Will Liz Swain, Victor Thomas, SRAC and Caddo Common Oppose Providence House At The Shreveport City Council

The Shreveport City Council is scheduled to meet on Monday, June 22, Tuesday, June 23, Monday July 13, and Tuesday July 14.

NO PRIDE, NO UNITY, PLENTY OF DIVISIVENESS THANKS TO COMMISSIONER VICTOR THOMAS

Caddo Commissioner vice president Victor Thomas touts himself as a civic VIP at the open mike session of each Caddo Commission meeting updating  the commission and the limited number of attendees and streamers on all the civic activities he has participated in since the last meeting, reporting  on...

John Brennan Hussey

John Brennan HusseyMay 29, 1934 - June 15, 2026John Brennan Hussey died peacefully on June 15, 2026, after a brief illness. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 26th at Osborn Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. at St.

OOPS—SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER JASMINE GREEN NOT COUNCIL CANDIDATE

 Just blame my compute dog, or maybe AI. Jasmine Green just called and said unequivocally state that she will NOT be a Shreveport City Council District A  candidate this fall.. Now District A councilwoman Tabatha Taylor can sleep well at night. (Just kidding, Tab!

DESPITE PROTESTS OF SRAC AND SHREVEPORT COMMON EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS, SHREVEPORT ZBA APPROVED PROVIDENCE HOUSE VARIANCES

Rebecca Bonnevier is the Executive Director of Shreveport Regional Arts Council (SRAC) Wendy Benscoter  is the Executive Director of Shreveport Common, Inc., which manages Caddo Common Park.

SHOULD CADDO SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT GET AN EIGHT PERCENT PAYRAISE

The Caddo School Board voted to give Caddo school employees an across-the-board pay raise of six (6%) percent. Caddo School Superintendent Keith Burton has a contract with the Board that runs through September 20, 2028, after his three-year contract was extended by one year last September.

SEVEN OPEN CADDO SCHOOL BOARD SPOTS ON NOVEMBER BALLOT

There will be bid turnover on the Caddo School Board next year with six members termed out and two others not running for reelection.

WHEN DOES AN “AS IS” LEASE BY CITY REQUIRE REMEDIATION AT MILLINNEUM STUDIOS

It was unexpected and unfortunate. And some of it could have been caused by the third parties. I am referring to the flooding at Millennium Studios on Monday. The lease of the studios to G-Unit is an “as is” lease and it was executed after the FIRST flooding of the studios.

FINALLY, COMMISSIONER COTHRAN CALLS A PUBLIC SAFETY FUNDING COMMITTEE MEETING

It’s been a minute. Ron Cothran is the chair of the Caddo Commission’s Public Safety Funding Committee. The last meeting of this committee was held on May 18 when the Shreveport Police Department and rural public safety entities presented their public safety funding requests.

WILL JACKSON’S FIRESIDE CHAT TOMORROW NIGHT SATISFY ONE OF LED FUNDING REQUIREMENTS

The Louisiana Economic Development (LED) and G-Unit Film & Television Louisiana LLC (G-Unit) entered into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) on January 12, 2026 that sets forth detailed terms and conditions for the LED reimbursement of up to  $50 million for specified G-Unit expenses in...

Remembering My Friend John Hussey

Former City of Shreveport Mayor John B. Hussey has transitioned from his earthly home to his heavenly home. Mayor Hussey served two terms as mayor of what could have been—and should have been—“The Next Great City of the South.” I was blessed to work under Mayor Hussey during both of his terms.

PARTICIPATE IN DEMOCRACY—BE A CADDO POLL WORKER

Hopefully Settle Talk readers vote regularly in local, state and national elections and in the process of voting readers have interacted with poll workers,-- the people who sign you in and send you to the voting booth. These poll workers are paid for their valuable service. And guess what?

WATER DRIPS ON SECOND FLOOR OF GOVERNMENT PLAZA YESTERDAY

The Millennium Studios is not the only building that suffered water intrusion (not flooding) issues yesterday. The second floor of Government Plaza was not spared by the heavy downpours yesterday. Water was dripping in the mayor’s suite and a few IT offices.

MILLINNEUM STUDIO FLOODING MAY PUT A DAMPER ON FIFTY’S  FIRESIDE CHAT TOMORROW

Tomorrow (Wednesday) Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson will have a 6 p.m. fireside chat at the Shreveport Convention Center to discuss his development plans for Shreveport. Yesterday’s downpour resulted in flooding at Millennium Studios.

Shreveport Economic Development Director's Speech to NSBA

The speaker at last Tuesdays' (June 9)  meeting of the North Shreveport Business Association was Bill Sabo. Shreveport's Economic Development Director. His comments are salient, especially considering he is not a Shreveport native. A big thanks for sharing with Settle Talk.