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Welcome to ‘The Talk of the Town with Tom Pace’, on www.shrevetalk.com. Our message is simple: News, Interviews & Events.

You may have noticed “The Talk of the Town with Tom Pace” has a new web home at Shreveport.com. As Publisher, and Executive Editor, of www.ShreveTalk.com, I am excited about our new partnership with Warren Royal at Shreveport.com, as we become the main provider for reporting news, events, and entertainment, without bias or agenda. more...

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BREAKING 5-14-12 Col. Andrew J. Gebara Assumes Command of Barksdale’s 2nd Bomb Wing
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 11:29pm

BARKSDALE AFB, BOSSIER CITY. LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: BAFB 2ND BOMB WING CHANGE OF COMMAND - COL. ANDREW J. GEBARA NOW HEADS MIGHTY DEUCE 5-14-12 Inside Hoban Hall at Barksdale Air Force Base, the Change of Command Ceremony for the 2nd Bomb Wing was brief and to the point Monday morning, May 14, 2012. After the playing of “Ruffles and Flourishes”, the Barksdale Honor Guard presented the colors, and Airman First Class Willard Willis sang the National Anthem. Outgoing 2nd BW Commander Col. Timothy Fay was honored with the Legion of Meri... [more]

BREAKING 5-5-12 Look: Up In the Sky! It's a Bird.It's a Plane.It's SUPERMOON! Appears 14% Larger
Saturday, May 05, 2012 10:06pm

SHREVEPORT, LA From MercuryNews.com (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: SUPERMOON ARRIVES ABOVE EARTH: LOOKS LIKE GIANT PIZZA RISING ABOVE THE HORIZON 5-5-12 Slowly, like a bad moon on the rise, hanging like a giant pizza in the sky...Super Moon arrived right on time tonight as the earth turned and people around the world gazed skyward in awe. Tonight’s super moon will appear to be 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than normal full moons as it takes its closest pass to earth all year. At 8:35 p.m. it will reach it’s perigee, the closest part of it’s elliptica... [more]

BREAKING 5-1-12 Week 2: Mobile Caddo Voter Registration at Selected Caddo Libraries 5/7-11
Saturday, May 05, 2012 9:14pm

SHREVEPORT, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: CADDO REGISTRAR OF VOTERS LISTS MOBILE VOTER REGISTRATIONS AT CADDO LIBRARIES 5-1-12 Ernie Roberson, Caddo Registrar of Voters has announced the locations for the 2nd Week of Voter Registration at Caddo Libraries... Monday, May 7 : North Caddo Branch- 615 N. Pine St. In Vivian, La. 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - North Shreveport Branch - 4844 North Market St. - 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 8: Cedar Grove/ Line Ave Branch 8303 Line Ave. - 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.- Mooretown Branch - 4360 Hollywood Ave. 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.We... [more]

BREAKING 5-1-12 Eighth AF Museum Association Hosts Distinguished Speaker Series May 12
Saturday, May 05, 2012 8:58pm

BOSSIER CITY, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: 8th AF MUSEUM ASSN. HOSTS DISTINGUISED SPEAKER SERIES MAY 12th FEATURES COL. (Chuck) DeBellevue, USAF 5-1-12 The Eighth Air Force Museum Association Distinguished Speaker Series Spring Dinner is scheduled for 7pm, May 12th, 2012 at the Eldorado Resort Casino Shreveport, LA. This quarter's speaker at the Museum Association will be Colonel Charles (Chuck) DeBellevue, USAF (retired). He was the first U.S. Air Force weapons systems officer to become an ace during the Vietnam War in 1972. DeBellevue ... [more]

BREAKING 5-1-12 7th Annual Water Resource Festival May 11-12 at Boardwalk Teaches Safety
Saturday, May 05, 2012 8:28pm

BOSSIER CITY, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: 7th ANNUAL WATER RESOURCE FESTIVAL MAY 11 & 12 AT THE BOARWALK TEACHES KIDS SAFETY ON THE WATER 5-1-12 Hundreds of Shreveport-Bossier school children…the LifeAir Heliicopter…a 12-time USA Olympic Swimmer, plus special demonstrations on water safety & learn to swim programs will be just a few of the many highlights at this year’s 7th Annual Water Safety Festival May 11 & 12, under the Texas Street Bridge at the Louisiana Boardwalk, in Bossier City, La. Presenting organ... [more]

BREAKING 4-18-12 La. State Supreme Court Chief Justice Catherine "Kitty" Kimball to Retire
Wednesday, Apr 18, 2012 6:06pm

