SHREVEPORT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA VIOLATES OPEN MEETINGS LAW

The purpose of the Louisiana Open Meetings Law is to allow individuals to observe and participate in the deliberations of public bodies.

PURCHASE OF W. 70TH STREET PROPERTY: HOW A POSITIVE TURNED INTO A NEGATIVE

It’s a basic rule of government. And seemingly it’s one that should be well known on the second floor of Government Plaza. Admittedly, the staff of Mayor Adrian Perkins has very little real-world experience in the political world.

ANOTHER INVALID MEETING NOTICE BY THE SHREVEPORT AIRPORT AUTHORITY

JOHN E. SETTLE JRHow long will it take for the Shreveport Airport Authority (SAA) to learn and follow the basic requirements of the Louisiana Open Meetings Law?Why should the SAA administrative staff continue to receive the 13% pay raise when key administrative work is not done correctly?What other...

WHAT IS STATUS OF SHREVEPORT SOUTHERN LAW SCHOOL?

Who knows? A public records request to the Southern Shreveport law school coordinator dated Feb. 2 has not been answered: 1. when is proposed law school to open2. What staff does the law school have to teach3. What construction/improvements must be made before classes can begin?4.

HOW MANY TEUTSCH FAMILY MEMBERS CAN WORIK FOR BOSSIER CITY?

How many family members should be on the Bossier City payroll?Is it a conflict of interest for the Bossier City Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and a Bossier City Fireman to be brother and sister?Is it a conflict of interest for the father of the CAO and a Bossier fireman to be hired to be a...

CADDO COMMISSIONERS JOHNSON AND CHAVEZ TRY TO CLEAR ZONING BACKLOG

JOHN E. SETTLE JRThe delays in obtaining zoning changes and variances in the parish Unified Development Code five mile area have been well documented.Basically, the UDC ordinance requires initial action by the Shreveport Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission.

Was Shreveport council's adoption of MPC ordinance based on proper legal advice?

At its regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 8, the Shreveport City Council adopted an ordinance establishing a (Shreveport) Metropolitan Planning Commission.This ordinance incorporated the provisions of what was referred to as Act 294, which was House Bill 697 sponsored by Rep. Danny McCormick.This...

CADDO SHERIFF PRATOR OPPOSES CONVICTED FELONS TEACHING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

The Louisiana Department of Corrections has a re-entry program (Mister Coffee Bean) sponsored by the Be A Coffee Bean Foundation.

BASIC POLITICAL LESSONS FOR COUNCILMAN ALAN JACKSON

JOHN E. SETTLE JRAt the last Shreveport city council work session, council chair James Green read a statement he titled "The Standard."It basically was a lecture to fellow council members Lavette Fuller and John Nickelson and a self-proclaimed justification for his committee assignments.

OPEN MEETINGS LAW IGNORED BY THE SHREVEPORT AIRPORT AUTHORITY

JOHN E. SETTLE JRTitle 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes is the Open Meetings Law. R.S. 42:13 A.(3 ) defines a "public body" subject to this law to include "airport commissions" and  "any committee or subcommittee" of the same.