APPRAISED VALUE $299,000 AND SIRA PURCHASED FOR $550,000 WITH PUBLIC DOLLARS

Yes--the headline is correct.The property that just changed hands is the old YWCA on Pierre Avenue. This building has long been abandoned and it has become dilapidated.The property was just appraised at a value of  $299,000. The breakdown is $265,000 for the building and $34,00 for the land.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE CADDO PARISH FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO RECONCILE TRAVEL REPORTS

Maybe they are busy calculating the expected payout on the proposed $10 million pickleball complex.

WANT TO BUY OLD PIERRE AVENUE YMCA AND/OR FIVE VACANT ACRES ON EXPOSITION AVENUE

It may be your lucky day.The old Pierre Avenue YMCA is now owned by the Shreveport Implementation and Redevelopment Authority (SIRA). The long delayed purchase was recently completed. SIRA has not forumulated any plans for development of this old structure.

ANOTHER BIG HAUL ON PINES ROAD BLOCK BY BLOCK SWEEP LAST WEEK

Where does all this stuff come from and how does it get on vacant lots, abandoned properties, public roads and rights-of way?"Stuff"  being defined as trash, old furniture, dead animals, discarded building materials and appliances, limbs, clothing, garbage, broken toys, and you name it.

GOVERNOR LANDRY PRAISES CADDO DA STEWART

In a Baton Rouge press conference yesterday, Governor Jeff Landry acknowledged that state district attorneys need more funding to hire and retain prosecutors. He stated he would ask the Legislature to provide these funds in the next legislative session.Landry gave special kudos to Caddo D.A.

WHAT WILL SIRA DO WITH IT'S FIVE ACRE NEIGHBORHOOD TRACT AND THE OLD PIERRE AVENUE YMCA--AND WHEN

SIRA is the Shreveport Implementation and Redevelopment Authority.SIRA was created by an act of the State legislature, and its role is to effectuate redevelopment of properties in Shreveport.SIRA owns an empty five acre tract on Exposition Avenue.  It was donated to SIRA in January of this year.

IS CADDO PARISH GOING TO PAY HIGH DOLLAR LEGAL FEES FOR COMMISSIONERS WHO KNOWINGLY VIOLATED STATE LAW?

It  appears that is the case...public dollars will be spent on  the defense of law-breaking elected officials.The Caddo Commission and the seven Democrat Caddo Commissioners have been sued by the Louisiana Attorney General for breaking the Louisiana Open Meetings Law.

Citizen Breaks Down Pickleball Complex Costs

 Dear Commissioners,I have reviewed the financial implications of Ordinance No. 6548 of 2025, which allocates $10 million in bonds for the construction of a parish pickleball facility.

PLANNED PERMANENT DOWNTOWN DOME MUST MEET ZONING STANDARDS

The local media is reporting that G-Unit/Curtis "50" Jackson will erect a permanent dome on the parking lot on the corner of Travis and Commerce in time for next year's March Humor and Harmony Festival. A temporary dome was installed for the 2024 Humor and Harmony Festival on this site.

LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL SUES CADDO COMMISSION AND DEMOCRAT COMMISSIONERS

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrell has filed an Open Meetings Law litigation  against the Caddo Parish Commission and the seven Democrat Commissioners: Stormy Gage-Watts, Greg Young, Victor Thomas, Roy Burrell, Ronald Cothran, Kenneth Epperson, and Steffon Jones.

CHANGES NEEDED FOR ROUND TWO OF HUMOR AND HARMONY FESTIVAL

Mayor Arceneaux has announced that the Humor and Harmony Festival (HHF) will return in March of next year.  Although last year's festival was touted as a great success by its promoter Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and the mayor, many question the overall net impact to the City of Shreveport.

WHAT ARE THE ANSWERS TO DUMPED TIRES, NEIGHBORHOOD TRASH AND DECREPIT HOUSES

"Blight" is the current buzzword in Shreveport. The mayor's campaign against blight--the Block by BLock Initiative--has been highly successful in picking up "trash" and used tires.But what is the solution? Will the pattern of trash and dumped tires continue? And what about decrepit houses/buildings?

IS DEFAMATION SUIT AGAINST COMMISSIONER KRACMAN A SLAPP ACTION

Well, it certainly IS a slap in the face of Caddo Commissioner Chris Kracman. I am referring to the defamation lawsuit filed against him last week.That slap is different from a SLAPP lawsuit. This is an acronym for "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation.

CADDO COMMISSIONER KRACMAN FORMS PAC TO FUND DEFAMATION LEGAL DEFENSE

Caddo Commissioner Chris Kracman was sued for defamation over comments he allegedly made concerning the Hosston truck stop. The Caddo Commission attorney  has determined that Kracman is not entitled to have the Parish hire an attorney for him.

BUILD BATON ROUGE VERSUS SIRA--COMPARING THE ENABLING LEGISLATION OF EACH

The Build Baton Rouge (BBR) legislation was enacted in 2007.SIRA legislation was enacted in 2015.At least one elected official has indicated that Senator Barrow Peacock "gutted" the Shreveport Implementation and Redevelopment Agency (SIRA )legislation deleting certain powers.