DOES SHREVEPORT COUNCILMAN ALAN JACKSON LIVE IN TEXAS?

Shreveport Councilman Alan Jackson Jr. is the elected representative of council District E. This area is in southwest Shreveport.Jackson was employed at Southern University Shreveport when he was appointed to the Shreveport City Council to replace James Flurry who resigned.Jackson left SUSLA to go...

DOES SHREVEPORT COUNCILMAN ALAN JACKSON LIVE IN TEXAS?

Shreveport Councilman Alan Jackson Jr. is the elected representative of council District E. This area is in southwest Shreveport.Jackson was employed at Southern University Shreveport when he was appointed to the Shreveport City Council to replace James Flurry who resigned.Jackson left SUSLA to go...

GOOD NEWS ON SHREVEPORT'S GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND RATING

Evidently, Shreveport Mayor Arceneaux's recent trip to New York City to meet with bond underwriters was successful!Standard and Poor's has just released the city's bond rating on General Obligation bonds---the BBB­+ rating was maintained.Moody's also released the city's new bond rating.

WHY THE FUSS BY COUNCLWOMAN TAYLOR OVER NORTH MARKET SPD LOCATION?

Goodness...this is an old issue. It started under mayor Ollie Tyler.

BOSSIER'S UDC MUCH LESS RESTRICTIVE THAN SHREVEPORT AND CADDO UDC

A Unified Development Code (UDC) is a single document/ordinance that regulates development in a government jurisdiction.

SMALL BUSINESS INSIGHTS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS REPORT

Reform RecommendationsThe collaboration between Cities Work ,md Lite City of Shreveport centers on the overarching goal of making it cheaper, faster and simpler to start a small business especially for individ­uals who have traditionally been excluded from this sphere in the first place.

WHAT ABOUT A POLICE SUBSTATION IN SOUTHEAST SHREVEPORT?

The Shreveport Police Department Headquarters on Texas Avenue has been the focus of media attention recently--and rightly so. This facility has long been overdue for replacement. Nonetheless, it’s time--no past time--for attention also be directed to locating a substation in Southeast Shreveport.

SHOULD MEMBERS OF MEDIA STAND AT INVOCATIONS AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE?

Meetings of local government bodies--city councils, school boards, commission/police jury-commence with an invocation and the pledge of allegiance. All audience members are asked to stand, if able, for both the invocation and pledge.

SHREVEPORT CITY COUNCIL SHOULD GIVE DIRECTION TO MAYOR ARCENEAUX ON SPD SUBSTATION

The concerns over the reverter clause in the donation by the North Shreveport Business Association (NSBA) to the City of Shreveport of property on North Market for an SPD substation have been well-documented.

ALL NW LA SALES TAXES ARE DOWN!

By: Ken Krefft • Contributing Columnist Each of the 6 major NW LA sales taxing jurisdictions shows a decrease in its September 2024 sales taxes compared to 2023. The 3 Bossier entities reflect big declines while the 3 Caddo bodies have lesser drops.