Red River Dispatchhttps://www.redriverdispatch.comFast, credible news for Shreveport, Bossier, Caddo Parish, North Louisiana, and the Louisiana stories that ripple through everyday life.Explainer: how bills in Baton Rouge wind up changing life in north Louisianahttps://www.redriverdispatch.com/articles/what-legislative-session-means-local.htmlHow Louisiana legislation affects North Louisiana schools, roads, local budgets, and daily life.2026-04-05T12:45:00-05:00Capitol roundup: the bills North Louisiana should keep one eye on and one eyebrow raised forhttps://www.redriverdispatch.com/articles/legislative-roundup-north-louisiana.htmlA North Louisiana-focused look at Louisiana legislative session issues, including education, infrastructure, insurance, and public safety.2026-04-05T12:20:00-05:00YMCA baseball and softball complex inches toward opening after long waithttps://www.redriverdispatch.com/articles/ymca-baseball-fields.htmlWhat the YMCA baseball and softball field project means for families and youth sports in the Shreveport area.2026-04-05T11:00:00-05:00Egg hunts, church lawns, and family stops: Easter weekend fills out across the regionhttps://www.redriverdispatch.com/articles/easter-events-weekend.htmlA look at Easter weekend events around Shreveport and Bossier, from family gatherings to public community activities.2026-04-05T10:10:00-05:00Caddo schools names new principal for Byrd, with stability high on the wish listhttps://www.redriverdispatch.com/articles/byrd-principal-announcement.htmlCaddo Parish Schools announces a new principal for Byrd High School. Here's why the leadership change matters.2026-04-05T09:45:00-05:00Project Celebration’s Teal the City campaign turns awareness into a visible local pushhttps://www.redriverdispatch.com/articles/teal-the-city.htmlProject Celebration's Teal the City campaign returns with community awareness efforts across Shreveport and Bossier.2026-04-05T09:15:00-05:00Explainer: what the city’s water talk actually means for your blockhttps://www.redriverdispatch.com/articles/what-city-water-plan-means.htmlA plain-English explainer on Shreveport water infrastructure promises and what residents should watch for.2026-04-05T08:30:00-05:00Mayor says long-promised water fixes are finally moving from speeches to steelhttps://www.redriverdispatch.com/articles/state-of-city-water.htmlWhat the mayor's State of the City remarks mean for Shreveport water repairs, drainage work, and the daily realities residents keep living with.2026-04-05T08:00:00-05:00Lao New Year celebration crash in south Louisiana leaves grief, questions, and a community reelinghttps://www.redriverdispatch.com/articles/lao-new-year-crash.htmlSouth Louisiana mourns after a crash at a Lao New Year celebration kills several people and injures many others.2026-04-05T07:50:00-05:00Bossier City police investigate Thompson Street shooting that left one person deadhttps://www.redriverdispatch.com/articles/breaking-shooting-bossier.htmlBossier City police investigate a fatal Thompson Street shooting. What is confirmed so far and what remains under investigation.2026-04-05T07:15:00-05:00One person hospitalized after duplex fire on Dillingham Avenuehttps://www.redriverdispatch.com/articles/duplex-fire-dillingham.htmlLatest on the Dillingham Avenue duplex fire in Shreveport, including injuries, response details, and what comes next.2026-04-05T06:45:00-05:00Explainer: watch, warning, advisory, and the weather words folks mix up every springhttps://www.redriverdispatch.com/articles/how-severe-weather-alerts-work.htmlWeather alert terms explained for North Louisiana readers: watch, warning, advisory, and what to do.2026-04-05T06:20:00-05:00Stormy weekend keeps north Louisiana under a watchful skyhttps://www.redriverdispatch.com/articles/weather-weekend-threat.htmlSevere weather, hail, damaging winds, and flooding concerns in the latest weekend forecast for Shreveport and North Louisiana.2026-04-05T05:50:00-05:00