BATON ROUGE, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: LA. STATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE "KITTY" KIMBALL TO RETIRE JANUARY, 2013 Posted 4-18-12 Chief Justice Catherine D. “Kitty” Kimball announced today that she will retire from the Louisiana Supreme Court in January 2013, after 20 years of service on the court. The first woman chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court , Kimball suffered a stroke on Sunday, January 10, 2010 and was in intensive care.Chief Justice "Kitty" Kimball had an ischemic stroke, underwent a successful procedure to remove the ... [more]

BREAKING 4-11-12 First United Methodist Church Steeple Replacement from Tornado Damage
Wednesday, Apr 11, 2012 8:43pm

SHREVEPORT, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SR. PASTOR PAT DAY ANNOUNCES STEEPLE REPLACEMENT DATE FOR CHURCH 4-11-12 First United Methodist Church will soon have a brand new steeple lighting the way for residents and visitors to downtown Shreveport. Senior pastor Pat Day made that announcement today in a news conference in the church's Emmett Hook Performing Arts Center. (Click to hear Dr. Day's news conference in its entirity recorded by Tom Pace) Day called the steeple an inspiration to many people, as it ... [more]

BREAKING 4-10-12 ESPN: Arkansas Fires Hogs Head Coach Bobby Petrino for Reckless Behavior
Tuesday, Apr 10, 2012 8:52pm

FAYETTEVILLE, ARK From ESPN (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: ARK. FIRES HOGS FOOTBALL COACH BOBBY PETRINO 4-10-12 Arkansas fired coach Bobby Petrino on Tuesday, saying he engaged in reckless behavior that included hiring his mistress and then intentionally misleading his bosses about everything from their relationship to her presence at the motorcycle accident that ultimately cost him his job. "He made the decision to mislead the public, (and it) adversely affected the university and the football program," athletic director Jeff Long said at an evening news co... [more]

BREAKING 4-10-12 Santorum Suspends GOP Campaign: Romney Likely Runs Against Obama
Tuesday, Apr 10, 2012 3:48pm

VERONA, PA From CNN (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: RICK SANTORUM SUSPENDS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN APRIL 10 - ROMNEY POISED TO BATTLE OBAMA 4-10-12 Conservative challenger Rick Santorum announced Tuesday that he is suspending his Republican presidential campaign after a weekend of "prayer and thought," effectively ceding the GOP nomination to front-runner Mitt Romney. According to CNN, Santorum made his announcement after the weekend hospitalization of his 3-year-old daughter Isabella, and in the face of tightening poll numbers in Pennsylvania -- the sta... [more]

BREAKING 4-6-12 GOP Party of La. Launches 2012 Website for State Caucus Held April 28th
Friday, Apr 06, 2012 9:53pm

BATON ROUGE, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: LA. GOP ANNOUNCES WEBSITE FOR 2012 STATE CAUCUS APRIL 28TH 4-6-12 In preparation for the 2012 Republican Caucuses, the Republican Party of Louisiana has created a website which will serve as the central location for all information regarding the caucuses and national convention delegate selection process. “I am excited to announce that the LAGOP has launched a new website specifically for the delegate selection process,” said LAGOP Executive Jason Doré. “ We hope this will be an easy place to ... [more]

BREAKING 4-5-12 Sandy Davis, Dir. C-B Homeland Security, Receives Prestigious State Award
Friday, Apr 06, 2012 9:26pm

SHREVEPORT, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: SANDY DAVIS RECEIVES LA. NAT’L GUARD DISTINGUISED SERVICE CIVILIAN SERVICE MEDAL 4-5-12 On March 30, 2012, Sandy Davis, Director of the Caddo Bossier Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, was awarded the Louisiana National Guard Distinguished Civilian Service Medal during the quarterly meeting of the Caddo Bossier Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) conference held in Bossier City, LA. “The Louisiana National Guard Distinguished Civilian Service Medal is awarded by The Adjutant Ge... [more]

BREAKING 4-5-12 La. Legislature Passes Jindal's Education Reform: Called War on Teachers
Friday, Apr 06, 2012 8:44pm

BATON ROUGE, LA From The Times (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) BREAKING: LA. STATE LEGISLATURE PASSES GOV. JINDAL'S TEACHER TENURE EDUCATION BILLS 4-5-12 The House of Representatives has agreed with Senate changes to a teacher tenure revision bill approved last night by the Senate. The 60-43 vote sends HB974 to Gov. Bobby Jindal for signing into law, reported The Times. All amendments adopted in the Senate last night were approved by Jindal administration officials who sat on the side of the chamber and cued Sen. Conrad Appel, R-Metairie, as to which amendments were accept... [more]

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“Santa Cheney” Comes to Shreveport: Helps With Gift-Giving for Dr. John Fleming & The GOP: 11-21-08 By: Tom Pace      SHREVEPORT, LA (By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town) Kind of like Santa Claus, another "heavy-hitter" came to Shreveport, rather early this year. This time, instead of Rudolph, Air Force 2 guided the way, carrying Vice President Dick Cheney. Complete with the U.S. flag and sporting tail number 90003, Air Force 2 gently touched down at 10:56 a.m. Friday, November 21st at Shreveport Regional Airport. Cheney was greeted at the bottom of the ramp by Caddo GOP Chairman Jim Allen and six other VIP’s from the Republican party. There was even a group of Bent...

