OP ED: Perkins administration gets it right, removing 'interim' from Chief Smith’s title  

PRENTISS SMITHContributing ColumnistChief Wayne Smith has caught up with the car, now what does he do with it? In other words, he got the job. He is now the face of the Shreveport Police Department, something he has dreamed about for years.

OP ED: CADDO COMMISSIONER JACKSON: OPEN MOUTH INSERT FOOT, AGAIN

John E. Settle, Jr.Focus SBAt the last meeting of the Caddo Commission on Thurs. Jan.20, Caddo commissioner Steven Jackson talked a lot, like almost incessantly on almost every agenda topic. As is his practice, he often mistates facts and misinterpetes legislation.

RED RIVER WATERWAY COMMISSION UPDATES CADDO PARISH COMMISSION

Fri, 01/21/2022 - 12:00amColin Brown, executive director of the Red River Waterway-Commission, recently provided a written update on the Red River Waterway Commission to the Caddo Parish Commission.• The Red River Waterway Commission is the local sponsor of the J.

Should Ellerbe area be annexed?

Shreveport and Caddo Parish are going through very trying times as elections approach.  Word comes through talk radio that Ellerbe area residents are getting wrestles and beating the drums of secession again.  There is talk of de-annexing and forming a new incorporated town outside of Shreveport.

The Tiffany Strong Scholarship Foundation will giveaway ANOTHER $12,000 to local Bossier Parish High School Graduating Seniors this May !

The Tiffany Strong Scholarship Foundation is giving away another $12,000 in the form of 12 -$1,000 College Scholarships to 12 deserving Bossier Parish High SchoolSeniors who are graduating May of 2022 and attending a Louisiana college or technical school in the Fall of 2022.

DID SHREVEPORT CITY ATTORNEY HAVE CONFLICT WITH BAKOWKSI BRIDGE VOTE/CEA?

Goodness, good-government advocates have suddenly awoken from the holiday siesta. Either that or they are trying to keep a New Year’s resolution to examine local government.

GRADING OUT PAYMENTS TO LOCAL AGENCIES FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE

Fri, 01/21/2022 - 12:00amThe Caddo Commission contracted with five local nonprofit organizations to process applications for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP). These moneys are federal dollars allocated to the state and disbursed by Caddo Parish.

Should MPC have parish appointed board members including a rural resident?

As of Jan. 1 of this year, Caddo Parish property is no longer subject to the jurisdiction of the Shreveport-Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC). Prior to this date, the five-mile zone contiguous to the Shreveport city limits was subject to regulation by this agency.

Commissioner Jackson gets his hat Handed to him along with an explanation

 Caddo Commissioner Steven Jackson seems to relish controversy, most of which he generates himself.

Should new council member Jackson stay on Tourist Convention Bureau Board?

Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins nominated now-council member Alan D. Jackson to the Shreveport-Bossier Tourist and Convention Board after Matt Snyder resigned.Jackson was confirmed by the Shreveport City Council at its Nov. 19, 2021, meeting.

The nuts and bolts on Shreveport's guaranteed income program

By JOHN E. SETTLE JR The city of Shreveport has launched, in the sense of taking applications, its version of the Mayors Guaranteed Income program (MGI), which has been dubbed the Shreveport Universal Basic Income Program).

WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS -- I MEAN, WORKERS -- GONE ?

JOHN E. SETTLE JR. EDITOR FOCUS SB NEWSPractically everyone over the age of (fill in the blank) is familiar with Pete Seeger's modern folkstyle song, "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?""Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?“Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago?

SETTLE FILES LITIGATION TO DETERMINE LEGAL STATUS OF SHREVEPORT CADDO MPC

The Shreveport-Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission was established by ordinances of the Shreveport City Council and the Caddo Police Jury (now Caddo Commission) as provided for by state statute.

City council approves 13% worker pay hike

KEN KREFFTContributing Columnist The Shreveport City Council approved a 13% salary increase at its Jan. 11 regular meeting. The vote was five in favor with two opposed, members Grayson Boucher and John Nickelson. The 2022 city sales tax appropriation is $126,000,000. Monthly, this is $10.5 million.

GRADING THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS PROCESSING RENTAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS

The Caddo Commission contracted with five local nonprofit organizations to process applications for the rental assistance program.The response to a public records request provides some information on the efforts of these groups.Catholic Charites last report was filed in Dec. 2021.