REMEMBERING REECE MIDDLETON

DR. ROBERT DARROW MANAGING & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SHREVEPORT LITTLE THEATRE & ACADEMYOur region’s theatre and counseling community has lost an outstanding actor, counselor and friend.Reece Middleton, 84, was born on Oct. 5, 1935, in McCaysville, Ga., to Frank and Thelma Middleton.

RESOLUTION 51 OR 2020: CROSS LAKE FRACKING LEASE

Resolution 51 of 2020:What:”BY THE CADDO PARISH COMMISSION: A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CADDO PARISH ADMINISTRATOR TO REQUEST AND AUTHORIZE THE LOUISIANA STATE MINERAL AND ENERGY BOARD AND THE OFFICE OF MINERAL RESOURCES TO ACCEPT NOMINATIONS AND ADVERTISE FOR OIL, GAS AND MINERAL LEASES, ACCEPT...

PERMITS FOR POLITICAL SIGNS ON VACANT LOTS

The consent forms that must be signed by owners of  vacant property will be available on Monday, Aug. 2.The UDC requires that candidates obtain these BEFORE posting a campaign sign on vacant lots.

IT’S TIME TO END THE COUNCIL CIRCUS READING CITIZEN COMMENTS

Yes, it has become a circus for several reasons. The first factor has been the COVID pandemic.Up until the meeting on Tues. July 28 the Shreveport City Council had Zoom meetings starting in March with the Governor's executive order.

CADDO JUDICIAL  CANDIDATES NEED TO ADHERE TO POLITICAL SIGN RULES

The Shreveport United Development Code (UDC) controls political signs in the city of Shreveport and the expanded 5 mile zone outside the city limits.In some areas where the city limits have been expanded, the parish jurisdiction has not been expanded by the expansion of the city limits.

TOO MUCH BIG NEWS FROM CITY HALL?

      As a publisher/editor/reporter, I am always looking for the next "big story." My "beat" is city hall — the mayor's office,  the Shreveport City Council, the Caddo Commission, the Shreveport-Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission and the Caddo Sheriff's Office.

COMMISSION EXPENSES FOR BOX AROUND CONFEDERATE MONUMENT MONEY WELL SPENT

The Caddo Commission voted to construct a box around the Confederate Monument in front of the Caddo courthouse in the 500 block of Texas Street.

THE FOCUS SB PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD - CHECK IT OUT!

FOCUS SB has many local writers who contribute columns for the weekly issue on sale on Fridays. Actually it is online to subscribers on Thursday pms.This week's lineup includes:Caddo Commissioner John-Paul YoungMs.

CORRECTION (SEE BOLD):  ZOOM CONSISTENCY NEEDED FOR MEETINGS OF CITY COUNCILS. COMMISSIONS/POLICE JURIES, SCHOOL BOARDS, MPCs, PORT, NLCOG AND OTHER PUBLIC AGENCIES

As most readers know, I am not a boomer.And I have reluctantly became a Zoomer. I am referring to watching public meetings, press conferences, and other  "live" events by modern technology.

BOSSIER SWEARS IN EIGHT DEPUTIES

Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington swore in eight deputies in a ceremony Monday morning in the Bossier Parish Sheriffs Training Academy in Plain Dealing.The average age of the deputies sworn in is 26, the youngest is 22, and the oldest is 33 years of age.

AM I DREAMING?

JON GLOVER CONTRIBUTING COLUMNISTAm I dreaming? When Bobby died on the show “Dallas,” no one knew it was a dream.What the show revealed was a dream state. A dream state for months!Here, it has been months of unrest. Is what we all are witnessing a dream?I wish it were.

OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT OPENS HEALTH CENTER ON ST. VINCENT AVE

SHREVEPORT, La. Ochsner LSU Health celebrated the opening of the Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Health Center — St. Vincent Avenue today with a ribbon cutting.

SHERIFF NAMES NEW COMMANDER OF CADDO CORRECTIONAL CENTER

Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator announced last week that Rick Farris has been named commander of the Caddo Correctional Center. Farris will replace Commander Bobby Wyche, who is retiring in September after 19 years with the Sheriffs Office.Farris has been employed by the for 28 years.

COVID-19 TESTING FOR LOUISIANA RESIDENCES

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Community Testing Sites July 27 – July 31SHREVEPORT, La. – Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport has announced expanded community COVID-19 testing locations this week in Shreveport, La. Testing asymptomatic individuals is an important step in stopping the spread of COVID-19.

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTH LOUISIANA - JOB FAIR