The following five stories are a great place to start if you’re interested in learning about historic places, people and events that are tied to Shreveport and connected to the American

Major winter storm takes its toll on southeast Louisiana, leaving numerous residents without power. Find out here how many residents reported outages.

Manifest of Tuesday announces “S.L.A.P” Shreveport Louisiana Art Party featuring live paintings, short film viewings, exhibit and more this Saturday. According to Manifest, the event features the one-time only reunion of highly praised local hardcore rap group ‘Blood Punch;

The four corners of Louisiana – from Shreveport to Monroe and Lake Charles to New Orleans – were preparing Sunday for an unprecedented winter storm.

The Times-Picayune and The Advocate in Baton Rouge, Acadiana and Shreveport-Bossier City will lift the paywall on all of its websites as winter weather moves across the state, bringing potentially historic snowfall with it.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said the state is facing potential record snowfall that could close Mississippi River bridges from Baton Rouge to New Orleans.

Senator Bill Cassidy (LA-R) announced on Thursday that the National Science Foundation will grant the Louisiana Board of Regents $8 million for the Louisiana Networks of Excellence for Tomorrow project to expand STEM research and development in the region,

Landry said snow and ice will create treacherous travel conditions in regions where there are accumulations and plunging temperatures could create water pressure and delivery problems throughout the state.

SHREVEPORT, La. - On Tuesday, January 21, all Louisiana State Offices will be closed due to the expected winter weather. Road closures and detours can be found in many areas including the 511 phone system, Louisiana DOTD social channels, and ktbs.com

Last year's drought sent supplies of crawfish plummeting and prices skyrocketing, will the historical freeze have a similar effect on Louisiana's 2025 season?

SHREVEPORT, La. -- A new area code is coming to North Louisiana, according to AT&T. Area code 457 is being added where the 318 area code is already in place. The area code overlay does not require customers to get a new phone number; however, callers will have to dial all 10 digits of a phone number to complete a call.

Senator Bill Cassidy (R) is a former doctor. He was elected to the Senate in 2015 after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Louisiana State Senate. He is chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Louisiana has six seats in the House of Representatives, four Republican and two Democrat.