Rambo V To Film In Shreveport Louisiana
Shreveport News - Rambo V (Rambo 5) is set to film in Shreveport, Louisiana according to Millennium Studios Facebook Page. This should turn out to be another epic Movie for Sylvester Stallone. Filming dates are expected to be announced within the next week or two....
Report: Robin Williams Dead at 63
Oscar winner and beloved comedian Robin Williams died at home this morning at the age of 63. While his publicist would not confirm his death was a suicide, according to Entertainment Weekly, a representative released this statement: Robin Williams passed away this...
LA’s Payday Loan Industry: Profitting from the Poor
It's Murphy's Law that states that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Your car will break down. Your air conditioning will go out in your house. You will get laid off. It's very likely that one of these and a long list of other things has happened or...
New Orleans Red Dress Run 2014 Photos
New Orleans has has cornered the market for creating events for normal people to do crazy things and not-so-normal people, well, to be themselves. The annual New Orleans Red Dress Run was held over the weekend, and thousands of men and women (and a few dogs) set aside...
VIDEO: Looting, Arson in the Wake of Police Shooting Unarmed Missouri Teen
Outrage over a Missouri teen shot dead by police this weekend has escalated to vandalism, looting, and arson, according to the Associated Press. Although circumstances remain unclear, 18-year old Mike Brown was shot by police in Ferguson, MO. By some accounts, Brown...
Shark Attacks Child in Lake Pontchartrain
What are the odds of getting attacked by a shark? It's estimated about 1 in 11.5 million. What are the odds of getting attacked by a shark in a lake on the Friday before Shark Week begins? No one has taken the time to calculate that, but that's just what happened...
Texas Teen May Face Life in Prison for Pot Brownie, Hash Possession
Between the ages of 16 and 24, kids (yes, you're still a kid. You're brain does fully develop until 25) do really stupid things. Illegal things. Things you look back five to ten years later and regret. But imagine one of those mistakes potentially landing you in...
First Shreveport Garbage, Now Water Workers, Call in Sick
It appears that working for the City of Shreveport is enough to make one sick, or at least call in sick. This week has been quite tumultuous for the some Shreveport city departments, and more could follow. The beginning of the week saw a strike-style "sick-out" by...
Happy Edwin Edwards Day!
August 7, 2014 has been declared Edwin Edwards Day by the mayor of Austin, TX. We'll pause while you collect yourself from having your mind blown away by that little golden nugget of information. Really, even without Louisiana's current leadership batting an eye...
Ray LaMontagne Concert in Shreveport October 26th 2014
Musician Ray LaMontagne will be coming to Shreveport Louisiana on October 26th 2014 for a concert at the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium. Tickets for Ray LaMontagne go on sale today at TicketMaster. Ticket prices range from $44-$65. To get tickets to the show, visit...
Louisiana Football Poll 2014: Who Do You Want To Win it All
We're sorry, because this is really gonna be a tough choice for some of you. Let's be real: our two most popular state football teams can't be national/world champions every year, even if that is a possibility given that they're in different levels football. ...
BREAKING: A MAN NAMED RAMBO IS IN THE CADDO JAIL
This one's for you 80s action movie junkies: In the blockbuster movie First Blood, ex-Vietnam special forces soldier and all-around badass-hermit John Rambo is harassed by a small-town sheriff and thrown in prison under questionable circumstances. The abuse escalates...
What You Need to Know About West Nile Virus
Three new cases of West Nile Virus in Caddo Parish were confirmed this week. Many people in the Shreveport-Bossier City area know little about the disease and only hear of local cases as they're reported. It's important to know how it is transmitted, what are the...
Stuff Shreveport People Like
This post is devoted to those things that most interest the unique people of Shreveport. Here's some stuff that Shreveport people like: The idea of a dog park. Parks built specifically for dogs have become so incredibly trendy in other cities, and the...
Shreveport Area Has State’s Lowest-Priced Auto Insurance
Shreveport News If you live and drive in in Northwest Louisiana, this news should make you very happy. According to a recent study in Valuepenguin.com, Northwest Louisiana was found to be best when it came to auto insurance affordability. The area's median auto...
