John Andrew Prime
The Shreveport Times
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Past articles by John:
From the archives: Barbara Bush urges Centenary graduates to `make us proud'
Former first lady gets warm welcome from audience at commencement. → Read More
Caddo Confederate monument: Construction, not destruction
John Andrew Prime writes that the Caddo Confederate monument is historically significant and should remain, supplemented with more contextual information. → Read More
Caddo Confederate monument: Construction, not destruction
John Andrew Prime writes that the Caddo Confederate monument is historically significant and should remain, supplemented with more contextual information. → Read More
Conflict over Confederate monument? Move Caddo Courthouse?
Seriously, said Shreveport historian John Andrew Prime. He explains. → Read More
'Caddo monument meant to commemorate real events'
A member of the Caddo Confederate monument advisory panel on why he voted for a compromise proposal that will leave the monument at the parish courthouse. → Read More
Submariner to be honored on Memorial Day
A Northwest Louisiana submarine sailor who died during World War II in one of the strangest losses of the war will be memorialized at Lowe-McFarlane American Legion Post 14 on Cross Lake on Memorial Day. → Read More
Barksdale quick to welcome babies
The first baby was Delia Marie Malachowski, who became baby Tail No. 32-0001 on Nov. 1, 1932. → Read More
Byrd 1956 grads plan landmark reunion
Some places a high school senior class with more than 500 members might not earn a second glance but in Shreveport in 1956 it made the news. → Read More
City, region lose vital link to past
Retired Lt. Col. Harry A. Lazarus Jr. died March 28 after a long and productive life as a soldier, Realtor, historian and genealogical researcher. → Read More
Early jet years were hazardous at Barksdale
This was particularly the case for the B-45 Tornado and the B-47 Stratojet, the first two jet bombers in the nation’s air fleet and both associated with Barksdale. → Read More
Billie Jean Horton, a true American classic
Billie Jean Horton is an American classic and a treasure unique to this area, a product of the old South and the classic country-western honky tonk scene that gave us music and role models from George Jones to Lefty Frizzell. → Read More
World War II tragedy underscores combat's fickle nature
March is a particularly poignant month in terms of training losses at Barksdale Air Force Base → Read More
Our History: Details sought regarding past business leader
Readers often send emails seeking details on people who once lived in the area, had a big impact, and then died and were never thought of again. → Read More
Reminder: Greats have trod local streets
The Capote/Lee visit was in the early 1960s, when he and Lee were traveling the midwest to do research for his soon-to-be-published masterpiece “In Cold Blood.” → Read More
Perspective on General Hondo Campbell
“Hondo was a true man of character. Above all he was a Christian and he always looked after his soldiers. He was a man who dedicated his whole life to his country.” → Read More
February deadly month for fliers
The last Barksdale February crash was in 1953, when a B-29 of the 301st Bomb Wing based at Barksdale, but deployed to Libya, crashed on takeoff at Wheelus Field in Tripoli that Feb. 1, killing all 15 men aboard → Read More
WWII hero’s epic journey captured in Times’ pages
It was 72 years ago this month readers in Shreveport learned of the heroism and pluck of a Barksdale flier who had died just weeks before in the supposed safety of the California skies. → Read More
Barksdale’s unwritten mission: Birthplace of leaders
Barksdale Air Force Base is home to the largest and oldest bomb wing in the U.S. military, and also is home to the historic and laurel-laden Eighth Air Force. → Read More
January holds share of losses for Barksdale
The first month of the year was relatively safe for the young Barksdale Army Air Field, with tragedy holding off until the airdrome's fifth year. → Read More
Rock legend Bowie had ties to Ark-La-Tex
The death of rock icon David Bowie Jan. 10 after an 18-month battle with cancer brings to mind the late singer-songwriter’s ties to the Ark-La-Tex. → Read More