Listen Up: America, your "slip" is showing

Billy WayneColumnist Sometimes there are issues occurring which are so heated and outrageous until one could question the sanity of a nation. Such could be the case in the recent voting laws changes or proposed changes in many states.

We really need Easter this year!

David McMillian, Ph.D.Contributing Columnist“This has been a tough year?” Perhaps that is an understatement of immense proportions; we have endured COVID-19, quarantining, a divisive election and Snowmageddon, too.

Mayor-elect Tommy Chandler Gives First Major Media Interview to FOCUS SB

This Friday’s edition (April 2, 2021) of FocusSB features a cover story interview with Tommy Chandler, the new Mayor-elect of Bossier City.

FAWN WALKER NEW $100 SNOT WINNER!

FOCUS SB/The Inquisitor is continuing its well-received "Don't be a Snot: Get the Shot Win $100" contest.Each Monday through Memorial Day a name is drawn from ALL the entries (minus any prior winners).

Open Letter to Shreveport City Council March 21, 2021

Greetings:My name is Dosite John Perkins and I live in District D. I saw news reports about the traffic light poles erected in front of Kings Highway Christian Church and C. E. Byrd High School at the intersection of Kings Highway and Line Avenue.

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CADDO JURY TRIAL AND A CADDO COMMISSION MEETING?

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CADDO JURY TRIAL AND A CADDO COMMISSION MEETING?For starters, jury trials in Louisiana will restart on April 1 and they will be "live."No one knows when the Caddo Commission will meet "live" versus Zoom.Jury trials can be heard by 6 jurors or 12.

ASHLEY BUSADA WINS 40 UNDER 40 AWARD IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Ashley Busada, CEcD and senior vice president at the North Louisiana Economic Partnership (NLEP), has been announced as a recipient of the 2021 Economic Development 40 Under 40 Award, the biennial award recognizing rising stars under 40 years old in the economic development industry.

THINKING I CAN OR I CAN’T MAKES A DIFFERENCE

DAVID MCMILLIAN, PH.D.I use a quote from Henry Ford often on my radio program “Strategies for Living”: “If you think you can do a thing, or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.” Last Saturday evening, we were able to witness that unfold right before our eyes in Bossier City.

BLACK GIRL MAGIC MUSEUM SET TO OPEN IN THE STANDARD

The countdown is on for the Friday, March 26, opening in March of the Black Girl Magic Museum (BGMM) at The Standard, 509 Market St.The museum is an interactive, educational pop-up that started in Mesquite, Texas, and will be making its way through the U.S.

THE SCOOP: MAGGIE’S BACK!

DAVID MCMILLIANIt has been said that “retirement is not the end of the road. It is the beginning of the open highway.” Last year, Margaret “Maggie” Martin “retired” from The Times after nearly 56 years in journalism and hit the open highway.

Settle Talk: Home pickup recycling for Shreveport a ‘need or a want’

JOHN E. SETTLE Jr. Editor Focus SB News Shreveport’s So-Called “Recycling Program” A Joke This column was published on Feb. 15, 2019. Link here: https://www.settletalk.com/ blog/2019/2/15/shreveports-so-called-recycling-program-a-joke So … what’s happened since then? 1.

MAGGIE IS BACK!

Have you missed Margaret Martin?Many of us have missed Maggie’s writing (and husband Paul’s pictures) in the local paper. It turns out Maggie and Paul miss us too.Starting in this Friday’s edition, March 26, 2021, of Focus SB, Margaret Martin will have a regular section.

SAM GILLIAM NEW $100 SNOT WINNER!

FOCUS SB/The Inquisitor is continuing its well-received "Don't be a Snot: Get the Shot Win $100" contest.Each Monday through Memorial Day a name is drawn from ALL the entries (minus any prior winners).

‘CRITICAL MASS’ RETURNS MARCH 24

We’ve reached Critical MASS!This annual event has new Covid Precautions.In it’s ninth year, “Critical MASS” returns to prove -- despite everything 2020 threw at them -- creatives will prevail!

BLACK-ON-BLACK KILLING IN SHREVEPORT IS OUT OF CONTROL

PRENTISS SMITHThe black-on-black killing by young black men in Shreveport is out of control. A lot of people are prone to make excuses for the urban violence of these young black men. There are those who would like to attribute the violent behavior of these young black men to systemic racism.