Crime Center registry can create a safer Shreveport

Chief Technology OfficerCity of ShreveportThe Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) is deploying a resident and business camera registry to allow citizens and businesses to help make Shreveport safer.

HELP SOLVE CRIMES ... REGISTER SECURITY CAMS ... WIN $100

Shreveport’s Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) is up and running. It can provide a great benefit to your business by monitoring your security camera systems. FOCUS SB/The Inquisitor is a big supporter of the RTCC and all efforts to reduce and solve local crimes!

DONATION OF OLD LIBRAY BUILDING TO SHREVEPORT CHAMBER MUST MEET LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

The proposed donation by the city of Shreveport to the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce of the old library building on Edwards street will be pulled from the agenda of the council today for the failure to meet the legal standards for a donation.

Caddo -Shreveport Sales & Use Tax Collections

This chart supports Ken Krefft's assertion to pay employee healthinsurance and / or employee pay raises including SPD & SFD 

PROPOSED COUNCIL RESOLUTION FOR MPC LIQUOR MORATORIUM BAD IDEA

The agenda for the Shreveport City Council for the next meetings ---Monday the work session and Tuesday the regular meeting---includes a resolution sponsored by Council members Tabatha Taylor and John Nickelson as follows:"to encourage the Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) to place a...

JUDGE GARRETT'S PENDING RETIREMENT DRAWING INTEREST FROM POTENTIAL CANDIDATES

Second Circuit Court of Appeals Jeannette Garrett has announced her intention to retire in Jan. of next year. Garret was re-elected to a second ten-year term last year.Garrett's judical district encompasses all of Red River and Desoto Parishes and most of Caddo Parish.

Christian Services continues mission to feed people through the pandemic

PRENTISS SMITH Contributing ColumnistThe past 20 months have been difficult ones for the city of Shreveport and for the country dealing with Covid and the economic toll it has taken on a lot of families.

Reasons for Shreveport to have hope

JOHN PERKINSContributing ColumnistA young woman pulled up in a city of Shreveport truck to meet me and inspect a situation that neighbors were having with erosion of a muddy hill running off and eventually into the city’s storm drains.

New CEA for proposed donation of downtown library to Shreveport Chamber of Commerce

JOHN E. SETTLE JR.Editor At its next meeting on Oct. 12, the Shreveport City Council will consider a donation of the historic old downtown library building on Edwards Street to the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce.

SHREVEPORT CITY COUNCIL SHOULD CONSIDER MON-THURS MEETINGS/SPEAKER LIMITS

The Shreveport City Council will resume its Mon. work session/administrative conference and Tues. regular meeting this next week--Oct. 11 and 12.The Caddo Commission has it work sessions on Mondays and its regular meetings on Thursdays.

FOCUS SB/THE INQUISITOR WANTS TO HELP CELEBRATE GREAT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT SUCCESS

Records were set Tues.(Oct 5) with widespread participation in Caddo, Bossier, Desoto and Webster parishes with National Night Out events.These gatherings help restore community pride, build neighorhood relationships, and help fight crime.To celebrate these events.

OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT TO HOLD FLU SHOT EVENTS

SHREVEPORT, LA — Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport will host three flu shot events during the month of October. Flu shots and COVID-19 vaccinations will be available to those eligible at each event. Appointments are preferred and can be made through MyChart at my.ochsner.

WHY SHOULD CITY COUNCIL, CADDO SHERIFF AND/OR CADDO SCHOOL BOARD JOIN PROPOSED AMAZON TIF?

The Caddo Commission is reviewing a proposed Tax Incentive Financing (TIF) district for an area on North Market that stretches from the Amazon fulfillment center to Martin Luther King Drive.  A vote may be taken at the Commission's meeting on Thurs. (Oct. 7).

SEND PICTURES OF NATIONAL NIGHT OUT

FOCUS SB wants to help celebrate tomorrow's National Night Out!!Please send pictures of your event! to John@jesettle.com or text to 422-2022Guidelines for picture publication:a. have people stand close to each otherb. identify the people in picturec.

SHOULD STEVEN JACKSON APPOINT HIMSELF TO A  CADDO COMMISSION CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE?

It’s a question that began circulating on social media after the agenda for today's (Mon.) work session of the Caddo Commission was posted Friday. The meeting which will be live at 3:30 p.m. in the chambers at government plaza.