Juvenile airlifted after all-terrain vehicle crash in Natchitoches Parish

A 13-year-old juvenile has been airlifted to a regional trauma center with serious injuries following an all-terrain vehicle crash in Natchitoches Parish. Deputies and EMS arrived on scene to find the teen, who was not wearing a seatbelt, had been ejected after impact. Air EVAC medical helicopter was dispatched to the crash and landed at a landing zone in a field near the intersections of state highways 1 and 119. The juvenile's brother, who was riding as a passenger, was ejected prior to impact and not injured. He ran to the nearby home of an EMS paramedic to seek help. The accident happened just before 5:30 p.m. on Cat Island Road. The preliminary investigation indicates the juvenile driver lost control in a curve and went down a steep embankment, hitting a tree. The ATV went into the Cane River after impact.
KTBS-TV ABC 3 Shreveport

Kitten finds new home after Kenner firefighter saves baby animal from storm drain

PHOTOS: A kitten has found a new home after the baby animal fell into a storm drain and was saved by a Kenner firefighter. The Kenner Fire Department shared photos of the rescue operation on Wednesday. Pictures showed a firefighter in a man hole to rescue the kitten that got trapped in the storm drain. The department said the kitten is doing well and found a loving home with one of the operators.
WBRZ-TV ABC 2 Baton Rouge

Stray bullets hit Shreveport fire station

VIDEO: First responders become victims of a drive-by shooting in Shreveport. The personnel are okay and were not injured. Despite being shaken, they quickly rushed back into action. Stray bullets struck an innocent bystander and a fire station on Monday night. Police said two vehicles were driving down David Raines and Martin Luther King Drive, shooting at each other or outside their vehicles. A stray bullet hit a person in the leg who was getting off the bus. Bullets also hit Fire Station 6, breaking a window while firefighters were working inside. “One of our youngest firefighters is a 22-year-old female who was sitting on a bench in our engine room, which is right next to the bedroom. All took cover. No one was injured. But it does take a mental toll on our firefighters,” said Chief Clarence Reese, Shreveport Fire Department.
KTAL-TV NBC 6 Texarkana

Firefighter suffers heat exhaustion while fighting large house fire in DeSoto Parish

VIDEO: A firefighter suffered heat exhaustion while fighting a large house fire in DeSoto Parish on Tuesday afternoon (April 30). It was 3 p.m. when DeSoto Parish Fire Districts 2, 3 and 9 responded to a call of an 1850s home on fire in the 2200 block of Louisiana Highway 172 at Keachi. The residents were not home when the blaze started, authorities report. Due to the size of the home and the heat, Desoto Fire District 1 and Caddo Parish Fire District 4 came to assist. It took firefighters more than three hours to bring the fire under control. The injured firefighter was taken to a hospital for treatment. The cause of the blaze is being investigated by DeSoto fire officials and the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office.
KSLA-TV CBS 12 Shreveport