MAYOR-ELECT ARCENEAUX TRANSITION TEAM COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS RELEASED

The days are getting shorter and shorter until mayor-elect Tom Arceneaux becomes the sworn in mayor.Today's press release from "Tom Arceneaux Shreveport Mayor" named the Administrative Transition Committee.

RUMORS ON WHY SHREVEPORT CITY TAX NOTICES HAVE YET TO BE RECEIVED IN THE MAIL

Now that the Shreveport elections are finally over, the local rumor mill has been somewhat slow. But the unexplained late mailing of the Shreveport city tax notices has provided some fuel for the political hot stove.Here is the latest list of excuses:1. The city failed to post the proper postage.2.

WHAT YOU MISSED AT SHREVEPORT'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING YESTERDAY

The Shreveport city council meeting on Tues. Dec. 12 was interesting for many reasons.

CITY OF SHREVEPORT SUES COMPANIES FOR UNDERSTATING AMOUNT OF WASTE DISPOSED AT WOOLWORTH LANDFILL

Three Texas companies based in Waskom Texas with the same ownership are named defendants in a major lawsuit filed by the City of Shreveport.Two of these companies haul and dispose of "contaminated sand soil", "industrial sludge" and "oil field waste".

SHREVEPORT PROPERTY TAXES --THE GOOD AND THE BAD

Many Shreveport residents have contacted me concerning the fact that they had not yet gotten their 2022 Shreveport ad valorem tax notices.Caddo Parish ad valorem tax notices arrived the first week of this month.Property owners in Bossier Parish received their tax notices the first week of the month.

ARCENEAUX OUTLINES TRANSITION PLANS, SETS DATE TO ANNOUNCE TRANSITION TEAM

Mayor-Elect Tom Arceneaux has released early plans for his transition to the Office of the Mayor.Plans include the final selection and confirmation of transition team members, the review of transition documents provided by current Mayor Adrian Perkins and key meetings with the...

DO ELECTED BODIES NEED TO HEAR STACY BROWN READ A POWERPOINT FOR OVER 20 MINUTES AT UPCOMING MEETINGS?

Get ready Shreveport City Council, Bossier City council and Bossier Police Jury.It’s that time of the year when the Shreveport Bossier Tourist & Convention Center executive director Stacy Brown will be bringing her "look how good we are" dog and pony show to one of your upcoming meetings.The trial...

THE SHREVEPORT MAYOR'S RACE HAS CREATED MORE DIVISIVENESS THAN UNITY

Unfortunately, it's true.The last few weeks of this year's mayor's race became ugly, as in real ugly.Racial divisiveness started when the primary ended with two candidates standing -- a white Republican and a black Democrat.The endorsements of three past black mayors for one candidate and the...

A 'WILD' SHREVEPORT ELECTION ENDS SATURDAY WHEN GREG TARVER OR TOM ARCENEAUX WILL BE MAYOR

By: Tyler BridgesNOLA.COM Based on recent history, Greg Tarver should be coasting to victory Saturday to be the next mayor of Shreveport, the state’s third largest city.Like Tarver, the current mayor and his two predecessors have all been Black Democrats, and...

DOES THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT REALLY NEED A CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER?

I say "No".I said that when the position was created to accommodate a prior chief administrative officer (CAO), who was not qualified for the position and clearly cut not "cut the mustard", needed to be replaced by Mayor Adrian Perkins.Rather than terminate the CAO or name her to a position...