Mind Your Narratives

Bill McCollum Narratives exist because we demand them. We crave easily understandable explanations for the chaos around us. Discerning narratives is difficult because they speak to our innate senses of fear and greed, and they contain some elements of truth.

WHY DOES CADDO PARISH SHERIFF CHARGE FOR PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS ANSWERS

The simple answer to this question is “because he can.” Perhaps the real reason is the Sheriff Whitehorn does not want to be transparent and discourages public records requests.

$1.1 MILLION DOLLAR UPGRADES COMPLETE AT EARL G. WILLIAMSON PARK; PUBLIC INVITED TO CELEBRATE

Caddo Commissioner Chris Kracman District 1Caddo Parish, LA - Over $1 million dollars in upgrades are complete at Earl G. Williamson Park in Oil City (11425 LA-1, Oil City, LA) and accessible to the public beginning March 27. Major upgrades include a new, accessible playground.

CITY OF SHREVEORT NEEDS TO UPGRADE ITS PUBLIC RECORD PORTAL PROCEDURES

A public records request for key emails between two DOWUS employees and a vendor was made on Tuesday, March 10 utilizing the city’s public records portal. The Louisiana Public Records law allows for five (5) business days for responses to public records requests.

CADDO PARISH POPULATION DECLINES WHILE BOSSIER PARISH INCREASES

The U.S. Census Bureau website has population estimates for the years since the 2020 Census. Between July 1, 2020, and July 1, 2025, Caddo Parish is estimated to have LOST 12,798 residents.

Progress on State Building

Local Leaders Warn State Bills Could Undermine City Control

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="990"] Government Plaza in Shreveport, La.

Louisiana Lawmakers Want Amazon's Caddo Lake Water Usage Studied

Greg Hilburn, Shreveport Times Louisiana lawmakers have advanced a bill that urges the state Department of Conservation and Energy to study the impact of the Amazon data center's water usage from Caddo Lake. House Resolution 20 by Republican Oil City Rep.

CADDO SHERIFF SELECTS BATON ROUGE FIRM PROJECT MANAGER OF AUTO COMPLEX RENOVATION

Caddo Sheriff Henry Whitehorn recently purchased former auto complex in the Auto Mall.His office has now issued a Request for Qualifications for Architectural Design Services.LaFleur-Tillage LLC of Baton Rouge is listed as the project coordinator.

PROS AND CONS OF CMAR FOR CADDO PICKLEBALL COMPLEX

CMAR is an acronym for Construction Management at Risk model for construction. The Caddo Parish plans to use CMAR for the design and construction of the southeast Shreveport pickleball complex. .

Caddo Parish Youth Intervention Center Doubles Reach

By Darren Svan | The Center Square A youth intervention program that helps adolescents steer clear of the juvenile justice system is successfully targeting a growing need in northwest Louisiana.

PAST FUNDING OF CADDO PARISH OF “FOR PROFIT” ENTITIES

At the Caddo Commission’s next regular meeting an agenda item will be funding $32,500 to the Louisiana Rouxgaroux—which is a FOR PROFIT entity.A public records request was made to determine if the Commission had funded any FOR PROFIT entities since Jan. 1, 2010, along with the amounts funded.

SHREVEPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT MARCH CRIME REPORT

Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith presented the March crime report to the Shreveport City Council yesterday. The crime statistics were current as of March 23, 2026. Here are reported crimes comparing March 2026 to March 2025: 1.  Sex crimes are down 13 2.  Vehicle Thefts are down 2% 3.

WILL SHREVEPORT COUNCIL FUND SHERIFF WHITEHORN’S UNDISCLOSED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PLAN TODAY

The Shreveport City Council meets in regular session today.

A NEW DAY AT SHREVEPORT CITY COURT FOR JUDGES, STAFF AND CITIZENS

The start of Shreveport City Judge Sheva Sim’s nine-month suspension has had domino effect, and a very good one at that, at Shreveport City Court. In short order major changes have occurred: 1.