TERMS OF DONATION OF DOWNTOWN LIBRARY TO CHAMBER NEED MAJOR WORK

The proposed donation of the downtown library to the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce is a good idea...IF  the city's interest are protected. Unfortunately the proposed Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) is insufficient in several aspects.1.

CADDO COMMISSIONER CAWTHORNE'S RESIGNATION DELAY SHOULD BE A FACTOR IN HIS SENTENCING

Last Thurs. (Nov. 4) Caddo Commissioner Lynn Cawthorne attended what will hopefully be his last Commission meeting.  The next day (Friday) after the Commission meeting  Cawthorne plead guilty to two felony offenses.

HOW LONG WILL CADDO COMMISSIONER CAWTHORNE HOLD HIS SEAT AND GET PAID?

Caddo Commissioner Lynn Cawthorne plead guilty on Friday to federal felony charges of wire fraud and to aiding and assisting in making and submitting false tax return.The Caddo Charter says that a Commissioner shall forfeit his office upon conviction.

CAWTHORNE TRIAL STILL A GO

Fri, 11/05/2021 - 12:00amThe wheels of justice have been turning slowly when it comes to Lynn Cawthorne’s, white-collar crime case in Shreveport’s federal court for the Western District of Louisiana.Caddo Commissioner Lynn Cawthorne was indicted in December 2019 on charges of aiding and assisting...

MARLENE YU MUSEUM and THE SANCTUARY APARTMENTS ARE  $100 WINNERS

The Marlene Yu Museum in downtown has registered their security cameras with Shreveport's Real Time Crime Center.  They are at the old YWCA on Travis Street.The Sanctuary apartment complex on Valley Drive has a full camera integration with the Real Time Crime Center.

SALES TAX REVENUES EASILY SUPPORT A PUBLIC SAFETY PAY RAISE

KEN KREFFTContributing ColumnistThe city of Shreveport's 10 months' sales tax receipts are running at a record pace. October's $13,297,236 gives a YTD total of $122,437,016. This sum is 16.7% over 2020's 10-month figure of $104,897,747.

COME JAN. 1, WHO WILL REGULATE ZONING IN SHREVEPORT AND CADDO PARISH?

JOHN E. SETTLE JREditor/PublisherState Representative Danny McCormick successfully enacted House Bill 697 in the 2020 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature. The bill effectively gutted the Shreveport-Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission (SCMPC).The bill becomes effective on Jan. 1, 2022.

FORMER BOSSIER COUNCILMAN OPPOSES PROPOSED CLOSURE OF OLD SHED ROAD RAIL CROSSING

JOHN E. SETTLE JREditor/PublisherThe Bossier City Council meeting on Tuesday featured an extended discussion by the council and members of the public over the proposed closing of the Old Shed Road rail crossing.

BOSSIER COUNCIL, LED BY DARBY, VOTES DOWN MONTGOMERY FOR A WELCOME CHANGE

By JOHN E. SETTLE JR.Editor/PublisherEveryone knows the trains run in Bossier City regularly, and that they basically take their own sweet time when it comes to blocking traffic on Shed Road, East Texas and Barksdale Boulevard.But it’s a rare day indeed that a Bossier councilman gets “trained,” as...

WITH ONLINE GAMING, IS IT TIME TO POST ODDS FOR SHREVEPORT'S NEXT MAYOR?

Goodness, it’s not even Thanksgiving, and some bored politicos are setting odds who will run for Shreveport mayor next year. It may be a little early to start talking about turkeys, but then in the political arena, there is usually an abundance of them.