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Is In-N-Out Burger Coming to Shreveport Next?

Is In-N-Out Burger Coming to Shreveport Next?

We all got so excited last week about the BUC-EE’s coming to Louisiana, even if it’s in Ruston and not Shreveport — you can imagine how excited I was to see the headline of the first In-N-Out Burger east of Texas to open!! While it is true, In-N-Out will be opening their first location East…MORE

Go Fund Me Set Up For Louisiana 1 Year Old Who Died The Day After Christmas

Go Fund Me Set Up For Louisiana 1 Year Old Who Died The Day After Christmas

A Natchitoches family is asking for help after a one-year-old died on Christmas. One-year-old Nateo Davis was found unresponsive on Christmas Day at the Natchitoches Thomas Apartments on North Street. After attempting several life-saving measures, the child was pronounced dead by the Natchitoches Parish Coroner’s Office. The family has set up a GoFundMe to help bring Nateo…MORE

The Top Ten Highly Specific Turn-Offs We’d Dump Someone Over In Shreveport

The Top Ten Highly Specific Turn-Offs We’d Dump Someone Over In Shreveport

 Two-thirds of single people in Shreveport and throughout the ArkLaTex say they’ve dumped someone over a highly specific turn-off… something they just can’t get past.   So, one thing that turns them from a “10” to a “2”.  Here are the top ten deal-breakers we’d dump someone over in Shreveport. 1.  Body odor.  24% could…MORE

Louisiana Has The Lowest Life Expectancy

Louisiana Has The Lowest Life Expectancy

A new NiceRx study ranked all 50 states based on life expectancy, and Hawaii, Washington, and Minnesota came out on top, while Mississippi, West Virginia, and Louisiana ranked at the bottom. That’s about four years higher than the national average, which dropped for the second year in a row in 2021 to 76.4 years .…MORE

Meet The Louisiana Contestant on “The Bachelor”

Meet The Louisiana Contestant on “The Bachelor”

Vanessa Dinh is a LSU grad and restaurant marketer. She’ll be on the 27th season of “The Bachelor” trying to sway the heart of Zach Shallcross. Vanessa is a Baton Rouge, Louisiana native and is excited to make Louisiana proud on the TV screen! View this profile on Instagram VANESSA DINH (@vanessadinh) • Instagram photos…MORE

There’s a New Place In Shreveport to Get Boba and Mochi Donuts

There’s a New Place In Shreveport to Get Boba and Mochi Donuts

I don’t know about you, but, I’m a self proclaimed Boba Tea NUT — I’ve long been obsessed with it, and I’m so happy to see the craze as come to the ArkLaTex as we now have 2 Boba tea shops in Bossier and 2 in Shreveport – including the newest, Tea Mochi. Tea Mochi…MORE

Trending on TikTok in Shreveport: Does This Flu Remedy Work?

Trending on TikTok in Shreveport: Does This Flu Remedy Work?

There’s no cure for the common cold.  There’s no cure for the coronavirus.  But there MIGHT be a cure for the flu . . . and it involves pressing a potato against your foot.  This is not science . . . it’s TikTok. A video is going viral in Shreveport on TikTok where a woman…MORE

Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $940M after no winner

Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $940M after no winner

No winner in the latest Mega Millions drawing. That means the jackpot increased to an estimated $940 million! The numbers drawn late Tuesday were: 25, 29, 33, 41, 44 and gold Mega Ball 18. The next drawing is scheduled to be held Friday night. You can buy Mega Millions tickets at lottery retailers throughout the…MORE

Shreveport Doctors Talk About Damar Hamlin’s collapse

Shreveport Doctors Talk About Damar Hamlin’s collapse

 Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s collapse prompted questions about how common cardiac arrest is for athletes, particularly football players. Our news partners at KTAL NBC 6 talked to Dr. John Evans, the Cardiothoracic Surgeon at CHRISTUS Shreveport Bossier Health System. “Him playing football was probably unrelated to exactly what happened; he could have been on…MORE

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