WHY NOT LET OAK MEADOWS APARTMENTS BURN TO THE GROUND?

As of yesterday, the abandoned Oak Meadows Apartments have caught fire NINE times this year. This was the fourth fire this month.Each fire response is very expensive to the City. Personnel wages, use of expensive equipment, water utilized, and the potential for injury to firemen are costly.

REVISED: NUCLEAR POWER PLANT COMING TO BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE?

The electric power issue this past weekend highlighted the need for more electricity generation, more distribution capacity, and better conservation.At the press conference at Foster Campbell's office the need for nuclear power was listed as an alternative to replace fossil fuel power...

CORRECTION: BOSSIER PARISH SCHOOL EMPLOYEE SALARY RECORDS OMIT SIX-FIGURE SALARIES

Written By: Emilee Calametti • The Center SquareThe salary records of Bossier Parish school employees for 2024 omit all six-figure salaries, but despite the missing numbers, the salaries of present and former employees listed total more than $153 million.

WHO DROPPED THE BALL ON RECENT SWEPCO OUTAGE

Slowly, the real story is being pieced together on why 30,000 households lost electricity Saturday and Sunday--some up to 7 hours.A news conference this morning with Public Service Commissioner  Foster Campbell and the  head cheeses of SWEPCO and Southwest Power Pool (SPP) revealed many facts, but...

ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES--THE LEGAL REALITIES OF TAX SALES AND UNOPENED SUCCESSIONS

Many Louisiana governmental entities own by default adjudicated tax sale properties. Here is how this happens: 1.The "original" owner of the property fails to pay the taxes 2. The property then goes to a tax sale 3. No one buys the property at the tax sale 4.

LOUISIANA STATE BULDING HOUSING JUVENILES!

BY PAT GILLEY • Contributing ColumnistWe have a serious problem right here in our midst. Most of you probably have no idea of the issue. But there are many in our community who do know, but are too embarrassed to talk about it. Like the prover­bial "elephant in the room," no one dared to mention it.

SHREVEPORT HAS COLLECTED $41M IN TAXES, ANTICIPATES $163M FOR THE YEAR

By: Emilee Calametti | The Center Square March financials for Shreveport show the city collected over $12 million in sales and use taxes for the month.

KTBS BACKTRACKS ON MISLEADING NEWS STORY ON 1,100 JOBS COMING TO SHREVEPORT

The headline on a KTBS news story on Tuesday promised 1,000 new jobs coming to Shreveport.

IS KTBS NEWS STORY ON PLATINUM HITS ENTERTAINMENT BOGUS?

The headline on the KTBS website is certainly catchy--"1,000 Entertainment Jobs Coming to Shreveport-Bossier." The first paragraph states that  Platinum Hits Entertainment Inc. is opening  a new branch office in the Shreveport-Bossier area, bringing 1,000 jobs to the area.

RV IN HIGHLAND ALLEY REPORTED TO BE A DEN OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITY

At yesterday's Public Safety Committee meeting, Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith identified a new challenge for law enforcement.A recent sweep in the Highland in Operation Blue seeking homeless occupying vacant property revealed an abandoned RV in an alley.