BOSSIER CITY, La. - Three people were taken into custody following a high speed chase in Bossier City Thursday night.
Bossier City Police said the pursuit began on Sligo Road because the suspects were wanted for carjacking. Two male suspects ran away on foot after crashing their car on Barksdale and Sunflower streets.
A female suspect was arrested at the scene of the crash. Bossier City Police said they located the two male suspects after utilizing drone devices. The Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office took each individual into custody.
2 accused of stealing brass vases from 102 graves
September 16, 2022 GMT
HAUGHTON, La. (AP) — A Louisiana couple desecrated 102 graves at a single cemetery by stealing brass vases and selling them for scrap, authorities said.
The 38-year-old man and 33-year-old woman were arrested Wednesday after a month-long investigation of thefts from Hill Crest Cemetery in Haughton, the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
Teen dies as SUV driver wrecks in high speed Louisiana chase
May 22, 2022 GMT
BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — A 13-year-old who was not wearing a seat belt died after a man wrecked trying to speed away from officers in Louisiana pulling him over for a traffic violation, authorities said.
5 fatal home fires break out in 5 days across Louisiana
February 17, 2022 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana residents have suffered five fatal home fires in as many days, State Fire Marshal H. “Butch” Browning said.
Victims range from 48 to 81 years old, Browning said in a news release Wednesday evening.
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Trio arrested for robbing man who cashed an $1,800 check
January 22, 2022 GMT
BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — Three men from southwest Louisiana are in custody in north Louisiana accused of robbing a man who had just cashed an $1,800 check.
Bossier Parish Sheriff's detectives said the suspects, all from Lake Charles, Louisiana, agreed to give the man — who is from Sulphur — a ride on Wednesday to Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center in Minden to retrieve a stimulus check that was mailed there after his release from the facility.
Months after reassignment, police chief retires
January 4, 2022 GMT
BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — A north Louisiana police official is retiring, months after he was demoted by a new mayor.
News outlets report that Bossier City Mayor Tommy Chandler announced the retirement of Shane McWilliams on Monday.
No. 19 LSU erases 13-point deficit, beats LA Tech 66-57
December 19, 2021 GMT
BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — Tari Eason scored 21 points, Darius Days added 13 with a career-high 18 rebounds and No. 19 LSU rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat Louisiana Tech 66-57 on Saturday night.
Landry sues governor over vaccine requirement for schools
By MELINDA DESLATTEDecember 16, 2021 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Landry and a Republican state lawmaker filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block Gov. John Bel Edwards' plans to add the COVID-19 vaccine to Louisiana’s immunization schedule for schools and colleges.
Inmate accused of Thanksgiving Day escape is recaptured
November 30, 2021 GMT
BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — An inmate who escaped from a facility in the Baton Rouge area has been captured in Bossier City, authorities said.
Shwilliam Cheevis, 23, was apprehended Monday and taken into custody without incident, Bossier City police said.
Football to return to Shreveport’s Centenary College
November 10, 2021 GMT
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — After more than 50 years without a football program, the game is returning to Centenary College.
“We haven’t played football here for quite some time, but the wait is over.
Kickoff: Sports betting licenses issued to Louisiana casinos
October 31, 2021 GMT
MONROE, La. (AP) — Four state-licensed casinos in Louisiana were able to kick off sports betting at their locations Sunday, after winning approval for their licensing applications from state gambling regulators.
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Racing panel OKs sale of Louisiana Downs track and casino
October 26, 2021 GMT
BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — The $22 million sale of Harrah’s Louisiana Downs horse racing track and casino was approved Tuesday by Louisiana's Racing Commission.
The Shreveport Times reported that Caesars Entertainment and VICI Properties are selling the facility in Bossier City.
Gaming board OKs Louisiana horse racing track, casino sale
October 25, 2021 GMT
BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — The state Gaming Control Board has approved the $22 million sale of a northwest Louisiana horse racing track and casino.
Rubico Acquisition Corp. still needs approval from the Louisiana Racing Commission, which meets Tuesday, to buy Harrah’s Louisiana Downs.
Man killed by police officer in Shreveport
September 12, 2021 GMT
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Louisiana State Police say a man shot and killed Saturday by a Shreveport officer had struggled with the officer and pulled a gun.
The state agency said in a Sunday news release that it is investigating the shooting that killed 30-year-old Desmond Lewis of Bossier City.
Displaced by Ida: Low on funds, family of 7 looks for refuge
By LEAH WILLINGHAMAugust 31, 2021 GMT
For Shelly Savoie, time is running out at the Motel 6 in Bossier City, Louisiana. So are diapers and dollars.
Savoie and her family of six fled their home in a New Orleans suburb on the West Bank of the Mississippi river as powerful Hurricane Ida hit the region, knocking out power for thousands, destroying homes and flooding streets.
In Louisiana, no idea when coronavirus cases rise might ease
By MELINDA DESLATTE and REBECCA SANTANAAugust 5, 2021 GMT
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As Louisiana faces a fourth wave of rapidly escalating coronavirus cases, a top executive for the four-hospital Willis-Knighton Health System doesn't see any respite coming soon.
Louisiana city puts brakes on car buys after deal for mayor
July 22, 2021 GMT
BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — A Louisiana city is putting the brakes on new vehicle purchases after the purchase of a $77,000 vehicle for its new mayor.
The Bossier City Council this week adopted a resolution that places a moratorium on vehicle purchases until a policy can be developed.
Casino security guard in Louisiana arrested for threats
April 29, 2021 GMT
BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — A security guard at a Louisiana casino is in custody after allegedly making two bomb threats to the business last month...
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Ex-US Air Force officer sentenced for sexual abuse of minor
February 3, 2021 GMT
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A former airman has been sentenced to prison for the sexual abuse of a minor...
Police reel in Louisiana man captured swimming in fish tank
June 29, 2020 GMT
BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — Police in Louisiana were able to reel in a man captured on video swimming through a fish tank at a sporting goods store...
Trump says impeachment probe has been ‘very hard’ on family
By ZEKE MILLER and MELINDA DESLATTENovember 15, 2019 GMT
BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — President Donald Trump said the impeachment probe has been “very hard” on his family, even as he tried to flex his political muscle to flip the governor’s mansion in deep-red Louisiana...
The Latest: Trump says impeachment probe hard on his family
November 15, 2019 GMT
BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump at a rally in Louisiana (all times local):...
DiamondJacks creditors approve bankruptcy exit
By JEFF AMYJuly 8, 2013 GMT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Having failed in an attempt to sell the two DiamondJacks casinos to an Oklahoma Indian tribe, creditors are bringing the Bossier City, La., and Vicksburg, Miss., gambling halls out of bankruptcy themselves, hiring Mississippi's Foundation Gambling Group to try to improve operations.