The Special Olympics State Summer Games is preparing to welcome roughly 700 athletes and their coaches from across Louisiana to compete ... he has found his people. They enjoy each other's company ...

However, Northwest Louisiana has been home to many famous people through the decades ... The music legend was born in Shreveport in 1949 and went on to be one of the biggest singer-songwriters ...

“I don’t really know how to explain it. A lot of shooting, a lot of dead people,” he said. Richard was born on March 7, 1925, in a town outside of Eunice, La. Calvin Coolidge was president.