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Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops arrived at Galveston on June 19, 1865, with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free.

Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Louisiana is launching a program to incentivize residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by giving away scholarships and cash prizes in July.

Governor discusses vaccine incentives

Shreveport police responded to the scene of a shooting on Tuesday, June 1, just before 7 p.m.

At least 54,000 barrels of slop oil were spilled into surrounding waterways.

Brookshire Grocery Co. announced Wednesday, June 16 that it will be raising hourly wages for almost 13,500 employees, for a total investment of more than $33 million.

Several Minden police officers are responsible for saving the life of a suicidal man, but one in particular went above and beyond, the Minden Police Association says.

Tenant says she has already been stung and fears for her children.

Juneteenth is June 19, and the City of Minden is all set to hold a celebration commemorating the end of slavery.

COVID-19 vaccinations are underway across the ArkLaTex.

One person was shot Wednesday night in Bossier City.

Caddo Parish commissioners recognize Juneteenth each year.

Shreveport police officers are searching the neighborhood around a bank on Youree Drive after they get a call that someone tried to take off with an ATM using their truck and a chain.

Voters in Louisiana will now have longer to cast their ballot early in presidential elections.

Juneteenth is now an official state holiday in Louisiana.

Give blood now. That’s the message from LifeShare Blood Center across the region.

Praying for safer streets in the Shreveport. That’s what the Holy Trinity Catholic Church did during a special mass Wednesday, June 16.

The Longview Police Department is investigating after a woman was found dead in a home Tuesday, June 15.

This initiative is in alignment with the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program.

According to the Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office, a Shreveport man faces decades in jail after being found guilty of five separate drug and gun charges on Wednesday, June 16.

Multiple outlets report that Dr. G.E. Ghali says he has been reinstated as chancellor

Texas, Oklahoma among states banning certain concepts related to race and racism from being discussed in classrooms.

The House passed a bill Wednesday that would make Juneteenth, or June 19th, a federal holiday.

Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed HB 183, which will end the extra $300 a week unemployment payments from the federal government.

According to the Texarkana Texas Police Department, a man has been charged with murder after an incident that occurred on Wednesday, June 9.

Gov. Abbott has signed an East Texas legislator’s bill allowing permitless carry of handguns.

"Ever since February I haven’t had any water in my house," Ellis said. "Everywhere they were giving out water I went and got some. One of my classmates got me a two-burner hot plate, I’ve been warming my water on the hot plate and taking sponge baths since February.”

Governor Greg Abbott has announced the initial stages of a border wall.

Residents at a Shreveport apartment complex are calling out for help to fix issues they say have gone on too long.

After just one season Stan Van Gundy is out as head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans. The Pels announced on Wednesday, June 16, that Van Gundy and the team “have mutually agreed to part ways.”