Deja Two - 3rd Anniversary of Katrina Brings Hurricane Gustav to La. Coast Sept. 1st, 2008- By Tom Pace      How to Evacuate 2 Million People from a Hurricane…Or, I Survived Hiurricane Gustav (September 1st, 2008) (Deja Two) A second time around. By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, Talk of the Town www.ShreveTalk.com Labor Day, September 1st, 2008, and I'm watching the live television coverage of Hurricane Gustav...a storm that New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin earlier called "The Mother of All Storms." It's being called the single largest evacuation of people ever from the state of Louisiana. In fact, the Louisiana State Police estimate that some two million people have already ev...

Independence Bowl History: Football, Fans, & Patriotism- By: Tom Pace        Independence Bowl History: Football, Fans, & PatriotismBy Tom Pace It all started 32 years ago, in 1975. when the board of directors of the Shreveport-Bossier City Sports Foundation conceived the idea of bringing a postseason football game to northwest Louisiana. Applying to the National Collegiate Athletic Association for certification, the group’s efforts were rewarded with the approval of a December 13, 1976 game. Why ‘The Independence Bowl’? Very simple. In honor of the United States’ 200th birthday, and the strong military presence in the Shreveport-Bossier City area, ...

Tom Pace 'One-On'One' with former Gov. Kathleen Blanco      Former Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco Looks Back: An Exclusive Interview with Tom Pace, Executive Editor, www.ShreveTalk.com    Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco visited Shreveport on Monday, Oct 29th, 2007. In a one-hour, exclusive, "A to Z" interview with www.ShreveTalk.com's own Tom Pace, Louisiana’s Governor expressed herself on such controversial events as Hurricane Katrina, the Charles Foti investigations, and the Jena Six protests. The full hour audio recording of this interview is available here exclusively on SBLive! in two parts. This reco...

‘Home Design Center’ in Shreveport makes Dream Homes Come True      One-Stop Shopping Concept features Quality-Look for Today’s LifestyleHome Design Center in Shreveport makes Dream Homes Come TrueBy: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, “Talk of the Town”, www.ShreveTalk.com It’s a concept whose time was long overdue…and it’s located in Shreveport, Louisiana, on the burgeoning southeast side of the city, in the new Alexandrine Shopping Center off East 70th Street, (just down from the Youree Drive corridor.) The Home Design Center is here and now, catering to the wishes and dreams of homeowners and future homeowners, who want to give their home a change in persona...

Happy New Year & I-Bowl Wrap-Up By: Tom Pace      Happy New Year, and I-Bowl Wrap-Up By: Tom Pace, Jan 1, 2008 Alabama outlasts Colorado 30-24, December 30th, 2007, in Shreveport, Louisiana The Scoreboard Final: Alabama 30-Colorado 24. My congratulations to the PetroSun Independence Bowl, for putting on yet another, outstanding SEC-Big XII match-up. The Tide wins in typical I-Bowl fashion, hanging on to a seven-point lead, and finally making a mid-field tackle to end the Buffs last second attempt at a come-from-behind miracle play. Sitting in the press-box on the west side of Independence Stadium, I marvele...

Halftime: Alabama 27-Colorado 14, Dec. 30th, 2007      Halftime: Alabama 27-Colorado 14, Dec. 30th, 2007 Final: Alabama 30-Colorado 24 at 10:27pm in PetroSun I-BowlCinderella didn't get the glass slipper tonight. Colorado tried in the last 1.5 seconds, but the old "hook-and-ladder" pass, then laterals. fell short.The Buffs put up a good fight, but in the end, 'Bama recorded their 7th victory, posting a 7-6 winning season for 2007, for 1st year head Coach Ni...

Wine for the Holidays with Bill Dunn: Part 4 on "T      Wine for the Holidays with Bill Dunn: Part 4 on "Talk of the Town with Tom Pace" Wine for the Holidays with Bill Dunn, Part 4 of 4, Brought to you by: Ristorante’ Giuseppe, in the Uptown Shopping Center, Shreveport, LA By: Tom Pace, Executive Editor, SBLive!“Fine as Wine.” Seems I’ve heard that expression all my life, but never realized how true it was…and, still is, today. When I was with Bill D...

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