NO STREET REPAIRS, BLIGHT ABATEMENT AND ADDITIONAL STREET LIGHTING IF SHREVEPORT AD VALOREM TAX MILLAGES FAIL SATURDAY?

This Sat. April 29 Shreveport citizens can vote to re-authorize six ad valorem tax millages that have been on the books for many, many years.The Perkins' administration let these millages expire, even though they included the anticipated $11.

WILL THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT PAY TO DEFEND COUNCILMAN JAMES GREEN IN A DEFAMATION ACTION?

This is a question I emailed to interim city attorney Zelda Tucker yesterday, copying all city council members including Green and chief administrative officer Tom Dark.I hope for an answer by next Mon., and I will publish the same.At the Tues.

WHY DID CADDO COMMISSIONER JACKSON SCHEDULE JUVENILE JUSTICE COMMITTEE MEETING AT SAME TIME AS CITY COUNCIL MEETING?

This past Tues. the Shreveport city council had it regularly scheduled meeting at 3 p.m. in the chambers at Government Plaza.Commissioner Steven Jackson is chair of the Commission's Juvenile Justice Committee.For some Inexplicable reason, Jackson scheduled this committee meeting at 3:30 p.m.

COUNCILMAN ALAN JACKSON'S DOCTORATE DEGREE IS NO SHIELD FROM THE MEDIA

Alan Jackson is a Shreveport city council member.He has a doctorate degree from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale.He has an undergraduate degree and a master's degree from Northwestern State University.He is the Director of Financial Aid & Scholarships at Grambling State University.

COUNCILMAN JAMES GREEN PLAYS PASTOR AND TYRANT AT COUNCIL MEETINGS

Shreveport councilman James Green has his own church.He basically owns it lock, stock, and barrel.He even has a recording studio on the church grounds.With his flock Green is the minister, the singing and dancing ringmaster, and the idol of the eyes of his flock.

COUNCILWOMAN TAYLOR POUTS, DELAYS STREETS IN HER DISTRICT AND THEN GOES TO CRIME SCENE OUT OF HER DISTRICT

Shreveport councilwoman Tabatha Taylor had a busy day yesterday (Tues.) at the council meeting and then afterwards in her role as self-appointed city crime monitor.

BIG OUT OF TOWN DONORS TO CADDO COMMISSIONER STEVEN JACKSON

There is a good reason Caddo Commissioner Steven Jackson is having a fundraiser in the Big Easy tomorrow, Wed. -- it’s called money.

WANT TO CONTRIBUTE $2500 TO STEVEN JACKSON CAMPAIGN FOR UNANNOUNCED POSITION?

Here is your chance.Wed. April 26 in the Big Easy.Jacksons' record is obviously not known to NOLA crowd:- stalking charges by two different women in Shreveport.

CORRECTION: MAYOR ARCENEAUX DESERVES RIGHT TO PICK HIS OWN STAFF

By: Prentiss Smith • Contributing Columnist Elections have consequences, and that is certainly no more evident than what happened almost five months ago when Shreveport citizens decided to make a change of course.

[BETWEEN THE LINES] DECREE READY TO TAKE TOLL ON ARCENEAUX FORTUNES

By: Dr. Jeff Sadow The issue of which no Shreveport mayoral candidate would speak now threatens to exact its toll on the nascent Republican Mayor Tom Arceneaux Administration.

COUNCIL NEWBIES URSULA BOWMAN AND GARY BROOKS TO DECIDE FATE OF CAO CONFIRMATION?

The Shreveport city council is scheduled to vote on the confirmation of Tom Dark as Mayor Tom Arceneaux's permanent chief administrative officer (CAO) on Tues. April 25.

ON TOMORROW (SAT.) I AM VOTING TO RE-AUTHORIZE THE SIX TAX MILLAGES--AND FOR OUR NEXT CITY MARSHAL

Yes, you should go to the polls tomorrow, Saturday, if you are a Shreveport voter.The ballot will have six tax millages for re-authorization and the run-off election for Shreveport city marshal.The millages expired last year.

WILL COUNCILMAN JACKSON ANSWER QUESTIONS AT WED. TOWN HALL MEETING?

Shreveport city councilman Alan Jackson announced at the last Shreveport council meeting that he was holding a town hall meeting at the Southern Hills Community Center on Wed. April 19 at 6 p.m.A text to him asking if he would entertain questions has not been answered.

THE ONLY STINK FROM NEW BUSINESS AT GM PLANT IS FROM GREG ATOM'S BUTT

Yesterday Greg Atoms posted on the KEEL website a column titled "New Plan for Shreveport's GM Plant Has Elio Stink."As a member of the media, I respect the right of Atoms and any media person to post their opinions. Lord knows, I do that on a regular basis.

IS MARVIN "MUSHMOUTH" MOHAMMED THE MOUTHPIECE OF DISENCHNATED COUNCIL MEMBERS?

If one has never heard Marvin "Mushmouth" Mohammed waste three minutes (or more) in making comments to the Shreveport City Council, then consider yourself blessed.