4th Of July

The winning wiener-dog will net it's human a crisp $100 bill

He's an Olympic Gold Medalist and an inspiration to us all.

As we all know, fireworks can be extremely dangerous if not handled correctly - not just for kids, but also adults. Everything can change in a split second and New York Giants' Jason Pierre-Paul knows that first hand.

A local man who's known for dressing up as Thomas Jefferson and reciting the Declaration of Independence will be doing so several times on July 4.

Looking for something to do for the long 4th of July holiday weekend? We've got you covered!

There are plenty 4th of July celebrations going on throughout the Ark-La-Tex, including some near Shreveport and Bossier City. Here are some of the biggest fireworks displays, city by city.

During a 4th of July fireworks display yesterday in Simi Valley, California, about 35 miles northwest of Los Angeles, 28 people were injured. As nearly 10,000 people watched the fireworks being blasted into the sky, the stage holding the fireworks tumbled over firing them into the crowd.

I'm sure you enjoyed the fireworks and food yesterday during one of the 4th of July Independence Day celebrations in the Shreveport-Bossier area, but how many hot dogs did you eat? Did you eat more than 69?

Brian Read is no Joey Chestnut.

The American Flag that's flying over the Capitol Building today, the 4th of July, Independence Day, is made of hemp, a non-psychoactive variant of marijuana. The cannabis plant can’t be legally grown in the U.S. but can be imported. So was this flag made in the U.S.A. or is it Mexican or Jamaican? Rules of the Capitol Building say that flags must be made in America that are flown over the building

The Fourth of July means good food, parades and fireworks. Lots of fireworks.

You can celebrate freedom and reasonable prices this Independence Day.