Good morning, Shreveport.

KSLA was live yesterday at the 120th State Fair at the State Fairgrounds, interviewing Louisiana 4‑H livestock ambassadors, a Rodeo Cowboys Association board member, and Mayor Tom Arceneaux about a city pay raise and Shreveport Regional Airport's 2026 Commercial Airport of the Year honor.

The DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office will open its Oak Street dispatch center as a full-scale pirate ship at 3 p.m. this Saturday for a public Halloween event where families can tour the display, take photos with staff, and collect candy.

Sheriff's Deputy Austin Trujillo ran into traffic last September to rescue two kittens from an interstate off-ramp, and photos of the rescue drew wide community praise.

Trujillo and his family now care for six rescue cats, and the two kittens—Blue and Red—live in a local animal-welfare home.

Caddo Parish Magnet High School teacher Andrew Medlin represented Shreveport on Jeopardy!

Thursday, grabbing an early Daily Double but finishing behind the returning champion; Medlin heads the school's gifted program and sponsors its Quiz Bowl (supporting student competitors).

Bossier Chamber will present its fifth annual State of the Community Report on Nov.

2 at 11:30 a.m. at Hilton Garden Inn Shreveport Bossier City, reviewing five years of economic trends with a panel featuring Amazon Web Services, the North Louisiana Economic Partnership and STACK Infrastructure on tech investments.

Woodlawn High School's choir is heading to Washington, D.C., to perform and is asking the community for donations and volunteer help to cover travel costs, the music director said.

Caddo Parish school leaders surprised three employees Thursday, naming Anthony Rainey, Gwendolyn Spanier, and Tony Abraham the 2026-2027 Support Persons of the Year for the district after recognizing their classroom support, mentoring, and campus maintenance roles.

Northwood and Southwood met at Independence Stadium on Oct.

29, and highlights from the game were released (posted by the schools).

Calvary linebacker Jacob Tibbett balances a 3.95 GPA and a lawn-care business while starting on the 7-1 Cavs; they play Magnolia School of Excellence Friday night at Jerry Barker Stadium.

Northwood (4-4, 3-1) visits Southwood (1-7, 1-4) tonight at Independence Stadium as the Falcons, averaging 52 points in their last three wins and led by RB Justin Dupree, aim to secure a playoff seed.

The LRCA Finals Rodeo runs Friday through Sunday at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, featuring rodeo events and trick riding and rope and whip acts by Rider and Bethany Kiesner; shows start 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday (doors open one hour earlier, tickets $23 to $38.50).