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The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office is offering a gun safety class for children 8 to 12 years old.

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Two judges from northwestern Louisiana face racketeering charges for allegedly taking bribes, according to a federal indictment made public Thursday. State District Judge Michael Walker, 57, of Shreveport is accused of taking cash or goods in exchange for reducing bonds, making himself available to quickly set bonds and taking other actions helping criminal suspects or people held for probation violations get out of jail. Caddo Parish Juvenile Court Judge Vernon Claville, 56, in the same indictment, is accused of taking cash in exchange for helping remove blocks to juvenile defendants getting released. Both judges are accused of...

SILOAM SPRINGS — Bryan Austin of Siloam Springs thought he’d found a crime scene when he spotted a human skull under a pile of rocks while he was duck hunting in northeast Oklahoma. Looking for a good place to set up a camouflage hunting screen Nov. 19 on a mud flat in the Spavinaw Creek drainage area, Austin found what turned out to be an ancient skull. He later learned that the site is an ancient Indian burial ground. “ It’s absolutely amazing, ” Austin said. “ I’m incredibly interested in this kind of stuff. It’s in my line of...

<p>The former head of human resources for Caddo Parish has filed a formal complaint against Parish Administrator Bill Hanna, citing allegations of job discrimination, unprofessional behavior and on-the-job intoxication.</p> <p>Linda Rae Jordan, whose job was listed among employment opportunities in Sunday's Times, sent all 12 Caddo commissioners a copy of her formal complaint Feb. 11.</p>

Incoming Caddo School Board to face full plate of issues Future of three districts to be decided in Tuesday''s vote Melody Brumble / The Times Posted on November 1, 2002 Runoff elections Tuesday could give Democrats or Republicans a tie-breaking vote on the Caddo School Board and an equal number of black and white members. The 12-person board is equally divided among Democrats and Republicans, though most members differ only in degree on their conservatism. There are seven white and five black representatives. Board members rarely split along party and racial lines, tending to form issues-oriented alliances instead. Voters will...