STATEMENT FROM MAYOR PERKINS

 “The nation is going through a reckoning because, in the past, officers were too infrequently held accountable for bad policing. While it isn’t pretty, this is the change citizens are demanding.

WHERE TO FIND CADDO SHERIFF SALE NOTICES

Starting this Friday, July 3, Caddo Sheriff sale notices will be published in The Inquisitor.There are over 300 retail locations in Caddo and Bossier parishes that sell The Inquisitor.

WAS SHREVEPORT COUNCIL VOTE ON NO SMOKE CASINO BAN ILLEGAL?

On May 26  an ordinance was introduced at the Shreveport city council to ban smoking in Shreveport bars. This ordinance  was a two-reader; it could not be adopted until the June 9  council meeting.

I WANT THE ‘MOST BEAUTIFUL LAWN’ AWARD

JIM’S WIFEDriving through a neighborhood the other day, I noticed one house had a sign proudly displaying that it won the “Most Beautiful Lawn” award. And it was a beautiful yard, green grass, an assortment of hedges in many pretty colors of green and colorful flowers.

WHAT RESTAURANTS ARE OPEN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY?

I will stay in town this upcoming holiday weekend.And three days of not going to the office—hopefully.I want to list all the local restaurants that will be open on Friday—which is a holiday for many.And open on Saturday the 4th.Send in names and dates open, please.

SUMMER AND THE KIDS / GRANDKIDS

JON GLOVER CONTRIBUTING COLUMNISTWhen I sat down to write this article, I thought, wow! Something different, yet encouraging in spite of the coronavirus that could put our children, grandchildren at ease, even parents.We all know that the coronavirus has upset many a life and lifestyle.It’s summer.

SHREVEPORT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS PROBLEMATIC

By JOHN E. SETTLE JR.The advent of ZOOM council meetings has birthed a new phenomenon. Citizens desiring to make public comments to the council can email them to the council clerk office. In other words, comments can be sent from anywhere with a cell phone or computer.

SHREVEPORT IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND RAISE A FAMILY

PRENTISS SMITH CONTRIBUTING COLUMNISTShreveport is a wonderful place to live and an even better place to raise a family.There, I said it, and it’s not hyperbole. That’s right, I am someone who likes Shreveport.

RETAIL THERAPY - IT IS A REAL THING

BY:  Jim's WifeShopping on the internet is easy.  You can shop in your PJs, in the middle of the night, or as they say of the postman, in rain, sleet or snow.  During the recent pandemic, I know shopping the internet became the “go to” way to shop.

HATS OFF TO MAYORS WALKER AND PERKINS AND SUNDAY'S MARCHERS

Both Bossier City mayor Lo Walker and Shreveport mayor Adrian Perkins marched Sunday, June 21 in the "2 City Walk for Justice and Equality." Groups marched from Stonewall Baptist Church in Bossier and the Caddo courthouse in Shreveport meeting on the Texas Street bridge.

TAYLOR APPOINTED TO ADVISORY COUNCIL ON DISABILITY AFFAIRS

Shreveport’s Tabatha Taylor has been appointed to the Governor’s Advisory Council on Disability Affairs (GACDA).Taylor is currently the Executive Director of the non-profit Odyssey Foundation.

HATS OFF TO MAYORS WALKER AND PERKINS AND YESTERDAY'S MARCHERS

Both Bossier City mayor Lo Walker and Shreveport mayor Adrian Perkins marched yesterday in the "2 City Walk for Justice and Equality."Groups marched from Stonewall Baptist Church in Bossier and the Caddo courthouse in Shreveport meeting on the Texas Street bridge.

SHREVEPORT COUNCILMAN PROPOSES ORDINANCE REQUIRING DIGITAL CAMERA SYSTEMS FOR BUSINESSES

Ordinance 71 is on the Shreveport City Council’s agenda for its combined work session/regular meeting Tuesday.This order is on for a first reading. It cannot be adopted until the June 23 council meeting.Councilman James Green is the sponsor of the ordinance.

SHREVEPORT ECONOMIC RECOVERY MOVES FOR 2020

JOHN PERKINS CONTRIBUTING COLUMNISTWhat can Shreveport do to foster economic recovery while we waif for I-49 to be completed in 2038 at the earliest?It’s going to be a couple of decades before that magical fold pooping unicorn called I-49 ICC is finished.

NO SMOKING BAN IMPEDES SALE OF EL DORADO CASINO

In January of this  year it was reported that Shreveport's Eldorado Casino was to be sold to Maverick Gaming LLC. The sale was part of a restructuring to facilitate a merger of Caesar's Entertainment and Eldorado Resorts.