A 24-year-old Shreveport, Louisiana woman and her 18-year-old boyfriend were charged Saturday with attempting to bomb an abortion clinic in that city nearly three weeks ago. Patricia Hughes and Jeremy Dunahoe, were arrested and jailed after investigators interviewed them in
Firefighter to lead blood donor cause
Lede In
March 29, 2005
By Francis McCabe
francismccabe@gannett.com
Seven months after being saved from sure death by an organ donation, Shreveport Fire Capt. Gene Williams wants to spread the message: Blood and organ donations save lives.
On Monday, Williams
Georgian killed in Louisiana truck crash
A Georgia truck driver is one of the two people who died Thursday night, 3/4/05, in the fiery crash of three tractor-trailers near Shreveport, LA. See article. The circumstances sound like another of the drivers may have been fatigued.
Georgian killed in Louisiana truck crash
A Georgia truck driver is one of the two people who died Thursday night, 3/4/05, in the fiery crash of three tractor-trailers near Shreveport, LA. See article. The circumstances sound like another of the drivers may have been fatigued.
Bankrupt contractor sues Shreveport
Jury selection is under way in Shreveport on a breach of contract claim by a contractor who says its bankruptcy was due to the city of Shreveport’s failure to pay what it is owed. At issue is Whitaker Construction’s claim
Firefighter Heads Home after Liver Transplant
SHREVEPORT, LA
KSLA-TV
A Shreveport firefighter is spending his first night at home since undergoing a lifesaving liver transplant.
“I’m great. I’m great. If I get any better, I couldn’t handle it,” said Capt. Gene Williams, as a nurse wheeled
Firefighter in Desperate Need of Organ Donor for Transplant
Shreveport Fire Department
801 Crockett Street Shreveport, Louisiana 71101
318/673-6655 FAX: 318/673-6656 http://www.shreveportfire.org
Kelvin J. Cochran, Fire Chief
August 30, 2004
PRESS RELEASE
To: Newsroom
For Immediate Release
Contact: Brian A. Crawford, Asst. to the Fire Chief
Phone: 673-6652, cell:
Hepatitis Worries
Close Call for Firefighter Draws Attention to Restaurant Cleanliness
Shreveport, LA
KSLA-TV
REPORTER: Jeff Ferrell
The emergency liver transplant this week for a Shreveport Fire Captain, has raised worries about the Hepatitis-A infection, which forced the procedure. It’s believed Captain
Transplant patient continues to improve
UPN-21.com
Gene Williams, the Shreveport firefighter who got a live-saving liver transplant on Tuesday, is awake and improving, his doctors said today.
Williams, who contracted Hepatitis A while on vacation in Florida, was in a coma and suffering liver failure