Significant 2017 Votes by the Shreveport City Council

Several votes by the Shreveport City Council in 2017 were significant. Shreveport Mayor Ollie Tyler proposed a $30 million bond issue to construct a sports complex on Cross Bayou in an effort to land the New Orleans Pelicans basketball team’s developmental (G League) team.

Shreveport City Council Sets Special Election To Renew Five Ad Valorem Taxes

If anyone in Shreveport got a lump of coal for Christmas, they can blame it on the Shreveport City Council vote on Dec 22. By a unanimous vote the Council authorized a special election on April 28 of 2018 to for six ad valorem tax renewals.

Hearing On Injunction By The United Daughters Of The Confederacy Raises Several Issues

The hearing in Monroe on Monday, December 11 before Judge Robert G. James had more questions than it did answers.

What Will Happen On Shreveport City Council Disparity Study Vote?

The Shreveport City Council voted on Tuesday, Dec. 12, to fund an economic disparity study.Councilman Willie Bradford proposed a budget amendment of $300,000 to the study.Council chairman James Flurry offered an amendment to only fund $150,000. After discussion, this motion passed 5 to 2.

Shreveport City Council Makes Significant 2018 Budget Votes

The Shreveport City Council adopted the 2018 city budget on Tuesday, December 12. In this process four significant votes were taken.The first was to fund a five percent pay raise to city employees with an annual salary under $75 thousand dollars a year.

Four Budget Amendments On Shreveport City Council Agenda

The Shreveport City Council must adopt the 2018 budget for the city by December 15. It is expected to be approved at the regular meeting on Tuesday, December 12.The proposed General Fund Budget is for $221,214,100. Four amendments have been offered to this budget.

Caddo Commission's 2018 Funding Of MPC Passes Buck Back To Shreveport City Council

A long standing bone of contention between the Shreveport City Council and the Caddo Commission has been the appropriate funding of the Shreveport Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC). For the last three calendar years, the City has funded a little over $1 million dollars to the MPC.

Caddo Juvenile Detention Center To Have Big Space Crunch Starting July 1, 2018

Currently 17 year old juveniles charged with crimes that are waiting for a judicial resolution of their cases are housed at the Caddo Correctional Center. This changes on July 1 of next year.

Shreveport's New United Development Code (UDC) Likely To Have First Judicial Challenge

Liquor store zoning cases almost always cause major headaches for the Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) and the Shreveport City Council.

Shreveport Aquarium Under Water In Construction Debt

When the Planet Aqua group announced in September of last year that they would open an aquarium in Shreveport many observers had substantial questions on its likelihood of success. Initially, this was to be the first aquarium to be constructed and operated by this group.

Update On United Daughters Of Confederacy Versus Caddo Parish Commission

On October 19, 7-5 majority of the Caddo Commission voted for the Parish Administrator to take appropriate action to have the Confederate Monument removed from the Caddo Parish court house grounds.

SHREVEPORT'S CRIME RATE AND MAYOR TYLER'S RESPONSIBILITY

It's a political axiom that the top elected official gets the blame when things go south. The same is true in the military and in Fortune 500 companies. As reported by Inquisitor editor Danny Lawler last week, the Shreveport murder count as of Tuesday, November 21 was forty-five.

MORE BAD ECONOMIC NEWS FOR SHREVEPORT IN TWO RECENT REPORTS

If anyone needed more documentation that the economic world in Shreveport is stagnant, two recent reports erase any doubts. The first report was released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. It had both “good” and “bad” news.

FAILURE OF NO CONFIDENCE VOTE ON CRUMP NOT A VICTORY FOR TYLER

At Tuesday’s Shreveport Council meeting, a resolution of no confidence in Shreveport Police Chief Alan Crump failed on a 3-2 vote.The resolution’s sponsor Willie Bradford and James Flurry voted for the resolution.

CITY OF SHREVEPORT HAS LIMITED OPTIONS ON FUNDING MPC

Both the Shreveport City Council and the Caddo Commission have started their 2018 budget review process. The Commission budget must be adopted by December 5. The Council's budget adoption deadline is December 15.