Good morning, Shreveport.

The Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office held the second annual Kids Shoot for Youth Charities on Saturday, Oct.

24 at the Bossier Sheriff's Youth Shooting Range and raised more than $70,000 to benefit Easterseals, St. Jude, March of Dimes, The Gingerbread House, Shriners, and Ronald McDonald House.

Shreveport’s Linwood elevated water tank, featuring Terri Rhodes White’s City on the Red artwork with Morse code spelling SHV LOVE, will appear in TNEMEC’s 2027 national calendar and is part of a roughly $7 million rehabilitation of three city tanks (work continues on St. Vincent into spring 2027).

Kolaches and More is open 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday at 504 E.

Kings Hwy., in the same strip as Prep Cakes, serving round-style and dough-wrapped kolaches with savory fillings like egg and cheese with sausage, pizza, brisket, plus cinnamon rolls and muffins.

Top rodeo competitors will return for the LCRA Finals Friday through Sunday at Hirsch Coliseum during the State Fair of Louisiana, with performances at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday (doors 5:30 p.m.) and 3 p.m. Sunday (doors 2 p.m.), advance tickets range from $23 to $38.50 and a Rodeo VIP Experience is offered.

Attorney General Liz Murrill announced that federal oversight of the Caddo Parish School Board has ended after the filing of a joint stipulation dismissing the 61-year desegregation case (dismissed with prejudice).

The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office and the DEA collected 329 pounds of unused prescription and over-the-counter medications in 31 boxes during a Drug Takeback event; residents can still drop meds Monday through Friday at Government Plaza (505 Travis Street), but needles and liquids are not accepted and the next takeback is scheduled for spring.

Mae and Co. at 1023 Provenance Place served a mix of brunch and regular-menu dishes during a Saturday visit, with a standout Crab Queso Pretzel, beignets with roasted berries, garlic parmesan wings, and seasoned fries noted by the reviewer.

Parkway quarterback Bryston McCoy was named The Shreveport Times Athlete of the Week for his recent performance with the Parkway football team.

Haughton rallied in the second half to beat Airline 42 to 28 on Friday, improving to eight wins, no losses, and four district victories as Brandon Craig rushed for 234 yards and five touchdowns while the Bucs' defense forced three turnovers.

After Week 8, Haughton is the area's lone undefeated team and moved to No. 1 unanimously in the Shreveport-Bossier Journal Top 10, with Calvary dropping to No. 2 after a loss to Archbishop Shaw; Airline 3, Loyola 4, Northwood and Parkway tied 5th, Evangel 7, Green Oaks 8, Booker T. 9, Captain Shreve 10 (SBJ poll going into Week 9).

In Week 8 high school football, Byrd rallied past Evangel 28-24 on Friday after Christian Maxie's two long fourth-quarter runs, Green Oaks lost to Homer 40-8, and Huntington rallied past Captain Shreve 28-21 as local teams produced several surprise results.

Loyola beat Bastrop 50-16 in a District 1-3A game Friday at Messmer Stadium, Bryce Restovich threw six touchdown passes and Ty Walsworth returned a punt 74 yards for a score, and Loyola is 5-3 and will play North Webster in Springhill next Friday for its final district game.

Layla Davidson, a Benton senior, won the Shreveport Times Athlete of the Week non‑football poll on Oct.

26 with 41,540 votes (47.7% of 92,854) and will receive a backpack, boxed lunch and swag from Raising Cane’s and Cosse and Silmon Orthodontics; she has 132 kills, 38 aces, 71 blocks this season.

At Joe Aillet Stadium on Saturday, Louisiana Tech beat Old Dominion 26-0, recording back-to-back shutouts while limiting ODU to 141 yards and Blake Baker passed for 303 yards.

At Turpin Stadium, Nicholls beat Northwestern 31-27 when an end-zone interception as time expired stopped Zach Wilcke's 414-yard game.