CYPRESS BLACK BAYOU BOARD VOTES TO INCREASE FEES AND LEASES FOLLOWING DEFEATED BOND PROPOSAL

By: MICHAEL THOMAS FOR INQUISITOR NEWSMany residents living within the Cypress Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District are upset.

THE BOXES THAT MUST BE CHECKED TO START DEVELOPMENT OF CROSS BAYOU DEVELOPMENT: A SUMMARY

Today's paper has three pages of coverage on the proposed $1 billion Cross Bayou Point development.The Dec. 6 issue of The Inquisitor included eight pages of exclusive coverage with information and pictures on this project — "Where will it be and what is there now."The Dec.

SHREVEPORT CITY COUNCIL: 2020 OFFICERS AND POTENTIAL VACANCY

The Shreveport City Council will have its first regular meeting of the year on Tuesday, Jan. 14. A key agenda item will be the election of officers for the year.Currently, Jerry Bowman Jr. is the council chairperson. John Nickelson is the vice-chairman.

MAYOR PERKINS’S FIRST YEAR—A POSITIVE REVIEW

Perkins has just started his second year as the mayor of Shreveport.His first year had highs, lows and political mistakes.This is the norm for every mayor.Especially for rookie, first-year mayors.Despite it all, Shreveport’s government is in a much better condition starting 2020 than it was in 2019.

CORRECTION - MARDI GRAS BALL

 Krewe of JustinianJan. 31 at 6 p.m.Riverdome at Horseshoe Casino and Hotel

MARDI GRAS PARADES, PARTIES AND BALLS!

Its carnival season in northwest Louisiana. PARADES: Krewe of Sobek Jan. 18 at 1 p.m. Starts at the Fair Grounds. Krewe of Harambee Martin Luther King, Jr. Jan. 20 at 1 p.m. Starts at Milam Street at Texas Street Krewe of Centaur Feb.15 at 3:30 p.m.

WHAT YOU WILL MISS

Cross Bayou Point ....

THE PROBLEM WITH POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

It’s simple. As a rule, they don't work. Presumably the intended purpose of power point presentations is to convey information to the audience. This presumption is based on several assumptions a. the audience can clearly see the presentation; b.

SHREVEPORT CITY JUDGE LEE IRVIN BACK ON THE BENCH AFTER SHOOTING

The biggest local scandal involving an elected official got even bigger last Thursday, Dec.19.The legal community was stunned last month when hearing of a very serious shooting in the home of city judge Lee Irvin. An ex-girl friend used a key to access Irvin’s residence on Nov. 21.

MARDI GRAS KREWES: FREE PRESS

Each Mardi Gras Krewe in Northwest Louisiana is invited to submit copy and pictures to The InquisitorInformation on the Krewe, the Krewe events, pictures of royalty and parade pictures (last year) are invited I hope to have a full page on each Krewe First come, first serve John Settle Elizabeth...

STATUS OF SHREVEPORT’S PROGRESS ON EPA CONSENT DECREE

The city of Shreveport entered into a consent decree for correction of sanitary sewer overflows (SSO) in 2014. The mandate to eliminate SSOs included the following requirements: a. Analysis of the entire collection system and repair ALL defects in 5 phases of work in the first 9 years; b.

WASHINGTON POLITICIANS NEED TO RESCUE SHREVEPORT FROM CONSENT DECREE BURDEN

The last Shreveport City Council meeting on Thursday, Dec. 19, started off great. In what has become a tradition, Ken Kreft read “The Night Before Christmas” poem and invited audience participation to finish verses. It was good fn. But then the Christmas Scrooge and the Grinch arrived.

WHAT YOU WILL MISS

Lynn & Lee - Back in Court Jack Dillard ... Being Jack New Caddo Commission Clerk SPD K-9 DonationInmate Christmas Gifts Prentiss Smith ...

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ECONOMIC DISPARITY

A constant refrain at city council meetings by unhappy citizens is the lack of economic development in their respective communities. Many have said they opposed the recent bond propositions because economic development funds were deleted from the final propositions.

WOLF AT THE DOOR: PERKINS TO DEAL WITH CONSENT DECREE COSTS

Shreveport water bill customers will not be happy with the latest news on the costs of the EPA consent decree , its total costs, and the staggered increases in water bills. Burns & McDonnell briefed the city council today (Thurs.