Longview District News Today

Carpenter has been District 1 city councilman in Longview since 2021. Ishihara is an attorney and former Longview District 4 city councilwoman, serving from 2014 to

Editor’s Note: These events have been verified as of press time Thursday. Due to the possibility of inclement weather, be sure to check with event organizers before making plans to

Close to a quarter of a million SWEPCO customers lost power after the hurricane-force winds caused significant damage to the power delivery system across its service area.

Thousands of Shreveport Bossier residents are still waiting for power to be restored.

Thousands of Shreveport Bossier residents are still waiting for power to be restored.

A newly elected member to the Longview city council represents a lot of firsts for her community.

Do you feel it is abusive? >> people have their own opinion about having information about it. i would not classify it as abusive. >> reporter: the spokesperson sandy catt told me by phone the isolation booth is designed as therapy for children needing to calm down. of the 6,500 students in the longview district, eight or nine are allowed to go inside thats because the school has permission from their parents. >> it is concerning to us that there may not be a complete understanding of the situat...

Regardless if the child is out of control or not. and suggested if a parent did that at home they would be put in jail. do you feel it is abusive? >> people have their own opinion about having information about it. i would not classify it as abusive. >> reporter: the spokesperson sandy patt told me by phone the isolation booth is designed as therapy for children needing to calm down. of the 6,500 students in the longview district, eight or nine are allowed to go inside thats because the school h...