June 1, 2024 - (Update): 10pm - DETEC reports they have received notification that AEP has received structural damage and power is likely to not be restored tonight. In the event of an emergency, call 911. 

May 30, 2024 - The National Weather Service in Shreveport has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Southwestern Caddo Parish in northwestern Louisiana, Western De Soto Parish in northwestern Louisiana, Northern Shelby County in eastern Texas, Panola County in northeastern Texas until 11:30pm CDT.

At 8:31pm CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

Hazard: Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

Source: Radar indicated.

May 30, 2024 - (Update - 9:32pm): Severe thunderstorm watch 355 remains valid until 12-midnight CDT tonight for the following areas in Louisiana this watch includes 17 parishes in north central Louisiana: Caldwell, Grant, Jackson, La Salle, Lincoln, Ouachita, Union, Winn

In northwest Louisiana

May 28, 2024 - Precinct 5 Constables were engaged in a high-speed rescue involving a runaway vehicle Monday, May 27, 2024 that traveled through the northern part of Shelby County.

Josh Tipton, Shelby County Constable Precinct 5, reports being contacted by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department alerting he and Deputy Constable John Pope that a white Toyota Corolla was approaching Shelby County from Nacogdoches on U.S. Highway 59.