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Shreveport Man Convicted of Attempted Murders A Shreveport man is likely headed to many years behind bars after he was convicted of trying to kill two men in December of 2017.  43-year-old Carlos Martel Lynn Smith has been found guilty on two counts of attempted murder. The jury verdict was unanimous in Caddo District Court. Judge John Mosely Jr. presided over the trial. Smith represented himself at the trial. He was accused of shooting two male acquaintances on Bethany Street during the December 6, 2017 incident. One of the men was shot in the abdomen and hand while the other was shot in t...

Texas Police Officer Shot During Traffic Stop BURLESON, Texas — A Texas police officer was shot multiple times during a traffic stop early Wednesday and police were searching for suspects, authorities said. The shooting happened at about 4:15 a.m. Wednesday in Burleson, about 45 miles (70 kilometers) southwest of Dallas, the police department said on Twitter. Police said the officer was taken to a Fort Worth hospital and his condition wasn't immediately known. The shooting is at least the fourth involving a Texas law enforcement officer in recent weeks. Get our free mobile app An Aus...

State Rep. Alan Seabaugh explains how the possible move to twelve-hour-shifts for the Shreveport Police Department begins with the Louisiana legislature. Seabaugh explains that it is state law that any municipality in the state with a population of 70,000 or more is mandated to operate their local police department in three, eight hour daily shifts. "I have no idea where the statute came from," he says, "But it is in state law. This bill does not actually change anything. It doesn't change the system. It just gives (SPD Chief) Ben Raymond and the Mayor (Adrian Perkins) the option (to move to ...