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Caddo Parish employees who worked as essential employees during the pandemic may be getting supplemental pay. The Caddo Parish Commission's Pandemic & Natural Disaster Ad Hoc Committee voted this week to give those workers $1,500. Erica Bryant, assistant Caddo Parish administrator, said during a Natural Disaster Committee meeting this week that the essential workers not only worked through the pandemic but also worked through the recent winter storm. "We feel like they did a great job through the pandemic," Bryant said.  Caddo Parish Commissioner Ken Epperson also serves on the natural dis...

Shreveport Chief of Police Ben Raymond shared the city's crime statistics as a participant in Caddo Parish Ken Epperson’s “The Grassroots Forum" Thursday morning. “We ended 2020 still at a historical low for total Part 1 Crimes,” Raymond said. “Sometimes it’s misunderstood when I say total Part 1 Crime is down. When we talk about Part 1 Crime, we’re talking about eight categories of crime that the FBI uses to compare municipalities, counties, parishes, and law enforcement agencies to one another.” Laws are different across all 50 states, Raymond said. “States compile eight ...

Lake Wind Advisory from TUE 12:00 PM CDT until WED 1:00 AM CDT Weather Alert ...The Flood Warning continues for the following bayou in Louisiana... Bodcau Bayou At Bayou Bodcau Lake affecting Webster and Bossier Parishes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. All interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately. && For more hydrologic i...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Caddo Parish is moving forward with plans to relocate the Confederate monument in downtown Shreveport.  But before it's moved, there will be a new addition to the walls surrounding it. The white marble and granite monument, owned by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, has been walled off since July, but has long been a source of controversy. Starting next week, with the approval of the Caddo Parish Commission, workers will add more to the walls including the text of the "Gettysburg Address," the "Star Spangled Banner," the "Pledge of Allegiance," and "God Bless Amer...

Caddo official backs off push to urge Louisiana to raise its minimum wage President-elect Joe Biden’s administration wants $15 an hour (Source: Pexels user Alexander Mills) By Destinee Patterson | January 19, 2021 at 9:50 PM CST - Updated January 19 at 11:20 PM SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — President-elect Joe Biden’s administration wants quick passage of its $1.9 trillion pandemic relief plan, which includes boosting the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 an hour since 2009. And Louisiana’s minimum wage still mirrors the federa...