The historic, all-Black unit included more than 15,000 Black pilots, mechanics and cooks from throughout the nation, including Louisiana.

Registration is now open for the 2025-26 Drive, Chip and Putt youth golf competition. See dates and locations of qualifying sites in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Nature is capable of some pretty incredible phenomena and even a few mysteries. That's become all the more apparent recently at Shreveport Aquarium in Louisiana, where the team is celebrating the hatching of an egg that seems to have only one parent.

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Louisiana dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 1,721 in the week ending January 18, down from 2,070 the week before, the Labor Department said.

Officials with the Shreveport Aquarium recently announced the unusual birth of a swell shark pup in a tank where only two female sharks were present.

Last February, a similar situation occurred in Hendersonville, North Carolina, when a stingray at the Aquarium & Shark Lab was found to be pregnant despite living in a tank without a male of her species. The aquarium determined the stingray, Charlotte, had developed a rare reproductive disease that negatively impacted her reproductive system.

The following five stories are a great place to start if you’re interested in learning about historic places, people and events that are tied to Shreveport and connected to the American

This year marks Puppy Bowl XXI, and three puppies from two different Louisiana rescues will be participating. Find out more about the puppies here

SHREVEPORT, LA – Shreveport is one of the cities in Louisiana losing the most people over the past 2 years. The latest report from the U.S. Census Bureau takes a look at population shifts from 2020-2023. Shreveport and Caddo Parish has lost more than 2,500 residents.

The four corners of Louisiana – from Shreveport to Monroe and Lake Charles to New Orleans – were preparing Sunday for an unprecedented winter storm.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said the state is facing potential record snowfall that could close Mississippi River bridges from Baton Rouge to New Orleans.

Kix Brooks returns to Shreveport and adds second show at Louisiana Grandstand for a charity concert on Jan 31.