Shreveport Sinkhole: Six Teens Drown In Red River Sinkhole

Six Teenagers Drown After Falling Into Sinkhole In Shreveport, Louisiana It was supposed to be a day for family and friends at a barbeque, by the water near Shreveport but it turned into an awful terrible day as 6...

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It was a 150-year-old farmhouse and we were lucky to get it. The house had been well cared for, but nonetheless was showing its age. It had been more than a quarter of a century since it had been remodelled. The thing that struck us most about the two-story stone and frame...

John Stephens, Former Patriots Running Back, Dead in Car Crash

John M. Stephens, a punishing running back for the New England Patriots, died in a car accident Tuesday outside Shreveport, La. John Stephens was 43. John Stephens was thrown clear from his 2004 Chevy truck  after he lost control of the vehicle and hit a patch of trees...

Congressman wants Lawmakers to enroll in Government Health Care

By Albert N. Milliron, Editor Politisite.com and Iron Mill NewsIf Government health care is good enough for the American people shouldn't it be good enough for the legislators themselves?  Congressman John...

Jaguars Football Player, Richard Collier Shot

"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jacksonville Jaguars offensive tackle Richard Collier is being treated for life-threatening injuries after being shot early Tuesday morning.  The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says the...

A Louisiana Flavor at the Beijing 2008 Olympics

"Twenty athletes with ties to the Pelican State will represent the United States during the 17-day athletic extravaganza. It is believed to be the largest Olympic contingent ever from Louisiana. Click to see what Olympians have Louisiana ties The athletes range in age from 18...

JOSH BROLIN, 'W' STARS ARRESTED IN BAR FIGHT - New York Post

" SHREVEPORT, La. -- Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright, along with members of a crew filming an Oliver Stone movie, were arrested during a bar fight Saturday morning, police said. Shreveport police Sgt. Willie...

Flooding continues in Louisiana

Rain, rain and more rain.  Shreveport Louisiana got drenched with rain over the last few days and remains under a flood watch.  So far at least 125 have been flooded."A third day of drenching storms...

The Stuff I Didn't Get To -- 3/9/07

"-Future question: "Ann who?"-Ann Coulter's swift slide into obscurity continues as two more newspapers drop her column over her 'faggot' comment. The Times of Shreveport and the American Press in Lake Charles --...

Sports open second half with win - Shreveport Times

"Sports open second half with winShreveport Times, LA - 2 hours ago... In front of a season-high 2,770 fans at Fair Grounds Field, the South Division first-half champion Shreveport Sports put on a show as good as the fireworks in ... Sports roll to title Shreveport...

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