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The campus of LSUS lost power early Wednesday morning and the damage has caused considerable problems for the campus and Red River Radio. Repairs may take several days and during that time Red River Radio will be running on a backup generator. We will have power for only critical equipment and will have neither phones nor email service during the repair time. We will still have access to our web site which is located on a server off campus and unaffected by the power outage or repairs. If you click on the header to this page you will be taken to a place where you can write posts and messages to us that are of a critical nature. We will monitor this page during the repair period and communicate back as needed.

LSU Shreveport career services director Gina Starnes says this year's career fair will include 83 exhibitors, and hiring companies will take up the most booth space at the Bossier Civic Center. The fair is Saturday at noon, and it's open to anyone with a resume and higher education credits.

Construction is progressing on Interstate 49 to the Arkansas border. A north Shreveport business owner expects he'll get more customers with improved access to the region.

An agency that advocates for people with disabilities in Louisiana has requested a face-to-face meeting with Department of Health and Hospitals to discuss alleged instances of neglect at 16 group homes across the state. The New Orleans-based Advocacy Center released a report last month that documented unsafe and unsanitary conditions at homes for developmentally disabled people.