Saturday, May 18 2013 12:19 AM EDT2013-05-18 04:19:56 GMT
The National Weather Service confirmed on Friday that the storm that swept through the ArkLaTex a day earlier spawned four tornadoes in the EF-1 category.More >>
The National Weather Service confirmed on Friday that the storm that swept through the ArkLaTex a day earlier spawned four tornadoes in the EF-1 category.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:38 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:38:31 GMT
Hours after SPD Chief Willie Shaw fired police Sgt. Matthew Prunty for violating department policies, the union that represents Shreveport Police has vowed to fight the disciplinary action.More >>
Hours after SPD Chief Willie Shaw fired police Sgt. Matthew Prunty for violating department policies, the union that represents Shreveport Police has vowed to fight the disciplinary action.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 11:38 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:38:13 GMT
"I guess I won't actually be nervous until I actually get up there" 8th grade Safa says about the national spelling bee in Washington DC. She leaves for the competition on May 25th.More >>
"I guess I won't actually be nervous until I actually get up there" 8th grade Safa says about the national spelling bee in Washington DC. She leaves for the competition on May 25th.More >>
KSLA News 12 viewers are sharing lots of pictures from the storms that tore through the ArkLaTex on May 16. If you see news or weather happening, See It, Snap It, Send it to sendit@ksla.com, or upload it here!More >>
KSLA News 12 viewers are sharing lots of pictures from the storms that tore through the ArkLaTex on May 16. If you see news or weather happening, See It, Snap It, Send it to sendit@ksla.com, or upload it here! More >>
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) -
Super Bowl 47 had an economic impact of $450 million. Close to $20 million of that was spent in Baton Rouge.
The sights, sounds and food were all unique attractions found only in our backyard.
Add carnival season to the mix and don't forget the biggest sporting event of the year.
90 miles away, tourism officials are calling the weekend a success.
"In this case, you had a lot of people who stopped in Baton Rouge or stayed in Baton Rouge," said David Rhorer with the Downtown Development District. "So we exposed this city to a lot of new people who normally would not be here."
Rhorer says because hotels in New Orleans were booked to capacity or were simply too expensive, tourists drove to the Capital City, some for the game and other simply for the Bayou State experience.
Around this time, Visit Baton Rouge CEO Paul Arrigo says hotel occupancy in the Red Stick is about 30 percent. But not this weekend.
"It looks like we went to the high 80's, perhaps the low 90's over the stretch of the three days of the Super Bowl, Thursday, Friday, Saturday," he said.
That's more than a 50 percent increase. Arrigo says they advertised in the San Francisco and Baltimore markets and it all paid off with thousands of football fans flooding Baton Rouge streets and venues with an NFL experience and something else unique to Louisiana.
Friday, May 17 2013 11:38 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:38:31 GMT
Hours after SPD Chief Willie Shaw fired police Sgt. Matthew Prunty for violating department policies, the union that represents Shreveport Police has vowed to fight the disciplinary action.More >>
Hours after SPD Chief Willie Shaw fired police Sgt. Matthew Prunty for violating department policies, the union that represents Shreveport Police has vowed to fight the disciplinary action.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 12:19 AM EDT2013-05-18 04:19:56 GMT
The National Weather Service confirmed on Friday that the storm that swept through the ArkLaTex a day earlier spawned four tornadoes in the EF-1 category.More >>
The National Weather Service confirmed on Friday that the storm that swept through the ArkLaTex a day earlier spawned four tornadoes in the EF-1 category.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 6:53 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:53:51 GMT
An 11-year-old boy is in the hospital Friday after being shot in the abdomen by another boy, and Bossier Sheriff's Detectives are investigating.More >>
An 11-year-old boy is in the hospital Friday after being shot in the abdomen by another boy, and Bossier Sheriff's Detectives are investigating.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 8:47 PM EDT2013-05-18 00:47:51 GMT
Five days after a family was attacked for being in the "wrong neighborhood," Baton Rouge Interim Police Chief Carl Dabadie issued statement saying officers made a mistake and an error of judgement.More >>
Five days after a family was attacked for being in the "wrong neighborhood," Baton Rouge Interim Police Chief Carl Dabadie issued statement saying officers made a mistake and an error of judgement.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 6:51 PM EDT2013-05-16 22:51:50 GMT
TAMPA, FL (WFTS/CNN) - A Florida man is behind bars accused of slipping his pregnant girlfriend pills to terminate her pregnancy. Remee Lee calls 28-year-old John Welden the love of her life. She thoughtMore >>
A Florida man is behind bars accused of slipping his pregnant girlfriend pills to terminate her pregnancy.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:16:53 GMT
One person has died in a crash near Harrisonville, MO, Thursday evening. The crash happened on Missouri Highway 7 and Walker Road. It involved a car and a tractor-trailer. Harrisonville is in Cass County.More >>
Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday last week. She died Thursday when her car slammed into a semi while she was texting during her first time driving by herself.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 5:12 PM EDT2013-05-17 21:12:45 GMT
Shock, anger and sadness are just a few of the emotions that greeted the owners and employees of an Ark-La-Tex nursery, devastated by Thursday's (5/16/13) severe weather that rolled through the area. AtMore >>
Shock, anger and sadness are just a few of the emotions that greeted the owners and employees of an Ark-La-Tex nursery, devastated by Thursday's (5/16/13) severe weather that rolled through the area.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 10:00 PM EDT2013-05-18 02:00:47 GMT
Authorities have evacuated Pierre Bossier Mall as a precaution as Bossier firefighters look for the source of smoke coming through vents, Bossier Police spokesman Mark Natale says.More >>
Authorities have evacuated Pierre Bossier Mall as a precaution as Bossier firefighters look for the source of smoke coming through vents, Bossier Police spokesman Mark Natale says.More >>
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