OP ED: More on Shreveport de-annexation

JOHN PERKINSContributing Columnist“If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” – Will RogersThanks, I enjoyed reading your thoughts on news that folks in the Ellerbe Road area are again considering de-annexing from Shreveport. Many there feel the burden of high taxes. Don’t we all?

Status report: Win $100, register security camera with RTCC

FOCUS SB/The Inquisitor "Help Solve Crimes ... register security cameras ... win $100" campaignThe campaign started Oct. 15, 2021, to encourage businesses to register security cameras with Shreveport's Real Time Center.FOCUS SB posted $1,000, an anonymous donation provided $1,000, and Caddo Judge...

SHREVEPORT/CADDO: HARD QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED

This is the topic of the comments I will make tomorrow--Tues. 1 Feb.--at the Caddo Republican Party luncheon at Superior Grill , 6123 Line Ave, at noon.I will address:1. The Shreveport MPC2. The Caddo UDC/MPC3.Shreveport Airport Authority4. New councilman Alan Jackson5.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT GREEN PLAYS BIG TIME POLITICS WITH COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

It’s an old political maxim: "To the victor go the spoils".The latest incarnation of this reality is the committee appointments of new Shreveport council president James Green.John Nickelson was the 2021 chair of the Audit and Finance Committee.

FORD STREET AND THE CADDO PARISH COMMISSION'S UPCOMING RIGHT-SIZING VOTE

JOHN E. SETTLE JRThe Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development (DOTD) has a "right-sizing" highway program, which is technically known as the Road Transfer Program.The DOTD website states that Louisiana owns over 27% of the public road mileage in the state.

AIRPORT AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TUCKER RESIGNS 

Stephanie Tucker the interim director has resigned her position -- reportedly as of today, Friday Jan.28.Tucker is from New Orleans and she rented a residence in Shreveport. Her husband never moved to Shreveport.

Councilman Nickelson's request for legislative audit

OP ED: Perkins administration gets it right, removing 'interim' from Chief Smith’s title  

PRENTISS SMITHContributing ColumnistChief Wayne Smith has caught up with the car, now what does he do with it? In other words, he got the job. He is now the face of the Shreveport Police Department, something he has dreamed about for years.

OP ED: CADDO COMMISSIONER JACKSON: OPEN MOUTH INSERT FOOT, AGAIN

John E. Settle, Jr.Focus SBAt the last meeting of the Caddo Commission on Thurs. Jan.20, Caddo commissioner Steven Jackson talked a lot, like almost incessantly on almost every agenda topic. As is his practice, he often mistates facts and misinterpetes legislation.

RED RIVER WATERWAY COMMISSION UPDATES CADDO PARISH COMMISSION

Fri, 01/21/2022 - 12:00amColin Brown, executive director of the Red River Waterway-Commission, recently provided a written update on the Red River Waterway Commission to the Caddo Parish Commission.• The Red River Waterway Commission is the local sponsor of the J. Bennett Johnston Navigation...