I AM NOW A VETERAN OF SHREVEPORT'S "PAY GATE" PUBLIC EPISODES

Goodness, it has been tiring.Exhausting.Sometimes boring.But very enlightening.I have attended/listened to the following:a. Councilman James Green's mea culpa news conference on Aug. 15b.

**CORRECTION**URSULA BOWMAN AND ERIN MCCARTY: TWO STRONG, INDEPENDENT WOMEN UPSET WITH SHREVEPORT POLITICAL APPLECART

**The council vote was 4-3 for an investigation of pay raises!It all started with a weekend phone call to council woman Ursula Bowman when she was out of town about a rumored pay raise for the council clerk's staff.

COUNCILMAN JACKSON SOUNDED FOOLISH ON KEEL THIS AM

Shreveport councilman Alan Jackson was on the KEEL morning show with Mike and McCarty this morning.As usual, Erin McCarty had done her homework before the interview.Obviously, Jackson had not. But then that is not news.

LET’S STOP THE B.S. ABOUT HOW HARD THE SHREVEPORT CITY CLERK'S OFFICE WORKS

Along with all his whining about following past procedures on pay raises for the Shreveport city council clerk's office which is factually incorrect, councilman James Green has constantly said the employees of the Shreveport City Council Clerk's office work so hard, and that they deserve an...

GRACE ANN BLAKE TO JOIN CADDO COMMISSION IN SEPTEMBER

Grace Ann Blake will be sworn in as the new interim commissioner representing District 8 at the Commission in Sept., probably at its first meeting.Blake will be the second interim appointee to the District 8 commission seat. Former commissioner JimTaliaferro resigned this position in Dec.

BREAKING NEWS ON CADDO COMMISSION RACES

 Read it first on SETTLETALK.1. Caddo Commissioner Steffon Jones paid his outstanding fines to the Louisiana Ethics Commission.Thus, he stays on the ballot, and he will be re-elected because no other person qualified for his seat.2.

WHY IS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION RAISING MONEY FOR A VERY WEALTHY NEW ORLEANS MILLIONAIRE

John Georges has a net worth of $350 million.He is a lifelong resident of New Orleans.Georges owns newspapers in New Orleans (2), Baton Rouge, Lafayette and in Shreveport/Bossier.He wants Shreveport/Bossier citizens to underwrite this local online paper to the tune of $1.

IS SHREVEPORT CITY COUNCIL CLERK'S OFFICE OVERSTAFFED AND OVER-BUDGETED?

The Shreveport City Council clerk's office has five employees, which include the council clerk.The Caddo Commission clerk's office has three employees, which include the commission clerk.The total salaries of the council clerk's office are in excess of $400,000.

COUNCILMAN GREEN'S CONTRITE, INACCURATE AND LESS THAN TRUTHFUL PRESS CONFERENCE

Shreveport city councilman James Green loves to dance and sway while at his pulpit.He strokes his obviously died beard in a commercial that aired on his church website.Just this week he was on a TV newscast promoting a new beauty topic.

SHREVEPORT CITY ATTORNEY'S OPINION ON PAY RAISES

COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST COUNCILMAN JAMES GREEN AND COUNCIL CLERK’S OFFICE WITH LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR AND LOUISIANA ETHICS COMMISSION

I have filed complaints overpay Gate with the Louisiana Legislative Auditor and the Louisiana Ethics Commission.My complaints were against councilman James Green, council clerk Shanerika Fleming and all the employees of the clerk's office.I also emailed Caddo DA James Stewart on this matter.

WHO GETS TO APPOINT A SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR --THE CITY COUNCIL OR THE CITY ATTORNEY?

Hopefully, the city council will appoint a special investigator to review the city's "Pay Gate"--the pay raises granted to all the employees of the council clerk’s office ranging from $2500+ to $10,000+.The Shreveport City Charter, Sec. 4.

COUNCIL CLERK CHANGES PUBLIC NOTICE OF TOMORROW'S SPECIAL MEETING TO REMOVE AGENDA ITEM REQUIRING REPAYMENT OF ILLEGAL PAYRAISES

 Shreveport City Council Clerk Shanerika Fleming sent out a notice of tomorrow special meeting of the city council at 8:30 a.m. today.

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Shreveport City Council will hold a Special Meeting on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will be held in the Government PlazaChamber, 505 Travis Street, Shreveport, Louisiana.

COUNCILWOMAN BOWMAN ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING SALARY INCREASES

Councilwoman Ursula Bowman has issued the following statement concerning the council staff salary increases: “I was totally unaware of the recent salary increases unilaterally given to members of the city council staff. After reading Section 4.