CRAWFEST NEEDS TO MOVE TO FESTIVAL PLAZA

JOHN E. SETTLE JRThis weekend Crawfest will be held at Betty Virginia Park.

WORDS MAY HAVE DIFFERENT MEANINGS TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE

It’s true: Words may have different meanings to different people.Think about it."Bad" can mean unacceptable, like in "bad" behavior."Bad" can also mean acceptable, like "that's not bad."How about the word "nice"?"Nice" can mean very good, like "wow, that's nice.""Nice" can also mean very bad, like...

IS MAYOR CHANDLER THE ONLY LEGAL CHICKEN IN BOSSIER CITY NOW?

JOHN E. SETTLE JRNot surprisingly, the Bossier City council literally chickened out yesterday at its meeting.A proposed ordinance to allow up to six chickens but no roosters was on the agenda.The council voted unanimously to defeat the chicken proposal.No doubt some Bossier residents  have some...

SHREVEPORT WATER BILL INSERT RAISING EYEBROWS OF SOME SHREVEPORTERS

John E. Settle, Jr.Opening one's water bill has not been much fun since the rates increases were implemented to pay for Shreveport's compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency Consent Decree.For those that cringe in despair as the open the spiffy envelope from Department of Water & Sewer,...

TANGELA SILVIE NOMINATED FOR SHREVEPORT AIRPORT BOARD

JOHN E. SETTLE JRShreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins has nominated Tangela Hampton Silvie to the Shreveport Airport Authority Board of Directors. The nomination can be confirmed by the Shreveport City Council at its March 22d meeting.Silvie is nominated for a five year term.

WILL EVERY SHREVEPORT COUNCIL DISTRICT GET $1 MILLION FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS?

The Shreveport city council is expected to vote on a special appropriation for street improvements in District A at its next meeting on Tues.

LAURA NEUBERT WELL QUALIFIED FOR CADDO TEMPORARY PLANNING/ZONING COMMISSION

The Caddo Commission is slated to appoint five members to the Caddo Parish Temporary Planning and Zoning Commission at its meeting on Thurs. of this week.Commissioners have nominated eight persons for the five-member board.This Board is needed to hear zoning/variance cases that have been filed...

WHO ELSE COULD RUN FOR SHREVEPORT MAYOR THIS YEAR?

It’s a long time until the qualifying dates for the mayor, city council, and school boards races this year: July 20-22.

CHANDLER NEEDS TO PUBLICLY ADDRESS SOUTH BOSSIER SPORTRAN ISSUE

To say the Sunday headlines of the Shreveport Times bordered on sensationalism may be an understatement: "Waiting For A Lift”Are race and class issues playing a part in the new Bossier bus route?"SPORTRAN chief executive officer Dinero Washington wants to expand free SPORTRAN bus routes to south...

A PRIMER FOR SHREVEPORT CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES

This year's Shreveport City Council races will have several contested races. For the newcomers jumping into a council race, here are some suggestions. This list is not exclusive, but it covers many points that may/may not be known.