CURTIS "50 CENT" JACKSON'S GRAND PLANS FOR SHREVEPORT FACE AT LEAST TWO MORE HURDLES

The Louisiana Legislature's special tax session trimmed the sails, to some degree, of the Louisiana film and tax credits. The loud cheers of the film/production tax credit proponents are somewhat premature for two reasons.

WAS IRS TAX LIEN FILED AGAINST PROLEC GE THE SAME PROLEC WITH RECENT BIG EXPANSION ANNOUNCEMENT?

On Tuesday of last week, Prolec GE celebrated the completion of a $34 million capacity expansion project to its 500,000-square-foot manufacturing project at its Caddo Parish facility. A third production line has been added to manufacture three-phase, pad-mount electrical transformers.

WITH FILM TAX CREDIT SAVED CURTIS JACKSON HAS NO MORE EXCUSES

Now that the Louisiana Legislature's Special Tax Session has adjourned, the fate of many tax matters has been somewhat resolved. And now all the passengers on the Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's  special "save the film tax credit train" can deboard and take their Jackson kool-aid with them.

SHREVEPORT TO PAY BIG BUCKS FOR TEMPORARY SPD LOCATIONS

The Shreveport City Council has mandated that the Shreveport Police Department at 1234 Texas Avenue be relocated into temporary locations pending the construction of three police substations and a remodeled headquarters building. The Council is set to approve the following leases at its Dec.

IS IT TIME TO BLOW UP THE SHREVEPORT MPC AND START OVER?

On July 20,2017, I published in the Shreveport Times an op-ed titled "Why the Shreveport-Caddo MPC should be Dissolved". A copy of this editorial is at the bottom of this article. Many of the problems identified in that column exist today.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY TO DELIVER THANKSGIVING MEALS IN CADDO PARISH

Volunteers are needed to help spread the warmth this Thanksgiving in Caddo Parish.State Representative Steven Jackson, (D) District 2, along with Mount Canaan Church, need more drivers to deliver meals to the homebound on Thanksgiving.

BOSSIER CITY RAISES—MONTGOMERY’S HAIL MARY

By: David Crockett • Contributing ColumnistThe Bossier City Council is in the process of re-drafting its 2025 budget, which includes long-overdue pay raises for city staff.

WILL CURTIS "50 CENT" JACKSON EVER DO ANY FILM PRODUCTION IN SHREVEPORT?

The air is out of the big balloon on the economic impact of Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson coming to Shreveport. The lease of the Millennium Studios is now entering into its eleventh month. And guess what--no filming activities at this location.

SPOA PRESIDENT MICHAEL E. CARTER LETTER

$4.6 MILLION SPENT ON EXPO HALL AND NO PROGRESS ON ITS INTENDED USE

The sales pitch was to host regional basketball. pickleball and volleyball and other sports events for travel sport teams. Shreveport does not have such a facility, and all the "experts'" touted how many travel dollars are lost to other cities because of this.

HAS TOWN OF GRAMBLING VIOLATED LOUISIANA LAW BY PAYING ATTORNEY RON LATTIER $117,000?

The response to a  public records request to the Town of  Grambling reveals that Shreveport attorney Ron Lattier has been paid a monthly retainer of $6,500 since April of last year. Lattier received two retainer checks in April 2023 and one each through August 2024.

ALL BUT ONE SALES TAXING ENTITY DOWN

By: Ken Krefft • Contributing ColumnistThe City of Shreveport deposited 1.5% more in October than a year ago. Its tally of $13,728,392 brings its YTD sum to $135,621,457, down 1.4% from 2023, when the 10-month collections were $137,551,546.It uses the calendar year as its fiscal year and levies a 2.

$4.6 MILLION SPENT ON EXPO HALL AND NO PROGRESS ON ITS INTENDED USE

The sales pitch was to host regional basketball. pickleball and volleyball and other sports events for travel sport teams. Shreveport does not have such a facility, and all the "experts'" touted how many travel dollars are lost to other cities because of this.

HE WON, AND HE IS MY PRESIDENT BECAUSE I AM AN AMERICAN

By: Prentiss Smith • Contributing ColumnistImmediately after the election, I appeared on a popular morning radio show, and I was surrounded by Republicans who were very happy. I understood their joy, because we always like it when we win, and we hate it when we lose. That’s just the way it is.

IT’S TIME FOR SHREVEPORT TO MOVE ABO OFFICE OUT OF SHREVEPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT

It’s been a source of complaints for many months.It is currently understaffed.It's often not open during the posted hours of operation.It’s not wanted by SPD Chief Wayne Smith.All these factual statements apply to Shreveport's ABO office.