Good morning, Shreveport.

The State Fair of Louisiana opens today at the fairgrounds, running Oct.

29 through Nov. 15 (closed Mondays and Tuesdays); it features rides, food, and games while security will use metal detectors, a clear-bag policy, and an after-6 p.m. rule requiring a 21+ chaperone (one adult per six minors).

United Way & Entergy Louisiana will give qualifying residential customers in Bienville, Claiborne, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, and Webster parishes a one-time $100 bill credit; applications open at 9 a.m., require photo ID and income proof, close Nov.

13 at 12 p.m., and final documents are due Nov. 20 at 12 p.m.

Wooden Spoon Bakery and More reopened in September at 4350 Viking Dr. in Bossier City after new owner Warren Jackson bought it in July, keeping original recipes while adding deli sandwiches, gift baskets, and Thanksgiving orders (pickup by the Wednesday before Thanksgiving).

United's new daily nonstop to Chicago from Shreveport Regional has been about 75% full since it launched and gives travelers connections to more than 200 U.S. cities and 47 international destinations.

The airport plans 400 new parking spaces by spring or early summer and hopes United will add more flights.

More than 80 LSU Shreveport medical students presented results of their summer clinical and lab research Wednesday at the annual LSUS Medical Student Research Program (poster presentation), work faculty say deepens scientific skills and helps build competitive residency credentials.

LSUS students, one alumna, and four faculty presented research at the Gulf Coast ABA Conference recently, with four student poster presentations and symposium talks on delay discounting, supervision, and staff training; LSUS launched its undergraduate ABA program in 2021 and added a graduate degree in 2024.

Shreveport Regional Airport was named Louisiana’s 2026 Commercial Service Airport of the Year by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, announced Tuesday, Oct.

27 at the state airport managers conference in New Orleans. Deputy director Stacy Kuba won Aviation Professional of the Year, and officials discussed federal grant funding for the airport's air traffic control tower.

Doctors at Feist-Weiller Cancer Center say multiple relatives with breast cancer (especially diagnoses before age 60) or any ovarian cancer in the family may signal an inherited risk, and they recommend talking with your doctor about genetic counseling or testing.

Fifty Decembers: The Story of the Independence Bowl will premiere Thursday, Nov.

19 at 7 p.m. in the Willis Knighton Theatre at the Robinson Film Center with a 6 p.m. red carpet and a Q&A after the screening. Foundation members get two complimentary seats by reservation; public tickets go on sale Monday for $12, and the film will air on ESPNU in December.

With two regular-season weeks left the LHSAA power rankings put Haughton (8-0) at No. 6; they play at Natchitoches Central Friday and host Evangel next, Northwood rose to No. 19 and plays Southwood Friday then hosts Woodlawn, and Huntington moved into Select D1 at No. 23.