5 Reasons People in Shreveport Are So Happy
If you haven't seen it yet, you either live under a rock or don't have Facebook: A recent study shows that Shreveport's citizens are some of the happiest people in the nation. And this study isn't some hidden-agenda load of fluff from the Tourism Bureau; this is...
Thousands in Shreveport Still Without Power
The recent storm knocked out electricity for much of the Shreveport area, and over 10,000 homes in Shreveport alone are still without power. SWEPCO/AEP utility workers are diligently to get power restored, as the high temperatures today and tomorrow will reach into...
The Best “I’m So Shreveport” Posts
Normally a hashtag isn't worth writing about, but this one is right in our wheelhouse. Have you seen all the #ImSoShreveport hashtags? If you're on Facebook, or Twitter, how could you not! Current and former Shreveporters have joined in from all over the country. By...
Harvard Study: Shreveport is Now Happy
Do you think people in Shreveport are happier than in Naples, FL? What about Napa, CA? Or Even New Orleans? According to data from a new study in the Wall Street Journal, Shreveport is the 3rd happiest city in America. Yes, you read correctly - studies show Shreveport...
The Shreveport Pirates: A Look Back 20 Years Later
On July 16, 1994, the Shreveport Pirates played their first home game at Independence Stadium in front of 20,634 fans. Despite outscoring the Toronto Argonauts in the 1st quarter 20-7, the Pirates came up one point short in the end, losing 35-34. It was the second...
Shreveport July Weather Through the Years
Shreveport, LA - If it seems like this July is hotter than ever, the following information might surprise you. We studied the recorded temperatures in Shreveport of each July all the way back to 1997 and compared them year-by-year. In terms of average highs, average...
Protesters At Michael Vick Pre-Show in Shreveport LA – Warning Some Explicit Language – Shreveport News
Shreveport News was on scene earlier tonight to capture views from both sides of the protest for NFL QB Michael Vick, who brought his comedy show to Shreveport. We interviewed both sides of the protest going on in Downtown Shreveport. What do you think of the...
WeatherNation Hires Former Shreveport Meteorologist Fired for Responding to Racist Facebook Comments
Many locals will recall when, in 2012, local ABC affiliate KTBS made national news after the station fired one of its meteorologists, Rhonda Lee, for defending herself on Facebook after several racially-charged comments were posted by users complaining of her natural...
10 “Facts” Only People from Shreveport Know
Every town has its inside jokes, its "street facts" that only its more seasoned residents know. Shreveport-Bossier City is no different. If you've been in Shreveport long enough, most of these will make sense: 1. This is Southern Maid Donuts' turf. If there's one...
Michael Vick Talks Comedy (and more) With Shreveport News
On Saturday, July 12 at the Strand Theatre in Shreveport, NFL star quarterback Michael Vick will host the Michael Vick Comedy Explosion. The event will feature nationally-recognized comedians such as Nephew Tommy (Steve Harvey Morning Show co-host), Robert Powell,...
Thousands in Shreveport-Bossier Area Owe $5k or More in Child Support
Over 3500 people owe $5000 or more of past-due child support within Caddo and Bossier parishes, according to the website for the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services. 15 owe over $100,000. The site shows that exactly 861 individuals owe $5,000 or more...
Flyboard Launches In Shreveport
If you see what appears to be a superhero or divinity walking on or hovering over the water of Cross Lake, just know you're not hallucinating, and that's not Iron Man. It's someone enjoying flyboarding, a new and fun water sport that's coming to Shreveport....
6 Great Weekend Getaways Close to Shreveport
Ah, summer. The heat is on, the kids are bored at home, and sometimes you just need a little break. For a lot of us, our busy schedules won't allow a week-long trip to the beach. But that doesn't mean we can't enjoy a moment of relaxation outside of our busy lives....
Hank Williams Biographical Movie To Be Filmed In Shreveport
Shreveport Movie news update: A Hank Williams biographical movie is set to be filmed In Shreveport, LA from Mid-October 2014 thru Dec. 2014. Tom Hiddleston will be playing the leading role. Post by Millennium Studios.
9 Easy Tips to Naturally Keep the Mosquitos Away
1. Hold off on eating these: There's something about potassium that a mosquito just can't resist. Cut back on your intake on bananas, spinach, lima beans, and acorn squash. And instead of bananas in your cereal, try blueberries, apples, or even watermelon. These...
