SPRINGHILL — Carter Federal Credit Union is sponsoring a car wash fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the Wal-Mart Supercenter parking lot, 1920 South Ark., in Springhill. Cars will be $12 and trucks/SUVs, $17. Box lunches that include a grilled hamburger, chips and drink will be sold for $5. For more information, call Laurie Griffith at (318) 539-4655 ext. 1120.

The Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau will host a press conference 10 a.m., Wednesday at the Robinson Film Center, 617 Texas St. regarding the 2008 Fireball Run Transcontinental Rally. The Fireball Run is an invitational rally, which journeys 100 competitive teams along a nine-day, 3,500-mile cross-country adventure in the nation's largest missing child recovery effort. Shreveport-Bossier will be the first overnight stop.

Shreveport police are looking for teen wanted in connection with a robbery that happened in May.

More than 4,700 acres of state land is up for lease Wednesday by the Louisiana Mineral Board.

Two teenagers are arrested on drug charges in separate arrests Monday.

Police raises will be a discussion topic at today's Shreveport City Council meeting.

Community Renewal is looking for volunteers to help build a KaBOOM playground with two-time NBA all-star Antawn Jamison on Sept. 4.

BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Public Service Commission today unanimously endorsed Commissioner Foster Campbell's move to declare an "energy emergency" that would allow some low-income residents to defer payment of some of their electricity bills.

A memorial service for Capt. Michael K. Dodson will be at a church in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas, this Saturday.

The Louisiana Assistive Technology Access Network will launch its Assistive Technology Device Demonstration Center in North Louisiana on Aug. 19.