NEW MAYOR ARCENEAUX AND STAFF SHOULD HOLD UP ON ALL CITY CONTRACTS

This is advice from the peanut gallery. And yes, it starts even before Mayor-Elect Tom Arceneaux takes office on Sat. Dec. 31.Not that Mayor Tom and his interim chief administrative officer (CA0) Tom Dark really need prompting.

SNOWMAGEDDON AND CHRISTMAS FREEZE SHOULD FORCE EXAMINATION OF BASIC SHREVEPORT PRIORITIES

The fundamental purpose of local government to provide basic public services. The short list is clean water, public safety, streets, and roads, functioning sewer services, garbage and trash pickup.

BIG ISSUE FOR NEW MAYOR AND COUNCIL IS AN OLD ONE--MARDI GRAS PARADES

Get ready mayor-elect Tom Arceneaux and new council members-elect Gary Brooks, Jim Taliaferro and Ursula Bowman for the annual brouhaha over the Shreveport Mardi Gras parades.The issues each year are basically the same:1. What will be the parade routes.2.

WHAT I LEARNED AT ARCENEAUX'S FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE AS MAYOR-ELECT

A relaxed press conference is a fun experience for a news reporter. Casual conversation before and after the cameras are turned off gives insight into the attitude of the officials.Mayor-elect Tom Arceneaux’s first presser was at his campaign headquarters on Line Avenue.

CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST CITY OF SHREVEPORT ON WATER METERS ENDS

In March of 2021 a Shreveport judge awarded nearly $10 million in damages to the plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit alleging the misreading and misbilling of Shreveport water customers. The ligation started in April of 2017.

DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL OF TEXAS STREET EYESORE HAS COMMENCED

Yes, the remaining walls of 114 Texas will soon be tumbling down. And the debris from the recent fire that totally burned the building will be removed.

MAYOR-ELECT ARCENEAUX"S FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE

The event was held at his campaign headquarters on Line Ave at 10 a.m. this morning.  And it was like having a cup of coffee with old friends, sans the coffee.Mayor-elect Arceneaux was the only one in the office and he visited with the reporters as they filed in for the press conference.

THE TALE OF THE TWO RUN-OFF CANDIDATES THAT DID NOT END HAPPILY THEREAFTER FOR BOTH

It was a campaign of contrasts.One announced for mayor on the porch of a Southern antebellum-looking house on a small lot in Highlands. The other held his announcement in the chapel of a family-owned funeral home in the heart of Allendale.

RESIGNATIONS SUBMITTED AT SHREVEPORT CITY HALL

After Mayor Adrian Perkins' fourth place finish in the Nov. 8 primary, the handwriting was on the wall for key personnel he appointed.Resignations have been submitted by CAO Henry Whitehorn, City Attorney Ron Lattier, IT Director Keith Hanson Executive Counsel to the Mayor Shennerika Fleming.

WHY IS BOSSIER ARTS COUNCIL BEING REQUIRED TO REMOVE NEW LED SIGN?

It’s that time of the year when the public learns who has been naughty and who has been nice.Often Santa brings lumps of coal early...as in before Christmas.A good example is the plight of the Bossier Arts Council (BAC) and its new executive director Brittany Pope.

HUNTERS' BRAGGING RIGHTS AND PICTURES TO BE PUBLISHED IN "HUNTER'S CORNER"

A new feature for FOCUS SB/The Inquisitor is coming soon!It’s hunting season and for many readers it’s their favorite time of the year spending time in deer stands and duck blinds.Sportsmen and sportswomen have pictures that can be shared .

MORE PROBLEMS AT SHREVEPORT CITY HALL ON PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS

And the hits just keep coming in the last days of the Perkins administration.The lastest is a big mistake in pay checks.City employees received an email on Wed. that advised that benefit deductions were not taken out of the Dec. 15 semi-monthly paychecks.

SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CITY LAUNCHES INDEPENDENCE BOWL PASSPORT

Shreveport-Bossier, LA - The Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau (SBCTB) is partnering with the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl to create a gamified experience pass program, encouraging audiences visiting for the event to explore the Shreveport-Bossier area.

WHY IS COUNCIL WOMAN TABATHA TAYLOR AT SHREVEPORT CRIME SCENES?

Maybe she is bored.Maybe she is a closet vigilante.Maybe she just likes real time crime drama more than TV drama.She has earned perfect attendance at press conferences at the SPD headquarters where she corners the higher ups in private conversations.

WHO WILL BE SEATING AT KEY DESKS AT CITY HALL ON JAN. 2?

The days are getting shorter and shorter until mayor-elect Tom Arceneaux becomes the sworn in mayor.Today's press release from "Tom Arceneaux Shreveport Mayor" named the Administrative Transition Committee. (Note: the presser did NOT say mayor elect.