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Shreveport Firefighter Nationally Recognized
Shreveport Fire Chief Ronald C. Mulford received notification that Firefighter Corey T. Cummings will be recognized by the Forty and Eight club, a national veteran’s organization, for his heroic life-saving actions during a house fire on Thursday, March 18, 2010. Firefighter Cummings will be honored during the organization's 92nd Annual Promenade Nationale convention in Washington on Thursday, September 15, 2011.
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Louisiana’s 2012 Teacher Of The Year Named
Northwestern State University alumna April Jessup Giddens, a sixth grade English/language arts teacher at Natchitoches Magnet School, was recognized as Louisiana’s 2012 Teacher of the Year during the fifth annual Cecil J. Picard Educator Excellence Symposium and Celebration.
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The State Of Louisiana DOE Releases Unacceptable Schools List
Caddo Superintendent Dr. Geral Dawkins highlights measures being taken to move district forward.
The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) today issued its list of schools identified for improvement, revealing areas of gain and needed focus for the state’s school districts. In Caddo Parish, one school, J.S. Clark MicroSociety, exited AU status this year.
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YES! That’s An Iguana On The Dashboard
I wasn't real sure what it was on the dashboard of the truck in front of me as I pulled in my parking spot at Wal Mart the other day -- at least not until I saw the front plate.
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FREE Red Cross Training This Weekend
Disasters are a frequent occurrence in Louisiana -- hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and fires being the most common. And when they occur, the American Red Cross relies on volunteers to offer help and hope to people who have lost everything.
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Easily Roast Your Own Coffee Beans [VIDEO]
Did you know that you can easily roast your own coffee beans... with a hot air popcorn popper? Me neither.
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Ricky Gervais Developing A New Sitcom For NBC
Hoping to catch lightning in a bottle twice, British comedian Ricky Gervais – who brought “The Office” to the USA – is working on a new sitcom called “Afterlife.”
The show will follow an atheist who goes to heaven and is being developed in partnership with Dexter producer Clyde Phillips.
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Paco The Chihuahua Foils Armed Robbery Attempt
A plucky chihuahua went toe-to-toe with a pair of shotgun-wielding robbers trying to rob a California smoke shop -- yipping furiously and chasing them out of the store.
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Apple iPhone Survives Fall From Skydiver’s Pocket And Still Works
Jarrod McKinney's iPhone 4 -- a notoriously fragile device -- cracked when his 2-year-old knocked it off a bathroom shelf.
"I was like, 'Man! That's all it takes to crack the glass?' " he said.
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Learn To Cajun Dance — Eye-EEEEE!
Northwestern State University’s Office of Electronic and Continuing Education will offer a non-credit Cajun Dance class in August.
Instructors Champ and Jo Ann Crossno, members of the Cajun Footworks Dance Club in Shreveport, have been dancing for 13 years and teaching Cajun dance classes for three years.
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Learn Developmental & Competitive Swimming
Northwestern State University’s Demon Aquatic Club will offer an after-school developmental swim program and competitive practices. Classes will be from 3-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday at Nesom Natatorium September through May. The cost includes a $60 registration fee that covers insurance and a monthly fee of $50 per swimmer.
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Booze Bandits Busted At Brookshires
Bossier Sheriff Larry Deen says three Bossier City men were arrested Saturday night for stealing alcohol from Brookshire’s on Highway 80.