Dan William Malone
November 14, 1945 – August 29, 2026
Service: Wednesday, September 2, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport.

James Ellis Rushton
December 21, 1946 — August 29, 2026
Service: Wednesday, September 2, 2026, 12pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Southside, Shreveport.

Barbara Jean Ferguson
July 31, 1929 – August 28, 2026
Service: Saturday, September 5, 2026, 11am at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Garland Rivers
August 1, 1936 – August 28, 2026
Service: Friday, September 4, 2026, 11am at St Pius X Catholic Church, Shreveport.

Eula Pennywell
March 23, 1935 – August 24, 2026
Service: Saturday, September 5, 2026, 11am at Baptist Temple Baptist Church located at 5024 Greenwood Road, Shreveport

Mabel Louise Johnson
May 10, 1944 — August 23, 2026
Service: Saturday, September 5, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Gloria Faye Stiles
May 7, 1939 — August 22, 2026
Service: Wednesday, September 2, 2026, 10:30am at Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery, Shreveport.

Marie Delores Beaudin-McClought
January 2, 1940 — August 21, 2026
Service: Friday, September 4, 2026, 11am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Verdell D. Winzer
April 24, 1930 – August 21, 2026
Service: Saturday, September 5, 2026, 11am at Good Samaritan Funeral Home, Shreveport.

David “Randy” Leon Sr.
December 27, 1959 – August 19, 2026
Service: Friday, September 4, 2026, 3pm at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Catherine Thomas
August 13, 1947 — August 19, 2026
Service: Saturday, September 5, 2026, 10am at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Donald Pat Pledger
September 2, 1938 — August 18, 2026
Service: Friday, September 11, 2026, 11am at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Shreveport.

Vernon Lorden Doctrove
July 10, 1941 — August 13, 2026
Service: Saturday, September 5, 2026, 3pm at Winnfield Funeral Home, Shreveport.

Helen Christine “Chris” Frazier Belk
October 1, 1953 — August 6, 2026
Service: Saturday, October 3, 2026, 2pm at Broadmoor United Methodist Church, Shreveport.

Ernest Wellsworth
June 2, 1961 — August 4, 2026
Service: Thursday, September 3, 2026, 10:30am at Aulds Funeral Home, Shreveport.

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Thirty-year-old Maurice Devon Grant of Haughton has been arrested on multiple felony charges after investigators reportedly uncovered videos showing him sexually assaulting a severely medically disabled, non-verbal student inside a special needs classroom at a Caddo Parish high school.

The investigation began with a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and led investigators to multiple videos documenting the alleged abuse.

Grant faces 18 felony counts, including three counts each of first-degree rape, prohibited sexual conduct between educator and student, molestation of a person with a physical or mental disability, sexual battery of persons with infirmities, cruelty to elderly and persons with infirmities, and abuse of persons with infirmities through electronic means.

Grant is currently incarcerated at the Bossier Maximum-Security Facility on a separate charge related to the production of child sexual abuse material and is awaiting booking into the Caddo Correctional Center.

The Shreveport Police Department said the investigation involved the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, the Shreveport Police Department and the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office.

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Repairs are complete to the pier at Earl G. Williamson Park in Oil City. The pier reopens for public use at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1. Caddo Parish thanked the public for its patience while repairs were completed to ensure an enjoyable and safe experience for park users.

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A one-block stretch of Alexander Avenue at Highway 173 in Blanchard will be closed on Tuesday, Sept. 1 for improvements to the road shoulder. The closure is expected to last one day.

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