SHREVEPORT, La. - It was a party with a purpose on Sunday and that purpose was to celebrate our independence. The much-needed celebration came after more than a year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Â
The 2021 KTBS 3 Freedom Fest Finale was a huge success with thousands of people joining the celebration from five locations across the ArkLaTex. Once again, the fireworks display was carefully orchestrated by Pyromania Fireworks and featured 12 shells, some of the largest in the south. Meanwhile, in addition to the fireworks, the audience watching from home and on their mobile devices were treated to some fantastic entertainment with a patriotic flare.
Services set for former Louisiana Gov Buddy Roemer wbrz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wbrz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A Shreveport funeral service for favorite son former Gov. Buddy Roemer has been set May 27 at First United Methodist Church, the second of two memorials for Roemer next week.
Visitation at First United Methodist begins at 9:30 a.m. followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m. under direction of Kilpatrick s Rose-Neath Funeral Home.
The May 27 service follows a May 25 funeral service at Istrouma Baptist Church in Baton Rouge. Visitation there begins at 9 a.m. with the funeral service set for 11 a.m.
Roemer was a Bossier Parish native reared on the 10,000-acre Scopena cotton plantation. He was an intellectual prodigy, entering Harvard at 16, but returned to Louisiana to build his political career.
Services set for former Louisiana Gov Buddy Roemer wbrz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wbrz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.