Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has filed suit against the Red River Waterway Commission claiming two members of the board are serving illegally.
In the midst of Shark Week, I was reminded of the time a guy caught a 6 foot long, 135 pound shark in Red River. Yes, in fresh water right here in Louisiana!
Authorities will be back out on the Red River Sunday morning, searching another body – this time a woman. Saturday afternoon, a man’s body was pulled from the water.
The record cold wave not only hung on, it got worse: "Temperatures remained at freezing or below for 138 consecutive hours from the 21st through the 27th."
If you're from Shreveport-Bossier, The Red River is just a part of life. Sometimes when something like that is always here, you take its beauty and history for granted...that is until it floods. But The Red has a long and storied history stretching its nearly 1400 miles.
It's still one of the greatest mysteries of the Civil War era. What had begun as a routine trip from Shreveport to Jefferson, Texas ended in one of the largest inland boating accidents of all time.
News came out this week that the renovation project for the Jimmie Davis Bridge has been halted again. This has people reacting in a couple of ways; there's been anger, laughter, and confusion.
I've seen memes about the bridge, and the barn swallow, posted all over online today...