WILL CRAWFEST CRASHERS BE ARRESTED FOR ENTERING A PUBLIC PARK WITHOUT PAYING A FEE?

Matt Snyder of Pinpoint Events has obtained a permit from SPAR to utilize a portion of Betty Virginia Park this coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday.Snyder is NOT paying ANY rent to the city.But Snyder IS charging an admission fee into the area he will be using for CRAWFEST.This is a FOR PROFIT event...

WHO AUTHORIZED CHANGE IN POLICY TO ALLOW CRAWFEST TO CHARGE ADMISSION FEES?

The SPAR  special permit application to conduct a mini festival clearly is marked "NO ADMISSION FEES ARE ALLOWED IN CITY PARKS."Guess what?This line was marked out on the approved application for the CRAWFEST 2023.This application estimates attendance to be 10,000 with a maximum peak attendance of...

ARCENEAUX AND AMAZON TO MEET

Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux mentioned at a luncheon last week that he would be meeting with Amazon officials tomorrow, Tuesday.Hopefully he will issue a press release after the meeting. 

CRASHING CRAWFEST, SALES TAX AND ABO PERMITS--MORE QUESTIONS FOR CITY OFFICIALS

Seemingly certain city officials and council members are ok with a public subsidy of a for profit event.

MATT SNYDER MAKES MONEY AND INCONVENIENCES RESIDENTS WITH UPCOMING CRAWFEST

Once again Matt Snyder has a FREE booking of Betty Virginia Park for three days.Yes, getting to use the best Shreveport owned park at NO CHARGE for a weekend.Matt keeps the money--his company is a FOR PROFIT entity if you go to CRAWFEST you must pay to enter.What's next-- a pay to enter Hustler...

WHAT'S THE BIG SECRET ON THE HIGH-SPEED CHASE AND OFFICER SHOOTING/SUSPECT DEATH ON SAT. IN BOSSIER CITY?

The well-publicized event happened this past Sat. late afternoon.A high-speed chase involving the Haughton Police Department, the Bossier Parish Sheriff and the Bossier Police were involved.The incident ended when the vehicle crashed in 2200 block of East Texas Street near Benton Road.The car...

CRAWFEST 2023 IS PRESUMABLY SCHEDULED AT BETTY VIRGINIA PARK ON FRIDAY-SUN, MAR. 17-19!

This FOR-PROFIT event is the only FOR-PROFIT event allowed to use a Shreveport park that is surrounded on all four sides for a festival--much less a three-day festival.

CRAWFEST ALCOHOL PERMIT ALLOWS LIMITED SALES AT EVENT WITH NONE ON FRIDAY!

CRAWFEST 2023 is presumably scheduled at Betty Virginia Park on Friday-Sun, Mar. 17-19.This FOR-PROFIT event is the only FOR-PROFIT event allowed to use a Shreveport park that is surrounded on all four sides for a festival--much less a three-day festival.

CADDO COMMISSIONER EPPERSON CHAMPIONS BOOK FREEDOM AT CADDO LIBRARIES

HAT'S OFF to Caddo Commissioner Ken Epperson for inviting Shreve Memorial Library Executive Director John Tuggle to address the Commission at its work session on Mon.Tuggle explained the library's policies on reading guidelines for publications that some consider to be "controversial."The library...

SHREVE LIBRARY SYSTEM’S POLICIES REFLECT EVERYONE’S INTERESTS

By: John A. Tuggle • Executive Director • Shreve Memorial Library Attorney General Jeff Landry started an interesting conversation statewide this week with his Protecting Innocence document, along with his press conference announcing its release.