Shreveport pastor and civil rights leader Calvin Austin III died on Feb. 3. At age 13, Austin was arrested and jailed for protesting the beating of the Rev. Harry Blake. Local leaders and ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – An icon in Shreveport is honored by Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux for his advocacy work and a life spent fighting for justice, unity, and service as a pastor.

The City of Shreveport mourns the loss of Reverend H. Calvin Austin, III, a civil rights icon, pastor, and lifelong advocate for justice and unity. Reverend Austin passed away on Monday. Reverend ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Shreveport civil rights icon, the Rev. Calvin Austin, has passed away. Austin died Monday at Willis Knighton Hospital while undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit.

Calvin Austin’s election was a positive thing. I think his background in Civil Rights over the years would give him a reference on what the NAACP needs to do.” Bradford added the Shreveport ...

After two elections, the Shreveport NAACP's struggle to choose a new president may not be over yet. There's a challenge to the latest balloting that put a new man in office. Pastor Calvin Austin ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — Civil rights icon the Rev. H. Calvin Austin III stood in a crowd of people Sunday as the City of Shreveport dedicated a street in his honor. “If the Lord calls me home ...

A Shreveport pastor and civil rights leader passed away Monday. Calvin Austin III, died Feb. 3 at Willis Knighton Health ...