WAS GRAYSON BOUCHER ACTUALLY ELECTED AS CHAIR OF THE SHREVEPORT CITY COUNCIL?

Yes, the plot thickens on what was legally decided at the first meeting of the new Shreveport city council on Sat.

CITIZENS IN DISTRICTS B, C AND G CAN NOT CONTACT COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES ON CITY EMAILS

On Sat.

IS TABATHA TAYLOR NOW THE ACTING CHAIR OF SHREVEPORT CITY COUNCIL?

Maybe yes, and maybe no.The newly installed city council held its first meeting after their inauguration on Dec. 31.The primary purpose of the required meeting is to elect a council chair and vice chair.At the initial meeting James Green was nominated as chair.

NEW SHREVEPORT CITY COUNCIL STARTS OFF WITH OPEN MEETINGS LAW VIOLATION

The Louisiana Open Meetings law has several provisions.One of the most important is the requirement of 24 hours written notice of any meeting of a public body.The new Shreveport city council had a special noon meeting on Sat.

THE NEW CITY COUNCIL OWES THE NEW MAYOR AN EXTENDED HONEYMOON

By noon on Saturday, Dec. 31, Shreveport will have a new mayor and a new council.Tom  Arceneaux, the new mayor, is no stranger to city hall, having served eight years on the council. Grayson Boucher, James Green, Tabatha Taylor and Alan Jackson served on the 2022 council.

NEW MAYOR ARCENEAUX AND STAFF SHOULD HOLD UP ON ALL CITY CONTRACTS

This is advice from the peanut gallery. And yes, it starts even before Mayor-Elect Tom Arceneaux takes office on Sat.

SNOWMAGEDDON AND CHRISTMAS FREEZE SHOULD FORCE EXAMINATION OF BASIC SHREVEPORT PRIORITIES

The fundamental purpose of local government to provide basic public services. The short list is clean water, public safety, streets, and roads, functioning sewer services, garbage and trash pickup.

BIG ISSUE FOR NEW MAYOR AND COUNCIL IS AN OLD ONE--MARDI GRAS PARADES

Get ready mayor-elect Tom Arceneaux and new council members-elect Gary Brooks, Jim Taliaferro and Ursula Bowman for the annual brouhaha over the Shreveport Mardi Gras parades.The issues each year are basically the same:1. What will be the parade routes.2.

WHAT I LEARNED AT ARCENEAUX'S FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE AS MAYOR-ELECT

A relaxed press conference is a fun experience for a news reporter. Casual conversation before and after the cameras are turned off gives insight into the attitude of the officials.Mayor-elect Tom Arceneaux’s first presser was at his campaign headquarters on Line Avenue.

CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST CITY OF SHREVEPORT ON WATER METERS ENDS

In March of 2021 a Shreveport judge awarded nearly $10 million in damages to the plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit alleging the misreading and misbilling of Shreveport water customers.