http://www.yourstreet.com/news/shreveport-la YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us The Independence Bowl will be the second newcomer to the ACC bowl lineup in 2010. The conference's affiliation with the Emerald Bowl in San Francisco will be replaced by a new deal with the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, La. The ACC parted ways with the Gator Bowl... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6740790/bowl-shuffling-continues Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:02:08 -0700 SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Concerns about three threatened and endangered species have prompted federal authorities to add a step to the permit process for oil and gas companies pumping water from the Red River. The companies must take steps to make sure the water... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6729824/feds-take-steps-to-protect-red-river-species Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:15:08 -0700 Discovery refueled at the city's airport, and will spend the night at Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport, La. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6728520/fla-bound-space-shuttle-makes-a-pit-stop-in-amarillo Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:19:08 -0700 By STEFAN STEVENSON By all accounts, it was an ugly game on Dec. 28, 1994. It wasn’t ugly solely because TCU lost 20-10 to Virginia in the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, although the outcome no doubt helped shape the Frogs’ faithful’s cold... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6712704/torrential-rain-stole-show-in-first-tcu-virginia-matchup Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:45:08 -0700 SHREVEPORT, La. -- Folks who choose to sneak down country roads and dump their trash could be in for a rude awakening. If a hidden camera or the member of a stepped-up patrol,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6697581/state-cracking-down-on-rural-littering Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:27:08 -0700 SHREVEPORT, La. -- Police in Shreveport say they believe a drug deal that went bad led to a weekend slaying. The victim was found in woods after police responded to a call from a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6693840/3-arrested-in-shreveport-death Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:23:08 -0700 SHREVEPORT, La. -- The last time the armor battalion based in Shreveport headed to the Middle East, it was with Abrams battle tanks and Bradley armored fighting vehicles. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6680187/nw-la-troops-preparing-for-new-deployment Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:15:08 -0700 SHREVEPORT, La. — The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College finished in a scoreless tie with LSU-Shreveport during the season opener for the Scorpions on Friday night. UTB-TSC (0-0-1) will stay in Shreveport for a http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6676761/utb-tsc-capsules-women-s-soccer-ties-lsu-shreveport Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:35:50 -0700 John Stephens, 43, was traveling at high rate of speed when his pickup truck left the highway near Shreveport, Louisiana, police say. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6676314/former-packers-running-back-dies-in-crash-in-louisiana Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:03:08 -0700 SHREVEPORT, La. -- John M. Stephens, the 1988 Offensive Rookie of the Year for the New England Patriots, has been killed after his pickup truck ran off a highway and struck some trees,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6672543/former-pats-rb-john-m-stephens-killed-in-crash Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:34:08 -0700 SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — John M. Stephens, the 1988 Offensive Rookie of the Year for the New England Patriots, has been killed after his pickup truck ran off a highway and struck some trees, authorities said Wednesday. Stephens, 43, apparently lost control of his... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6672321/former-pats-rb-john-m-stephens-killed-in-crash Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:26:08 -0700 SHREVEPORT, La. - John Stephens, the 1988 Offensive Rookie of the Year for the New England Patriots, has been killed after his pickup truck ran off a highway and struck some trees, authorities said yesterday. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6672409/former-pats-rb-stephens-killed Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:00:08 -0700 SHREVEPORT, La. -- John M. Stephens, the 1988 Offensive Rookie of the Year for the New England Patriots, was killed in a one-vehicle accident in a rural area near Shreveport. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6669832/former-patriots-running-back-john-m-stephens Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:13:08 -0700 SHREVEPORT, La. -- A Shreveport teenager faces life in prison after being convicted of killing a 44-year-old store owner during a robbery when he was 15. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6640188/caddo-jury-finds-teen-guilty-of-murder Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:32:08 -0700 SHREVEPORT, La. -- Police in Shreveport say a man who was shot during a home invasion has died. Thirty-eight-year-old Kevin Edwards was pronounced dead Wednesday at LSU Hospital. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6624773/man-dies-after-home-invasion Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:12:08 -0700 KEITHVILLE, La. -- A marijuana patch found tucked away in the woods of Keithville has led to the arrest of a 34-year-old man. Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator and Shreveport... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6623019/marijuana-patch-in-keithville-leads-to-arrest Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:42:08 -0700 SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) -- Pioneering rockabilly guitarist James Burton led an ensemble of about 800 guitar players Saturday in a celebration of his 70th birthday Friday, but failed in his attempt to make the Guinness Book of World Records. At the Hirsch Memorial... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6607563/guitarist-fails-to-set-world-record Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:36:08 -0700 SHREVEPORT, La. -- Guitarist James Burton, known working with the Elvis Presley and Ricky Nelson bands, plans an attempt Saturday to break a world record for mass guitar ensemble during... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6593250/guitarist-james-burton-after-world-record Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:03:08 -0700 SHREVEPORT, La. -- Shreveport property owners who have kept a vacant lot next to theirs clean and mowed for a year can buy it for a dollar. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6560520/-1-and-year-s-upkeep-can-buy-vacant-lot-next-door Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:02:08 -0700 "There are kids and adults who are alive today because of (the Guard's) response." Members of a Shreveport, La., church will be in Aliceville on Saturday to thank some Alabama National Guard soldiers who came to the aid of the passengers on a church bus after it... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6549269/alabama-guard-soldiers-to-be-honored-for-helping-injured-church-bus- Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:24:08 -0700