COURT ORDER STOPS BCPD CHIEF MCWILLIAMS HEARING

COURT ORDER STOPS BCPD CHIEF MCWILLIAMS HEARING By JOHN E. SETTLE JR.Editor/PublisherA court order has stopped the Bossier City Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board from hearing an appeal by Bossier Police Chief Shane McWilliams.The order was signed on Tuesday, Nov. 30, and it enjoined the...

CITY SALES TAXES TOP 2020’S WITH A MONTH TO GO

KEN KREFFTContributing ColumnistThe city of Shreveport's 2.75% sales tax receipts for November were $12,573,666.90. The year-to-date total is $135,010,677.57. In 2020, the yearly total was $127,214,946.91, though 11 months’ collections are far ahead -- $7,795,730.66 ahead -- of all of 2020.

REVIEW OF CANDIDATES FOR VACANT SHREVEPORT COUNCIL SEAT

Ten people submitted their resumes for selection by the Shreveport city council votes to fill the District E seat vacated by the resignation of James Flurry.The council heard from these applicants at a special meeting on Thursday, Dec. 2.The Shreveport City Charter requires that an individual must...

DUE DILIGENCE NEEDED ON CANDIDATES FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT E SEAT

James Flurry resigned as the council representative for District E.Nine candidates applied for the position.

PROPOSED SHREVEPORT RENTAL DWELLING UNIT ORDINANCE HEADED BACK TO MPC

The Shreveport city council agenda for the Tues. Dec. 14 meeting includes on second reading a Rental Dwelling Unit Registration Program (RDUR) ordinance.

HOW CAN SHREVEPORT CADDO MPC BOARD VOTE ON LIQUOR MORATORIUM?

On Oct. 26 the Shreveport City Council passed a resolution encouraging the Shreveport Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) "to place a moratorium on the issuance of any occupational licenses and certificates of occupancy for liquor stores/retail sales of alcohol-liquor, other than renewals,...

SHREVE MEMORIAL LIBRARY AND SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER AGREEMENT

In July a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) was entered into by and between Shreve Memorial Library, Southern University Law Center, the city of Shreveport and the parish of Caddo concerning the establishment of a satellite law center at the downtown Shreve Memorial Library building in the 400...

SHREVEPORT'S EXPO HALL MAY BECOME INDOOR SPORTS COMPLEX

Shreveport's Expo Hall has been a long-time empty box building on Clyde Fant Parkway.Its useful life as an exposition hall ended with the construction of the Shreveport Convention Center on Market Street.Expo Hall had a limited renaissance when leased to private individuals for movie productions.

PARENTS MUST HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD

JON GLOVERContributing ColumnistHelp!Oh, how I wish many would come together and help reshape the lives of our boys and girls academically here in Caddo Parish.Sitting in the last two sessions of the Caddo Parish School Board meetings -- work session and regular meeting -- were parents as far as...

HOW MUCH COMMISSION MONEY BENEFITED CAWTHORNE?

Lynn Cawthorne served as a Caddo commissioner from Sept. 17, 2015, until his resignation on Nov. 8.