Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:51 PM EDT2013-05-22 02:51:36 GMT
The Bossier City Fire Department on Tuesday responded to a commercial waste disposal center after an outdoor pile of debris caught fire and threatened to burn a nearby wooded area.More >>
The Bossier City Fire Department on Tuesday responded to a commercial waste disposal center after an outdoor pile of debris caught fire and threatened to burn a nearby wooded area.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 9:07 PM EDT2013-05-22 01:07:58 GMT
Storms sweeping through the ArkLaTex Tuesday evening knocked out power to nearly 20,000 SWEPCO customers.More >>
Storms sweeping through the ArkLaTex Tuesday evening knocked out power to nearly 20,000 SWEPCO customers.More >>
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) -
Should the position of Baton Rouge Police Chief be appointed or elected? It has been a topic of discussion since former Baton Rouge Police Chief Dewayne White was fired. It was an item of discussion for Wednesday's East Baton Rouge Metro-Council meeting, but the action was delayed.
Councilwoman Denise Marcelle is trying to change the process so the people can elect the Police Chief. That would mean the position has a term limit and no one could fire the person, they would have to serve out their term.
The issue was to be considered at the council's meeting Wednesday but Marcelle asked that the matter be moved to the March 13th council meeting due to a low voter turnout. Marcelle says an error in a newspaper report about the date when the matter would be discussed possibly led to the low public turnout.
If the council decides to put an issue to a vote of the people, Marcelle says the matter would likely be on the ballot in October.
Currently, the position for top cop is appointed by Mayor Kip Holden. Even though the Mayor says otherwise, the Civil Service Board says the position is classified.
That means the Mayor has to follow specific protocols in order to fire the Police Chief. Right now, the Mayor has the authority to fire the Chief.
Monday, May 20 2013 7:18 PM EDT2013-05-20 23:18:14 GMT
CHRISTUS Health Shreveport-Bossier has announced the closure of one hospital and the expansion of another, in what it is calling a "new strategic direction."More >>
CHRISTUS Health Shreveport-Bossier has announced the closure of one hospital and the expansion of another, in what it is calling a "new strategic direction."More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:16 PM EDT2013-05-22 02:16:08 GMT
Residents in tornado-stricken Moore, OK, await news on missing love ones Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado devastated the city, killing at least 51. Rescuers worked all night, with particular attentionMore >>
The tornado, with winds up to 200 mph, cut a 20-mile stretch as wide as two miles through the Oklahoma City metro area. The medical examiner's office reported 24 people died, including nine children. More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 10:01 PM EDT2013-05-21 02:01:16 GMT
PGA Champion and Shreveport native Hal Sutton released a brief statement Monday in response to the announcement of the pending closure of Sutton Children's Medical Center.More >>
PGA Champion and Shreveport native Hal Sutton released a brief statement Monday in response to the announcement of the pending closure of Sutton Children's Medical Center.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 3:28 AM EDT2013-05-21 07:28:53 GMT
Four days after storms swept through the Ark-La-Tex, people who live along Barron Road in Keithville are still cleaning up. Now, they're bracing for more possible severe weather on Tuesday.More >>
Four days after storms swept through the Ark-La-Tex, people who live along Barron Road in Keithville are still cleaning up. Some lost their homes, others lost their cars. Now, they are bracing for what future storms may bring.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 10:14 PM EDT2013-05-21 02:14:25 GMT
A copy of a daily journal Allen's mother says her son kept, documenting school bullying
An ArkLaTex mother says her son was pushed to the edge by bullying, and took his own life as a result. More >>
An ArkLaTex mother says her son was pushed to the edge by bullying, and took his own life as a result. Now, she's speaking out in hopes of putting a stop to what she claims is an ongoing problem in the tiny McCurtain County town of Smithville, OK.More >>
If you really want to focus on the weather, our KSLA StormTracker 12 Weather app for Android and iPhone has location-based weather alerts, interactive radar, 10 day and hourly forecasts for any city. More >>
If you really want to focus on the weather, our KSLA StormTracker 12 Weather app for Android, iPhone and iPad has location-based weather alerts, interactive radar, 10 day and hourly forecasts for any city. More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:36 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:36:49 GMT
(RNN) – A day after long track tornadoes devastated Shawnee and Edmond, OK, another round has begun near Oklahoma City.KOCO broadcast a slow rotating cloud that slowly extended down towards the groundMore >>
Dozens of people have died after a second day of tornadoes twisted through Oklahoma, this time taking aim at the town of Moore, south of Oklahoma City.More >>
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