THE CHARTER, THE CHIEF, THE COUNCIL AND THE CHATTER

It’s rare any one topic ever gets more press, online chatter and noise than LSU and Saints football collectively. However, the continuing drama over who will be Shreveport’s next police chief has surpassed that on the local scene.

SUPPLEMENTED: NO SPD CHIEF NAME ON SHREVEPORT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

Yep–its still a mystery as to who Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins will nominated to be the next Shreveport permanent police chief.The city council agenda for Monday’s work session was just posted. It has NOTHING on the police chief.

NO SPD CHIEF NAME ON SHREVEPORT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

Yep–its still a mystery as to who Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins will nominated to be the next Shreveport permanent police chief.The city council agenda for Monday’s work session was just posted. It has NOTHING on the police chief.

POLICE CHIEF APPOINTMENT: DEFINING DECISION FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL

　Ugh. Shreveport’s new mayor and the current council have been in office less than 9 months.And now they have decisions to make that will define their public service.The selection of Shreveport’s next police chief should be decided on Tues. Sept 24 at the council meeting.

SHOULD FULLER ABSTAIN FROM POLICE CHIEF VOTE?

On Tuesday the Shreveport city council will vote on Mayor Adrian Perkin’s nomination for the next permanent police chief. On Monday the council will question the mayor’s nomination.

CADDO COMMISSION SETS MARATHON INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR 17 REGISTRAR OF VOTERS CANDIDATES

If your calendar for Sat. Sept. 21 is empty, now you have a great option.You can spend most of your day at government plaza–or watching on FB or streaming–the Caddo Commission interview 17 candidates for the Caddo registrar of voters.Starting at 9 amInitially there were twenty applicants.

BENEFITS OF SHREVEPORT AIRPORT AUTHORITY BOARD MEMBERS

No, they don’t get paid big bucks. At least not publicly.At one time appointment to this 5 member board was the creme de la creme of civic appointments.Now many consider a seat on the Port of Shreveport Bossier to be more glamorous.

BAD TIMING--THE BOND PROPOSITIONS AND NEW P0LICE CHIEF?

Its often said that timing is everything .in politics.Both bad and good.In the perfect world the selection of Shreveport’s new police chief would be AFTER the Nov. vote on the three bond propositions.

WILL SHREVEPORT CITY COUNCIL CONFIRM POLICE CHIEF APPOINTMENT?

It may be a little early to ask the question...but undoubtedly its on the minds of the seven Shreveport council members.Shreveport mayor Adrian Perkins must name his selection of the permanent Shreveport police chief no later than the Shreveport council meeting on Mon. Sept. 23.

AIRPORT AUTHORITY NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS LAW

Add this to the list.Another bureaucratic snafu by the Shreveport Airport Authority.The airport authority gives money to local organizations–many of which have close affiliations with board members.The airport authority gets many free tickets to events that airport sponsorships underwrite.

SHREVEPORT POLICE CHIEF ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS SENT NAMES TO MAYOR

Shreveport mayor Adrian Perkins now has the 3 names recommended by advisory committee to be considered for Shreveport police chief.These were not ranked in order of priority at the request of the mayor.Sources report that the finalists are Michael Carter, Tedris Smith and Wayne Smith.

SUPPLEMENTED: WHY ARE COUNCILMEN NICKELSON AND BOUCHER LEAKING AUDIT REPORT??

"Loose Lips Sink Ships" This phrase was coined in Word War II by the U.S. Office of War Information. This was an effort to mitigate the risk of leaking information to enemy spies. And it served a great purpose during the war.

SO WHAT ARE THE DUTIES OF THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY BOARD?

No, they do not fly planes into and out of Shreveport Regional Airport or the Shreveport downtown airport. Nor do they sell plane tickets, weight luggage, and load/unload the planes.

CADDO COMMISSION SETS MARATHON INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR 19 REGISTRAR OF VOTERS CANDIDATES

If your calendar for Sat. Sept. 21 is empty, now you have a great option.You can spend most of your day at government plaza–or watching on FB or streaming–the Caddo Commission interview 20 candidates for the Caddo registrar of voters.

PERCEPTION OF CRIME INCREASE NOT SUPPORTED BY FACTS

Ok, I get it.Perception is often reality.In a few short years the internet has become the "know all, tell all" expert opinion on practically everything.Couple that with the constant FaceBook authorities, viola! No need to look for truths.