whopping 733 homeless individuals living in shelters or on the streets in northwest louisiana. and though that number is down from last year, homelessness is still a major concern for the area. a local church group called common ground is among the organizations to not only feed and care for the needs of the homeless, but to build them a brighter future ktbs 3's rod white has more "idle talk" the men participating in this been serving at the mission for many years. the group hopes the futures homes they build will help transition many of the homeless volunteers that work in the mission off the streets. out of that 733 total homeless individuals in the area, most are in some sort of shelter situation. about 156 of those are considered to be unsheltered or they live on the street the reasons listed for them are chronic substance abuse chronically homeless severely mentally ill and a growing veteran population. we have a lot more news coming your way. here's a quick look