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Caddo Parish Commission honors century-plus legacy of the Shreveport Sun
Summary
The Caddo Parish Commission unanimously adopted a special resolution recognizing the Shreveport Sun’s more than 100 years of service, citing its role documenting Black life since its founding in 1920 and noting the paper’s final print edition dated June 27, 2025.
The Caddo Parish Commission on Feb. 2026 unanimously adopted a special resolution recognizing the historic role of the Shreveport Sun, a weekly Black-owned newspaper founded on Nov. 6, 1920, that published its final print edition on June 27, 2025.
The resolution, read into the record by the clerk, praised the Sun for documenting the social, cultural and civic life of Northwest Louisiana and for serving as a “powerful voice for truth, justice, and equity.” Commissioner Gage Watts moved to adopt the special resolutions in section 8 in global…
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