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As a news organization, we at KSLA believe we have an obligation to not just inform our community but to try and make it better as well. That's why we formed an editorial board, headed by General Manager James Smith, to take a stand on important issues that affect our community. At the end of each editorial, we invite feedback. Your comments will be posted with the editorial, so please include your first name and last initial. You can see any viewer responses on the individual editorial pages.
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How would you like to have a digital T.V. tuner in your cell phone? More>>
This week we remember the catastrophe that hit New Orleans and other Gulf Coast areas five years ago, Hurricane Katrina. More>>
Shreveport's old Central Fire Station has now been transformed into the Shreveport Regional Arts Council's new home. More>>
We have some important elections this year throughout the Ark-La-Tex. More>>
Summer vacation has come to an end four kids and our breaking from driving quickly through school zones is also over. More>>
The tragic drowning accident in the Red River [on Shreveport side] that left six young people dead has prompted several viewer comments this week. More>>
Many retailers advertise it has "Tax Free Shopping", but in Northwest Louisiana that's not exactly true. More>>
Make sure you, your family and your friends know how to swim. More>>
Shreveport's new police chief, Willie Shaw, certainly has his work cut out for him. More>>
An organization called Hope for the Warriors has been created to ensure that the sacrifices of our military wounded will not be forgotten. More>>
Worthless! That's what a restraining order often is. More>>
It's hard to believe that now, in 2010, we still have to address the issue of equal pay for women. More>>
Domestic violence is an epidemic in our community. It happens every day and can happen to anyone, regardless of race, financial status, or religion. More>>
Because of your contributions to the KSLA News 12 Fan Drive Ark-La-Tex seniors can bear the constant rising temperatures. More>>
The latest service that faces extinction is Saturday mail delivery by the U.S. Post Office. More>>
Sometimes you just have to take action sooner. Case in point, the Nationwide Parking fiasco at the Shreveport Regional Airport. More>>
Higher education is very important to the people of Northwest Louisiana. More>>
I said immediate inspections of all off shore drilling platforms should be done and a moratorium put on new drilling until reliable safeguards are in place to keep this massive blowout from happening again. More>>
All too often, we're critical of those in government. Especially those at the top. But today, I'm handing out a gold star to Louisiana's Commissioner of Higher Education Sally Clausen. More>>
Community Renewal, the Northwest Louisiana Homebuilders Association and KSLA News 12 are giving away a brand new house valued at over $300,000 dollars. More>>
Are you satisfied with the condition of the highways throughout the Ark-La-Tex? More>>
When I was a kid growing up in San Antonio there was a rumor at our elementary school about a spanking machine. It was supposedly located somewhere in the school office. More>>
For the first time in more than two decades, social security has started paying out more benefits than it collected, a total of $29B more for this year. More>>
What does going green mean to you? More>>
The tragic case involving Justin once again raises the question about how we deal with sex offenders. One of the most important things to know is where they are. More>>
This has been a difficult week in the Ark-La-Tex. We lost a promising 12-year-old boy in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana to an unspeakable crime. There are lessons to be learned here for us all. More>>
Louisiana lawmakers are back in session, and their plate is full of potential bills. More>>
Higher education in Louisiana is at a critical crossroad and what happens over the next few months will either make or break our universities. More>>
There is a move at LSUS to eliminate smoking on campus. I say do it. Now, not everyone agrees, including several students who held a protest. More>>
There is a good chance the 2010 Census form will arrive in your mailbox this week. Make sure you fill it out and send it back in. Here's why. More>>
The Board of Trustees at Centenary College of Louisiana has done something that should concern us all. They voted to phase out 21 majors. More>>
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal may promise no new taxes, but he doesn't mind the state tacking on extra fees for things we all need. More>>
But just like other GM brands, Oldsmobile, Pontiac and Saturn, Hummer is slowly fading away from the American automotive landscape. More>>
In February, KSLA News 12 took a close look at cancer in the Ark-La-Tex. What we found is of concern. More>>
This has been an active season for severe weather in the Ark-La-Tex. More>>
It is impossible to ignore the series of recent fires that have burned many churches in east Texas. Several of those fires are the result of arsonists intentionally setting them ablaze. Sunday, two men More>>
Every hour of every day, thousands of people need essential human services. More>>
Sexting. You may not of heard of it, but I bet your kids have. More>>
History was made last Sunday. Not just that the Saints won the Superbowl, but that the Superbowl was the most watched television program in history. More>>
I'm proud to announce that once again, KSLA News 12 is teaming up with the Homebuilders Association of Northwest Louisiana to give away a brand new house. More>>
It's not often the NFL backs down. But it appears they have done just that when it comes to Who Dat. More>>
This week the transportation department stepped in and issued an immediate order prohibiting truck and bus drivers from sending text messages while they are driving. More>>
I never thought I'd live to see it. The New Orleans Saints in a Superbowl game. Wow. It still hasn't sunk in. More>>
Imagine an army of volunteers sweeping across the Ark-La-Tex, pitching in to help local organizations like the Red Cross, Meals on Wheels, Habitat for Humanity, and many others. More>>
It's been a week now since the earthquake hit Haiti and only now is the enormity of the catastrophe known. More>>
US News and World Report, along with school evaluation services, has published a list of what they say are the best high schools in the country. Several high schools in the Ark-La-Tex are on that list. More>>
I don't fly much, only once or twice a year, but when I do I prefer to think that my fellow passengers have been thoroughly screened and the plane is safe. More>>
When your child gets a gun in your house and shoots herself, who's responsible? That's something the Caddo Parish District Attorney is now trying to determine. More>>
