SHREVEPORT IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND RAISE A FAMILY

PRENTISS SMITH CONTRIBUTING COLUMNISTShreveport is a wonderful place to live and an even better place to raise a family.There, I said it, and it’s not hyperbole. That’s right, I am someone who likes Shreveport.

RETAIL THERAPY - IT IS A REAL THING

BY:  Jim's WifeShopping on the internet is easy.  You can shop in your PJs, in the middle of the night, or as they say of the postman, in rain, sleet or snow.  During the recent pandemic, I know shopping the internet became the “go to” way to shop.

HATS OFF TO MAYORS WALKER AND PERKINS AND SUNDAY'S MARCHERS

Both Bossier City mayor Lo Walker and Shreveport mayor Adrian Perkins marched Sunday, June 21 in the "2 City Walk for Justice and Equality." Groups marched from Stonewall Baptist Church in Bossier and the Caddo courthouse in Shreveport meeting on the Texas Street bridge.

TAYLOR APPOINTED TO ADVISORY COUNCIL ON DISABILITY AFFAIRS

Shreveport’s Tabatha Taylor has been appointed to the Governor’s Advisory Council on Disability Affairs (GACDA).Taylor is currently the Executive Director of the non-profit Odyssey Foundation.

HATS OFF TO MAYORS WALKER AND PERKINS AND YESTERDAY'S MARCHERS

Both Bossier City mayor Lo Walker and Shreveport mayor Adrian Perkins marched yesterday in the "2 City Walk for Justice and Equality."Groups marched from Stonewall Baptist Church in Bossier and the Caddo courthouse in Shreveport meeting on the Texas Street bridge.

SHREVEPORT COUNCILMAN PROPOSES ORDINANCE REQUIRING DIGITAL CAMERA SYSTEMS FOR BUSINESSES

Ordinance 71 is on the Shreveport City Council’s agenda for its combined work session/regular meeting Tuesday.This order is on for a first reading. It cannot be adopted until the June 23 council meeting.Councilman James Green is the sponsor of the ordinance.

SHREVEPORT ECONOMIC RECOVERY MOVES FOR 2020

JOHN PERKINS CONTRIBUTING COLUMNISTWhat can Shreveport do to foster economic recovery while we waif for I-49 to be completed in 2038 at the earliest?It’s going to be a couple of decades before that magical fold pooping unicorn called I-49 ICC is finished.

NO SMOKING BAN IMPEDES SALE OF EL DORADO CASINO

In January of this  year it was reported that Shreveport's Eldorado Casino was to be sold to Maverick Gaming LLC. The sale was part of a restructuring to facilitate a merger of Caesar's Entertainment and Eldorado Resorts.

CADDO EARLY VOTING DATES AND GUIDELINES

Open Saturday, June 20 through Saturday, July 4(Closed Sundays, June 21 and June 28)8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. each dayRegistered Democrats and Republicans are eligible for the Presidential Preference Primary. There is a Municipal Election for the town of Greenwood, which all voters are eligible.

RELIEF FOR TIGHT SEATING AT RIVERVIEW THEATRE ON THE WAY?

If anyone sat on the floor at the remodelled Riverview Theatre after if opened last fall, then you know the problem.The seating arrangement left so little space between the rows that getting in and out of the seating was a major problem.So was sitting comfortably if you were over five feet tall.

NAMING THE SHREVEPORT REGIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL FOR DR. C.O. SIMPKINS

A recent Shreveport Times letter to the editor suggested renaming the Shreveport Regional Airport for civil rights pioneer Dr. C.O. Simpkins.I knew Dr. Simpkins when he was alive and had learned his history in the civil rights movement here in Shreveport. The idea appealed to me.

HOW HOUSE BILL 697 CHANGES THE SHREVEPORT CADDO METROPOLITAN PLANNING COMMISSION

House Bill 697 (HB 697) of the 2020 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature removes Caddo Parish from the jurisdiction of the  Shreveport Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC).It also takes the parish out of  the 2030 Master Plan.

THOSE PESKY RULES FOR THE ROAD

By: Jim’s WifeI understand that a lot of people have been social distancing by staying safely at home and maybe the driving skills have gotten abit rusty.  I admit that I enjoyed being one of the essentials that got to drive to work without a crowd.

WHY CHANGE THE NAMES OF MILITARY BASES?

By JON GLOVERContributing ColumnistTen post slated for name change.  Ten post reported to have ties with the Confederacy.  Ten posts.  Confederate ties.  What is happening?

QUALIFYING DATES MOVED FOR NOVEMBER, EARLY VOTING EXTENDED

 The governor’s emergency order issued back in April caused changes to be made to upcoming elections.Qualifying for the Nov. 3, 2020, election has been moved to July 22-24.The elections that were originally scheduled back on April 4 and May 9, have been moved to July 11 and Aug. 15.