KTBS-TV (Shreveport, LA)

On September 5, 2015, KTBS 3 marked its 60th anniversary of providing broadcast services to the ArkLaTex region. We operate from our state-of-the-art digital facility located on Kings Highway in Shreveport, reaching out to 28 counties and parishes across East Texas, Northwest Louisiana, Southeast Oklahoma, and Southern Arkansas. Our offerings include seven stations, starting with KTBS 3 and KPXJ CW-21, along with several digital channels such as MeTV (channel 21.2), Antenna TV (channel 21.4), Movies! (channel 21.3), and our dedicated 24-Hour Weather channel (3.2) and 24-Hour News channel (3.3). Shreveport is conveniently situated within a five-hour drive of seven major cities and has emerged as a hub for film and television production. With over 398,000 households in our designated market area (DMA), Shreveport acts as the economic powerhouse for a region that extends north to McCurtain County in Oklahoma, west to Longview, Texas, south to Natchitoches, Louisiana, and east to Monroe, Louisiana. This diverse area consists of a variety of mid-sized communities, contributing to a television audience of more than half a million residents.

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Shreveport council members want more security, lighting at city parks

3 days ago | ktbs.com | Sidney Lain

SHREVEPORT, La. - After Sunday's shooting in Ford Park, Shreveport City Council members wanted answers and solutions to prevent future crime in that parks and others in the city. Over the years, Ford Park has been the site of drag racing, vandalism, and other violent activity. City Council members in the past have asked about beefing up security. And after Sunday, they want to know why these things keep happening there. Ford Park is in City Council Chairwoman Tabatha Taylor's district.
Shreveport council members publicly criticize mayor’s planning of Block by Block initiative

4 days ago | ktbs.com | Sidney Lain

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Ascension Parish industrial complex adds another tenant

5 days ago | ktbs.com | Wesley Muller

(Image source: Linde)A $400 million facility is the latest planned for an industrial complex taking shape on the west bank of Ascension Parish. Linde, an industrial chemical manufacturer, announced Monday it will build an air separation unit to supply oxygen and nitrogen for the production of low-carbon ammonia at a plant next door, according to a news release from Louisiana Economic Development (LED).
LSUS baseball team honored at Louisiana Downs

5 days ago | ktbs.com | Sidney Lain

BOSSIER CITY, La. - The honors for the 59-0 LSUS Pilots keep coming in. Head coach Brad Neffendorf has been named the Skip Bertman Coach of the Year. The pilots were recognized again Sunday at Louisiana Downs. Even though the Pilots were being honored at Louisiana Downs for their historic year, you can bet they still had their eyes on the TV watching the NCAA World Series game, cheering on the LSU Tigers.
In his own words: Trump's Iran strike tests his rhetoric on ending wars

6 days ago | ktbs.com | Meg Kinnard

During his campaigns for president, Donald Trump spoke of the need to stop engaging in “endless” or “forever wars,” and said removing “warmongers and America-last globalists” was among his second-term foreign policy priorities. Trump's move to strike Iranian nuclear sites risks embroiling the United States in the sort of conflict he once derided. Like other recent American presidents, Trump said he would not permit Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon.
Anderson's 3-hitter against Coastal Carolina in CWS finals opener puts LSU 1 win away from title

6 days ago | ktbs.com | Eric Olson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Kade Anderson pitched a three-hitter in his second straight dominant start, and LSU moved within a win of its second national championship in three years with a 1-0 victory over Coastal Carolina in Game 1 of the College World Series finals Saturday night. The Chanticleers (56-12) lost for the first time in 27 games and must win Sunday to force a third and deciding game Monday night.
Block by Block program cleans up Ingleside neighborhood

6 days ago | ktbs.com | Madison Edwards

SHREVEPORT, La. - Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux's Block by Block program kicked off in the Ingleside neighborhood Saturday morning to tackle blight and restore property. "It feels good because the neighborhood is a mess and it needs cleaning," said one resident. Public Works, Shreveport police and the mayor himself were out canvassing the neighborhood to deliver data gathering surveys, meet with community members and clean up the neighborhood.
Group of state and local officials calls on Congress to end tax credits for carbon sequestration

1 week ago | ktbs.com | Joshua Haiar |Seth Tupper

A carbon dioxide (CO2) injection well drilled by the Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy) at the Cranfield CO2 test site in Mississippi. (USGS)PIERRE, S.D. – Over 100 state and local officials from the Midwest and West are asking the U.S. Senate to eliminate tax credits for carbon capture and sequestration as part of a federal budget reconciliation bill. Established by Congress and then-President George W.
Iran threatens 'more devastating' response to Israel's attacks

1 week ago | ktbs.com | Menna Zaki

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian warned of a "more devastating" retaliation should Israel's nine-day bombing campaign continue, saying the Islamic republic would not halt its nuclear programme "under any circumstances". Israel said on Saturday it had killed three more Iranian commanders in its unprecedented offensive, while Foreign Minister Gideon Saar claimed the campaign had delayed Tehran's alleged progress towards a nuclear weapon by two years.
Lawmakers approve management contract renewal to roll out LA GATOR

1 week ago | ktbs.com | Nolan McKendry

(The Center Square) − The Louisiana Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget approved on Friday a nearly $2 million contract extension with education technology company Odyssey to continue managing the state’s new LA Giving All True Opportunity to RISE scholarship program through June 2026.