AIRPORT AUTHORITY LOSES TRACK OF TICKETS

NO...not airplane tickets.But the "free" tickets provided in exchange for sponsorships by the airport authority.And these were not cheap tickets. Four tickets were provided to the 2018 Christmas in the Sky gala for a $10,000 sponsorship.

CADDO COMMISSION SETS MARATHON INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR REGISTRAR OF VOTERS CANDIDATES

If your calendar for Sat. Sept. 21 is empty, now you have a great option.You can spend most of your day at government plaza–or watching on FB or streaming–the Caddo Commission interview 20 candidates for the Caddo registrar of voters.

READER RESPONSES TO DAVID POLITICAL SIGNS ON VACANT LOTS

Several readers have emailed me asking about political signs after my column yesterday.The Shreveport Unified Development Code regulates political yard signs.If these are posted on vacant, undeveloped land, then there is hoop to jump through.

RULES ON POLITICAL YARD SIGNS..IS CHRIS DAVID FOLLOWING THEM?

It happens in virtually every Caddo parish election.Yard signs pop up like spring weeds.Problem is that many are posted in violation of the Shreveport ordinances.In this case it’s the Unified Development Code.

SHREVEPORT POLICE CHIEF TO BE NAMED THIS MONTH

In a few weeks. Shreveport mayor Adrian Perkins will announce his selection for Shreveport’s next permanent police chief. Former SPD chief Alan Crump resigned effective July 31. State law requires that Perkins must fill the vacancy within 60 days–which is Sunday Sept. 29.

MUDBUGS AND WATERMELON–WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN COMMON?

It’s not a trick question.But it is a question that the Shreveport Airport Authority (SAA) board should answer.Waynette Ballengee, Margaret Shehee, Mary Jackson, Grant Nuckolls and Jonathan Reynolds are board members.The SAA has funded Mudbug Madness to the tune of $32,500 since 2015.

THREE SENSELESS MURDERS ..AND CRIME STOPPERS

Any murder is unacceptable. Unjustified. And contrary to all religious teachings.However three homicides since late June have received more attention than others. And rightly so. This does not mean that any other homicides are less significant. Or less reprehensible.

AIRPORT BOARD - $116,200 SPONSORSHIPS

Questions have been raised by members of Shreveport’s private aviation community about many actions/inactions of the Shreveport Airport Authority (SAA).

HEART-WRENCHING , YET THANKFUL, APPEARANCE BY POSTMAN’S WIDOW

There was not a dry eye in the Shreveport city council chambers on Tues. Aug. 13.And there shouldn’t have been.Ivy Shelby-Williams addressed the council and the mayor at the beginning of the meeting. She is the widow of the local postman Antonio D. Williams.

FALL ELECTIONS TO DETERMINE HOW MANY NEW FACES ON CADDO COMMISSION

Goodness....the Caddo Commission will have a major change in composition after this year’s  elections. There will be at least 5 new people on the 12 member body–maybe as many as 7.

WHY BUILD NEW CENTRAL POLICE STATION VERSUS RENOVATE?

It’s a question asked about the allocation of $20 million for a new central police station in the proposed bond package. And it’s a good question.Here is Chief Ben Raymond’s response:"Certainly.

CADDO COMMISSION TO INTERVIEW FOR REGISTRAR OF VOTER

Long time registrar Ernie Roberson resigned effective July 15. The Caddo commission must appoint his successor by Oct. 14Twenty one applications were submitted to the Caddo Commission to fill this position. All but one of these met the statutory requirements.

SHREVEPORT BOND PACKAGE: DON’T SAY "NO" UNTIL YOU KNOW

Many Shreveport citizens including three council members have been condemning Shreveport Mayor Perkin’s bond proposal for several weeks. It’s suddenly the hot topic at the office water cooler, community coffee pot, and after work watering hole.Fuss about the heat.

WEBSITE FOR SHREVEPORT BOND PROPOSALS

Plenty of information: bond.shreveportla.gov

BAD JOB NEWS FOR SHREVEPORT MSA

The Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) that covers the parishes of Caddo, Bossier, Webster and Desoto.The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) just reported that the Shreveport MSA lost 3100 jobs from July 2018 through July 2019.