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• Community Caravan stops in Idabel, Oklahoma Play Video

  October 8, 2009 6:49 PM

  The KTBS 3 Community Caravan made a stop in Idabel, Oklahoma on Thursday and found one of this area's best kept secrets. more »

• Homeowner gets repairs promised by Mayor Glover Play Video

  October 1, 2009 6:51 PM

  He won't be satisfied until the work is done and done right. That was Shreveport mayor Cedric Glover promise to homeowners who received shoddy  or incomplete neighborhood revitalization work done by city-hired contractors. Today, some good news.  Work on one of those homes is finally complete. Work at Lola Davenport's... more »

• Investigation looks into whether neighborhood-revitalization money used to make good on hot check Play Video

  September 30, 2009 10:10 AM

  Three private contractors and three fired city of Shreveport employees made their initial court appearances today as part of the ongoing corruption investigation of the city's Department of Community Development.  As they were in court, the Caddo Sheriff's Department continued its investigation -- which has broadened to another neighborhood-revitalization group... more »

• Villaggio is ready for residents and visitors Play Video

  September 28, 2009 7:10 PM

  The grand opening for Bossier City's new Villaggio Development is just weeks away. You'll find more than 200 apartment units, 36 retail store spaces including a hamburger, pizza and coffee shoppe, and dessert stores. Residents will also enjoy a jogging trail and a six-acre lake. more »

• Community Caravam stops in Atlanta, Texas Play Video

  September 10, 2009 6:32 PM

  The KTBS 3 Community Caravan was in east Texas on Thursday. Sherri Talley and Erin Moore talked with residents who have some big goalsf or their city. more »

• City Council holds off on investigation of Community Development Play Video

  September 10, 2009 4:34 PM

    The Shreveport City Council has decided to hold off conducting its own investigation into alleged corruption at the city's Department of Community Development.   The council had said earlier that it planned to conduct an investigation into the case -- on top of a criminal investigation by the Caddo... more »

• Meals on Wheels rolling again at full strength

  September 8, 2009 3:35 PM

  The Caddo Council on Aging got a big gift from the community today. About 4 months ago, an engine fire destroyed one of the council's Meals on Wheels delivery vans. After discovering insurance on the van wasn't going to cover the cost of a replacement vehicle, the Council on... more »

• Is this a great place, or what?

  September 8, 2009 8:20 AM

  This coming Thursday the KTBS 3 Community Caravan will be in Atlanta, Texas. We'll profile the people, businesses and flavor of Atlanta and introduce you to some of the people who shape this East Texas community. more »

• Councilwoman says three files missing from community development office Play Video

  September 4, 2009 6:31 PM

    Topic No. 1 at Friday's Shreveport City Council work session was the corruption investigation of the city's Department of Community Development -- and it promises to be the same at the council's regular session next Tuesday.  Mayor Cedric Glover pledged again to cooperate fully with investigations underway by the... more »

• Supervisor resigns amid probe of city's community development department

  September 2, 2009 5:41 PM

  Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover said Wednesday evening that the city will make repairs to incomplete and substandard housing work that were discovered during a Sheriff's Department fraud investigation into operations in the city's Department of Community Development.   A supervisor in Community Development, Wavy Lester, resigned Wednesday. City officials said... more »

• Sheriff: Fraud, mismanagement in Department of Community Development Play Video

  August 31, 2009 9:39 AM

  A group of contractors hired to make repairs to the homes of disadvantage people in Shreveport defrauded the taxpayers by overcharging for some of the work they did and getting paid for substandard work that was not in line with their contracts -- all under the noses of indifferent city... more »

• Master Plan Community Visioning Forum Play Video

  August 22, 2009 5:53 PM

  Caddo Parish is ready for its first master-planned community and they want as much community involvement as possible. More than 800 people filled the Shreveport Convention Center for the first "Great Expectations Visioning Forum." The goal of the meeting was to decide how the area should develop through the year... more »

• Master planning for the future Play Video

  August 16, 2009 5:39 PM

  The Great Expectations Visioning Forum will hold it's first meeting next Saturday and they want your ideas. The community will be full of amenities and conveniences like hospitals, golf courses and shopping centers. The end result will be a master-planned community built on residents' input that will work for decades... more »

• Unity in the Community Festival today and tomorrow

  August 14, 2009 1:39 PM

  Shreveport Public Assembly & Recreation (SPAR) Valencia Community Center is hosting the 15th Annual Unity in the Community Festival today and tomorrow from 9:00am -6:00pm. SPAR, along with the Stoner Hill Community, Men of God at Work and the Eastside Brotherhood & Sisterhood Association, have teamed up to have great... more »

• Allendale Garden of Hope and Love

  April 15, 2009 9:04 AM

  The Allendale Garden of Hope and Love has turned the corner of North Allen and Buena Vista from a drug dealers post into a charming place the entire neighborhood can enjoy. From veggies to flowers this garden is doing it all! Mark Rowlett spent the morning with the gardens contributor... more »

• KTBS 3 Community Baby Shower

  April 14, 2009 5:49 AM

  Today is the KTBS 3 Community Baby Shower .  You can help premature babies in our area by donating items like diapers, baby wipes and bath products.  You can drop items off at our studio at 312 E. Kings Hwy. until 6:00 tonight. Health reporter Chrissi Coile... more »

• Mooretown Community Faith Garden

  April 3, 2009 8:39 AM

  The Mooretown Community Faith Garden is bringing a lot life to the neighborhood. From veggies to cotton this garden is doing it all! Mark Rowlett spent the morning with some of the gardens contributors. For more information about the Community Gardens call 741-7430 ext 1503  more »

• Community banks weathering financial storm

  February 25, 2009 5:35 PM

  Community banks in the Shreveport-Bossier area are doing much better than much of the rest of the country. Community banks are locally owned and operated.  Unlike national banks, they are not being hit so hard because they did not gamble heavily in sub-prime mortgages. Walter Lamb with Ouachita... more »

• It's Christmas time in the hive

  December 12, 2008 10:42 AM

  More than 600 Byrd High School Yellow Jackets are taking part in their annual Community Christmas right now in the school's gymnasium.  Their mission:  To show holiday spirit and love for more than 350 neighborhood children from area schools.  The kids are playing holiday games, making crafts and... more »

• Community Caravan rolls into DeSoto parish

  February 14, 2008 6:49 PM

  The economy of Logansport and all of DeSoto parish was hit hard when Georgia Pacific announced it was closing it's Logansport mill -- laying off nearly 300 workers. Katherine Freeman, mayor of Logansport, says some of the GP workers have found jobs.  The state is also helping with worker... more »

• Bowman gives first Community Pride Award

  November 5, 2007 5:41 PM

  Shreveport city councilwoman Joyce Bowman wants to honor people who take pride in her district. Bowman has given the first Community Pride award to Steve's Cleaners.   Bowman wants to give the award to people and businesses in her district who have done more than enough to benefit... more »

• Community college enrollment going up

  September 10, 2007 5:47 PM

  Community college enrollment is on the rise in Louisiana. At Bossier Parish Community College, enrollment increased by almost 300 students to a record 4,986 -- the biggest number of registered students in the college's history. "It's a lot better because the atmosphere is better and you... more »