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A loud boom has people looking for answers

A loud boom has people looking for answers. Authorities began getting reports just before 11:30 p.m. that people heard an explosion from areas including: Minden, Doyline, Haughton, South Bossier and Shreveport. Some callers also reported seeing a bright light flash in the sky when they heard the boom. Officials from the Webster Parish Sheriff's Office has crews searching for the source of the noise. According to Webster Parish Sheriff Gary Sexton they definitely had something happen in Webster Parish last night. Sheriff Sexton confirms all of the explosion manufacturing facilities and natural gas facilities in Webster Parish have been ruled out as the source. Sexton adds that there is a "possibility that a meteor did hit the ground" in the area, but deputies have not pinpointed an exact location. Sheriff Sexton said, first thing this morning, helicopters will be in the air to look for any damage.

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