Gonna miss you guy John Andrew Prime

The jury is now deliberating whether Mickelson will face death or spend life in prison for killing Charles Martin.

The verdict is in and the jury has decided life in prison with no parole for Eric Mickelson. The Shreveport Times

Check out The Shreveport Times tonight for coverage of Shreveport Fire Dept recruit graduation bit.ly/1KWiR2P

The Church at Red River is filling up for the Shreveport Fire Dept Recruit Class 61 graduation

Recruits chat outside waiting for graduation to start Shreveport Fire Dept #RecruitClass61

Retired Shreveport Fire Dept Chief of Safety Sandy Davis was the keynote speaker of tonight's graduation.

Recruits had heir badges pinned by family and loved ones Shreveport Fire Dept #RecruitClass61

Times #FollowFriday :) Zach Beaird Lex Talamo Alexandria Burris @DouglasCollier @PrincessOfPage Roy Lang III @Connelly_Times Luke Thompson

Thoughts and prayers to people of Cali and victims of yesterday's shooting bit.ly/1OzMb5V

Greene was a leader and a visionary. Monday night, the retired fire chief passed in his sleep bit.ly/1P0RLQs Shreveport Fire Dept

A former inmate was arrested in the death of a Webster Parish corrections deputy bit.ly/1TSQmcQ

The results of my trip to #HomerLA Thursday with @henwildsmith to report of the killing of a WPSO deputy bit.ly/1OTeigd

An announcement of 35 new jobs is set this morning at #ExpressJet w/ #OllieTyler SHV Regional Airport

Heading out to talk to students about #TOPS at #LSUS and Bossier Parish Community College. Got questions? Tweet them to me Zach Beaird The Shreveport Times

Universities are now expected to absorb the responsibility of awarding #TOPS to their students. That's another $1.7 mill a year for #LSUS

#LSUS is hosting a conference to address TOPS @ 2pm. Check back for updates The Shreveport Times

BPCC reports about $1.5 million in annual TOPS awards. The finance dept is working now to find solutions. Bossier Parish Community College

#LSUS Chancellor Larry Clark said the school suffered a one-time, overnight budget cut of $342,800 for TOPS

State budget cuts threaten LSUS's ability to finish the school year. If money cannot be allocated, the school year will end in April.