PERKINS ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES BUDGET CUTS

It’s no secret that drastic reductions in Shreveport’s city budget must be made due to the COVID-19 pandemic.At the Tuesday work session/regular meeting of the Shreveport city council many budget reduction ordinances are on the agenda for a first reading.

SHREVEPORT COUNCILMAN GREEN 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 tomorrow (Tuesday).This ordinance is on for a first reading. It can not be adopted until the June 23 council meeting.Councilman James Green is the sponsor of the ordinance.

LAW ENFORCEMENT DESERVES RESPECT; SO DO COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE

PRENTISS SMITH CONTRIBUTING COLUMNISTLaw enforcement has a problem , and that problem is that they are fearful of young black men . Some officers see these young men as objects and not as human beings.

PROFILES OF SHREVEPORT RACE / DIVERSITY COMMITTEE

Focus SB is focusing on highlighting the members of Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins' Race I Diversity Committee.The members are made up of 13 black; nine white; three others consisting of 15 males and 11 females.

SHREVEPORT FURLOUGHS AND BUDGET CUTS

Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins announced at a morning press conference that the city would not involuntarily furlough employees.He stated that 84 voluntary furlough applications had been approved.It was also announced that an additional $6 million in budget cuts had been identified.

PROFILES OF SHREVEPORT RACE/DIVERSITY COMMITTEE 

Focus SB is focusing on highlighting the members of Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins’ Race / Diversity Committee.The members are made up of 13 black; nine white; three others consisting of 15 males and 11 females.The profiles of the 26 members are ....

WHAT YOU WILL MISS

Profiles of Racial and Cultural Diversity Committee Downtown Drive In Pictures No Smoking Shreveport Bars? Prentiss Smith - Law Enforcement AEP Wind Farm Caddo Graduations and much. much, more

A SIMPLE PLAN FOR SHREVEPORT

BY: JOHN PERKINSWriting in The Advocate in February of 2019, Mark Ballard reported on the three Louisiana towns from the Louisiana Legislative Auditors list of 18 Financially Distressed Municipalities that were being considered for takeover by the Louisiana Legislature last year.

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Positive, factual, local news for a change.  If that is what you want,  the weekly edition of FOCUS SB is for you.Most weeks it's 20 pages.  The COVID pandemic reduced several weeks to 16 pages.Local journalists contribute editorials on local issues.On  the “flip” side of FOCUS SB is The Inquisitor.

OCHSNER LSU REVITALIZING ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER

In the spring of 2019, Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport announced the revitalization of the former Schumpert facility in the heart of the Highland neighborhood on Margaret Place. A month later Ochsner LSU Health opened a neurosurgery clinic and in the fall a neurosurgery clinic.

POSITIVE, FACTUAL, LOCAL NEWS--FOR A CHANGE

If that is what you want,  the weekly edition of FOCUS SB is for you.Most weeks it's 20 pages.  The COVID pandemic reduced several weeks to 16 pages.Local journalists contribute editorials on local issues.On  the “flip” side of FOCUS SB is The Inquisitor.

WRONG TIME FOR SMOKING BAN IN SHREVEPORT BARS

I am not a smoker.I do not like to be around smoking.I do not go to bars/establishments that allow smoking.But I do respect the rights of smokers.And I am concerned about the economic recovery of all Shreveport businesses from the pandemic, including bars.

PROTESTERS AND NEW RACIAL/DIVERSITY COMMISSION

Last Thursday Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins announced a 26 member Commission on Racial and Cultural DiversityOn Sunday a Black Lives Matter (BLM)  rally started at SPORTRAN facility on Murphy and ended at the Caddo courthouse steps.

POLITICAL SEASON FOR JUDGES RACES IS CRANKING UP

With the major COVID-19 distraction, many citizens in Shreveport and Bossier have little knowledge, if any, of several judicial races that will be on the November 3 ballot in both cities.The posting of political yard signs, which are either loved or hated, is the first real sign of a political race.

MEALS ON WHEELS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Monica Wright, executive director of Caddo Council on Aging, is asking for volunteers to deliver meals to the elderly and needed.The Meals On Wheels program is an excellent way to help not only deliver a wholesome meal but also to interact with those in need.Email Monica at mwright@caddocoa.