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BIGBY MONUMENT ON EAST TEXAS ROUNDABOUT NOW HAS ADORNMENTS

BIGBY MONUMENT ON EAST TEXAS ROUNDABOUT NOW HAS ADORNMENTS

BIGBY MONUMENT ON EAST TEXAS ROUNDABOUT NOW HAS ADORNMENTS

It’s become a topic of controversy in Bossier City--the large expensive monument honoring Walter O. Bigby in the roundabout in East Texas which is the starting point of the Walter O. Bigby Carriageway.
TODAY'S SHREVEPORT TIMES FRONT PAGE REMINISCENT OF "DEWEY BEATS TRUMAN" HEADLINES

TODAY'S SHREVEPORT TIMES FRONT PAGE REMINISCENT OF "DEWEY BEATS TRUMAN" HEADLINES

TODAY'S SHREVEPORT TIMES FRONT PAGE REMINISCENT OF "DEWEY BEATS TRUMAN" HEADLINES

The surprise of election of Harry Truman as president in 1948 defeating New York Gov. Thomas Dewey is remembered for the major press headline mistakes.The New York Times, The Chicago Daily Tribune and many other newspapers falsely printed as front page headlines that Dewey had defeated...

BIG ROOF TOP PARTIES FOR HAZE CLUB NOW ARE HISTORY

The problems with the Haze roof top parties have been well chronicled:a. crowds exceeding fire marshal limits.b. music played at levels exceeding 80 decibels.c. music speakers placed to direct sound down to the street level.d. DJs encouraging people on Texas Street-- not patrons of the club--to act...