lifted in Bossier City Play Video

    November 3, 2009

    The evacuation advisory for northeast Bossier City was lifted today as Red Chute Bayou has crested and begun to recede.   The advisory was also lifted for parts of south Bossier Parish, although it remains in effect for the southernmost area of the parish.  "We are reducing the advisory (in... more »

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