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Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website. Skip to main content Search form Search User menu Advertise e-Edition Forms & Submissions Photos Calendar Log In Accessibility Policy Facebook Twitter Instagram Main menu Home Classifieds Public Notices Marketplace Contact Us About Us News Bossier Caddo Life Columns & Opinions Hotline Obituaries Bookings Crime CITGO Petroleum Corp. to Pay Over $19 Million for Injuries to Natural Resources Resulting from its Oil Spill at Lake Charles Refinery Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Houston, Texas-based CITGO Petroleum Corporation has agreed to pay $19.69 million to resolve federal and state claims for natural resource damages under the... US Gulf Coast put on alert for potential tropical threat AccuWeather meteorologists have given the disturbance in the Gulf a h... Shreveport man arrested for home improvement fraud Caddo sheriff’s deputies arrested an unlicensed Shreveport contractor after failing to complete a home improvement job costing the victim thousands of dollars, said Sheriff Steve Prator. ... Has Shreveport Airport board illegally appointed interim director? In what can only be called a renegade coup, the Shreveport Airport Authority (SAA) Board of Directors has hired an interim director. ... Violent crime literally killing Shreveport, citizens Violent crime is literally killing Shreveport and its citizens. State, parish and city elected officials, the business community, criminal justice professionals, colleges and universities, churches and other places of worship, the media and our citizens all have a part to play and must work as a team if we expect to reduce violent crime. ... Stake out in Bossier City leads to theft arrest Bossier City police responded to reports of theft from two apartment complexes in Bossier City last week. Managers at the Misty Hollow Apartments and the Parkland Villa Apartments reported the theft of rent checks and money orders from lock boxes. ... News Convicted murderer sentenced to 150 years in prison Convicted murderer sentenced to 150 years in prison By Inquisitor News CITGO Petroleum Corp. to Pay Over $19 Million for Injuries to Natural Resources Resulting from its Oil Spill at Lake Charles Refinery Acting United States Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that Houston, Texas-based CITGO Petroleum Corporation has agreed to pay Trail Ride Canceled In light of recent events at previous regional trail rides, the Bossier Parish Police Jury, at the request of the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office, issued an injunction to the cancellation of the “D Inspiring Women Luncheon – “Human Trafficking: How YOU Can Make A Difference.” The Commission for Women of Bossier City, Inc., held their annual luncheon Wednesday, June 16, at the Bossier Civic Center. CADDO PARISH COMMISSION APPROVES JUNETEENTH PARISH HOLIDAY By Inquisitor News Life 22nd Sunflower Trail and Festival to be held Saturday, June 19, in Gilliam GILLIAM, La. – The 22nd Annual Sunflower Trail and Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, June 19, at Red River Crossroads Museum, 12797 Main Street in Gilliam. Stonewall student Aubrey Kuntz wins $5,000 Coca-Cola UNITED Scholarship Aubrey Kuntz, an outstanding senior at North DeSoto High School in Stonewall, La., is the recipient of a $5,000 Crawford Johnson III and Walker Johnson Jones Scholarship on behalf of Coca-Cola Bott Parish of Caddo, local agencies join forces in youth crime prevention Caddo Parish Parks and Recreation Department and Caddo Parish Juvenile Services, in conjunction with the Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office and Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office, are joining force Duc Duong: From Vietnam to Kim’s Seafood If you have ever eaten at Kim’s Seafood and Po-Boy at 901 Benton Road in Bossier City, you may have met the owner, Duc Duong. By Kerry Kirspel United Way searches for outstanding volunteers to celebrate 100 years of service United Way of Northwest Louisiana (UWNWLA) is searching for outstanding volunteers and leaders who have significantly impacted Northwest Louisiana. Columns & Opinions Fixing our juvenile justice system Caddo Parish voters have thrice voted no to a new juvenile justice facility. The most recent is really not recent. Caddo last turned this down Nov. 7, 2006. By Ken Krefft SettleTalk Jack Webb as Joe Friday on the TV series “Dragnet” was renowned for his constant mantra, “Just the facts, ma’am.” Facts can be good, neutral or bad. By John E. Settle Jr. Editor Focus Sb News Listen-Up: Numbers With so much being written and spoken about the increase in violence and criminal activities in our city and parish, as well as the lack of solutions to decrease such, an ageold question comes to m By Billy Roy Wayne 30-Second Read: Bad hair, smelly pits Our pandemic isolation is ending. Our lax and lapsed hygiene habits don’t know it yet. I speak only for myself, of course. But you know it’s true. By Jeff Gauger Easy Strawberry Pie Feeds 4 Ingredients 1 9-inch deep-dish frozen pie crust 1 large container fresh strawberry (stems removed, cut in quarters, reserve 1 strawberry with stem) Upcoming Events JUNE FARMERS MARKET AND MUSIC SERIES IN PROVENANCE THURSDAYS 06/17/2021 - 4:00pm to 06/18/2021 - 7:45pm Jeremiah Ariaz Louisiana Trail Riders @ Artspace 06/18/2021 - 12:00pm to 06/19/2021 - 3:45pm BOSSIER CITY FARMERS MARKET 06/19/2021 - 9:00am to 06/20/2021 - 12:45pm BRUNCH 1-9-2-5 06/20/2021 - 10:30am to 06/21/2021 - 2:45pm JUNE FARMERS MARKET AND MUSIC SERIES IN PROVENANCE THURSDAYS 06/24/2021 - 4:00pm to 06/25/2021 - 7:45pm more Shreveport weather info Click here to read The Inquisitor VIDEO Bossier City COVID-19 Video Briefing More Recent Videos Facebook Feed The Inquisitor Editor's Picks FOCUS SB HAS BEST GROUP OF DIVERSE TALENTED COLUMNISTS Downtown Shreveport’s Urban Farm Prator sworn in for sixth term as Caddo Sheriff IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON SHREVEPORT CONVENTION CENTER Names that Shreveport City Council may consider to replace Willie Bradford Radiance Technologies announced as title sponsor of Independence Bowl Looking Forward to Brighter Days, North Louisiana Plants Sunflowers in Preparation for the 21st Annual Sunflower Trail & Festival Caddo deputy, recovered from COVID-19, donates plasma to other virus patients Type AB is vital part of blood donation 5 North Louisiana Hole-in-the-Wall Restaurants Standing the Test of Time by Offering To-Go Orders Can kindness save the world? City and Private Partners Launch Shreve.biz in Support of Struggling Local Businesses Local college, mall donate personal protective equipment to BCFD, hospitals , Pastor Mayes and political signs in neutral zones HANGAR OWNERS SUE SHREVEPORT AIRPORT AUTHORITY Photo Galleries An evening at Logan Mansion The Logan Mansion Prohibition (Private) Club opens March 29 on the lawn at the Logan Mansion with sounds of Robert Trudeau’s Second-Line Band. Holley Hollenshead’s 78th birthday celebrated with a cookout on Holly Ridge Ranch “A river runs through it,” so says the title of the movie. KREWE OF CENTAUR PARADE Retirement of Desoto Fire Chief Bobby Hayes Desoto Sheriff Jay Haughton Storm Damage Several homes were damaged along James Lane, south of Haughton, along with downed trees and powerlines. 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