Caddo sheriff’s deputies will be on the Red River this Fourth of July enforcing laws pertaining to water safety, said Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator.

Deputies working as part of the Red River Patrol Task Force will operate four boats on the river and man a command post at the Stoner Avenue boat launch. Deputies will be enforcing laws including those pertaining to DWI, littering, and careless and reckless operation. They also will check to ensure boaters have the proper number of personal floatation devices and that no boats are overloaded.

At 8:30 p.m., officials will stop boat traffic on the river between I-20 and Twelve Mile Bayou to allow for the KSLA Riverblast fireworks display. River traffic will reopen shortly after the show concludes.

** Your contact on July 4 at the river: Sgt. Donna Jackson.