SEXCAPADE COVERUP BY SHREVEPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT?

It has not been completely confirmed but a sufficient number of sources lead this writer to believe there is truth to the current scuttlebutt circulating around Shreveport Police Department (SPD) headquarters about a sexcapade involving  a high ranking SPD officer.

REAL TIME CRIME CENTER AND RESIGNATION OF SPD CHIEF - A MESSY FOUR DAYS

Well, it was the week that was for Shreveport law enforcement. On Monday, Aug. 23, Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins conducted a press conference to tout the establishment of a real time crime center for Shreveport. Among those in attendance was Shreveport Police Department Chief Ben Raymond.

WILL CHANDLER NOW NOMINATE NOTTINGHAM FOR CAO POSITION

Bossier Mayor Tommy Chandler has been in office since July 1. He does NOT have a chief administrative officer (CAO), a projects coordinator (assistant CAO), a public works director.

"LOOK UP CHILD"

Every morning when the bell rings, I know the day has a calling on me. It says to me, “Look up little child.” Aren’t you happy I dialed? I replied, “Just as Happy as Happy can be.

SHREVEPORT CITY COUNCIL SHOULD IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS ON PROPOSED DONATION OF DOWNTOWN LIBRARY TO SHREVEPORT CHAMBER

John E. Settle Jr.Editor / Publisher Focus SB News  The Shreveport Chamber of Commerce has been housed in the historic Shreveport Library building at 400 Edwards St. since 1980.This building is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

BATTLE OF OLD GUARD VERSUS NEW GUARD CONTINUES IN BOSSIER

This author has documented the current civil war between six of the Bossier City Council members and Bossier Mayor Tommy Chandler in several articles and columns. The battle continues on two fronts in the special elections on Oct. 9. It’s the old guard versus the new guard.

PROPOSED AMAZON TIF DISTRICT NEEDS CAREFUL REVIEW BY CADDO COMMISSION

John E. Settle Jr. Editor/Publisherfocus SB NewsCaddo Commissioner Steven Jackson placed on the Caddo Commission Aug. 19 agenda an ordinance to create the North Caddo Economic Development District, which would be a Tax Incentive Financing (TIF) District.

CHIEF RAYMOND IS NO MIRACLE WORKER, ALTHOUGH SOME PEOPLE WANT HIM TO BE

PRENTISS SMITH Contributing ColumnistThe random violence occurring in Shreveport has gotten out of control, and it does not matter who is at the helm of the police department. There is only so much that law enforcement can do.

WITHOUT COVID SAFEGAURDS , HIGHLAND JAZZ AND BLUES FESTIVAL--AND ALL OTHER FESTIVALS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY--SHOULD BE CANCELLED

The role of local government is to provide basic services and protections to its citizens. That's the reason for public funding of  police, fire, EMS, and sanitation. And in today's world, local government should insist on COVID safeguards to protect its citizenry.

MALL ST. VINCENT SOLD, TIF GOES WITH SALE, AND TIF MONEYS COLLECTED

JOHN E. SETTLE Jr. Editor Focus SB News Last month Mall St. Vincent was sold by its Delaware owner to a company based in Great Neck, N.Y. The terms of the sale were not included in the deed, which reflected $10 and other valuable considerations for the sale. The Shreveport Mall St.

NLCOG UPDATE ON JIMMIE DAVIS BRIDGE, 3132 EXTENSION AND I-49 BY ROGERS

JOHN E. SETTLE Jr. Editor Focus SB News Kent Rogers is the executive director of the Northwest Louisiana Council on Governments (NLCOG), which is a regional planning agency for Caddo, Bossier, Webster and DeSoto parishes.

CITY SHOULD USE RESERVE FUNDS TO BUY NEEDED EQUIPMENT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY

PRENTISS SMITH Contributing ColumnistFighting crime, putting out fires and picking up the trash in a timely manner are arguably the most important services that a city provides to its citizenry. When those services are not provided well, the city suffers.

CITIZENS MUST WORK TOGETHER TO END OUR FINANCIAL BONDAGE

JON GLOVERContributing ColumnistAnts scurry together for a common interest, don’t they? Ants get together and get it done. Each with a purpose and working collectively, they accomplish their mission. Why not us? Why do we not try to work together? “We the people” standing together to help our city.

CITY SHOULD NOT CUT OPERATING RESERVES

KEN KREFFTContributing ColumnistPurchasing three badly needed fire trucks and other badly needed equipment items for the Shreveport Fire Department is explained in a fact sheet attached to Ordinance 116 of 2021.

NEW ORLEANS IS "THE BIG EASY", BOSSIER CITY IS "THE BIG NO"

New Orleans has the complimentary nickname of “The Big Easy.” Bossier City is quickly earning the derogatory moniker of “The Big No.”The Big No began with a stalemate between Bossier Mayor Tommy Chandler and the Bossier City Council.