CADDO DA STEWART FILES TO REMOVE CADDO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SMITH IVERSON FROM OFFICE

Caddo District Attorney James Stewart has filed litigation to declare the Caddo School Board District 7 seat vacant.Barbara Smith Iverson currently holds that board seat.The lawsuit alleges that Smith Iverson is not a resident of the district.See column posted on Feb. 7 concerning Smith Iverson's...

SHREVEPORT MPC SHOULD RE-ADVERTISE RFP FOR MASTER PLAN UPDATE AT TOMRROW'S MEETING

The Shreveport Planning Commission, not to be confused with the Caddo Planning and Zoning Commission, meets tomorrow (Wed.) at 3 p.m. in the chambers at Government Plaza.The agenda includes the approval of a contract for an update study on the 2030 Master Plan.A Request for Proposal (RFP) was...

SHREVEPORT CHAMBER LETTER TO MPC ON MASTER PLAN RFP

OUR NEW LOOK FOR LOCAL TOURISM

By: Liz Swaine • Executive Director • Downtown Development Authority The Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau (SBCTB) announced the new look and feel today, along with information gathered over the course of more than a year.This is important stuff.

SHREVEPORT COUNCILMAN GREEN CLAIMS IMMUNITY ON DEFAMATORY REMARKS

Shreveport Councilman James Green has been sued by this writer for defamation.The city of Shreveport is paying his legal fees.During a council meeting Green stated that I tried to seduce council member Tabatha Taylor, that I chased young, female reporters out of the council chambers regularly, and...

Caddo Commissioner Burrell Shares His I-49 ICC Letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Buttigieg

Dear Secretary Buttigieg,I am the Honorable Roy Burrell. I served the people of District 2 from 2004 to 2016 as their Louisiana State Representative, and before that I served my community as a District G Shreveport City Councilman (1996-2003) in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

STATEMENT BY MAYOR TOM ARCENEAUX REGARDING AMENDMENT TO SMOKE-FREE ORDINANCE

ALLENDALE STRONG MPC PRESENTATION VERY UNCONSTRUCTIVE FOR MANY REASONS STARTING WITH THE MPC CHAIRMAN

I had high hopes for the meeting held yesterday afternoon.I promoted the meeting by sending out the Allendale Strong press release about the meeting on two consecutive days to over 4500 email addresses.I have previously published op eds by those in opposition to the I-49 intercity connector and...

WHY DOES HENRY WHITEHORN WANT TO BE THE NEXT CADDO SHERIFF?

Former Shreveport Police Chief, former Louisiana State Police Chief, and former Shreveport Chief Administrative Officer Henry Whitehorn is expected to announce his candidacy to become the nextCaddo Sheriff.Here are some questions that should be posed to Whitehorn if he qualifies:1.

CADDO COMMISSIONER JACKSON WITHDRAWS MOTION TO RECUSE JUDGE STINSON

Caddo Commissioner Steven Jackson has pending charges of impersonating a law enforcement officer in Benton.Judge Doug Stinson is the judge assigned to the case.After his arraignment on this felony charge, Jackson then filed a motion to recuse Judge Stinson alleging bias.The recusal hearing was set...