PAY THE ENTIRE HEALTH PREMIUM FOR PUBLIC SAFETY

KEN KREFFTContributing ColumnistAs I stated in my remarks at the Sept. 10 Public Safety Committee meeting, I believe that the city of Shreveport should pay 100% of the monthly health-care premium for the police and fire departments.

SHREVEPORT SUES WASTE HAULERS NOT USING WOOLWORTH LANDFILL

The city of Shreveport has just filed litigation in Caddo district court against Live Oak Environmental, Waste Connections Bayou, Bayou Belle Waste, Louisiana Environmental Services, Get Rid Of IT America, and Waste Options for failing to comply with a city ordinance requiring the dumping of solid...

SHREVEPORT SUES WASTE HAULERS NOT USING WOOLWORTH LANDFILL

The city of Shreveport has just filed litigation in Caddo district court against Live Oak Environmental, Waste Connections Bayou, Bayou Belle Waste, Louisiana Environmental Services, Get Rid Of IT America, and Waste Options for failing to comply with a city ordinance requiring the dumping of solid...

GIVING FREE MONEY IS BAD IDEA WITHOUT EMPLOYMENT OR EDUCATION COMPONENT ATTACHED

PRENTISS SMITH Contributing Columnist Recently, the Shreveport City Council voted to implement a guaranteed income program that will give $600 dollars to some of the poorest households in Shreveport.

OMG--THE CADDO COMMISSION CAN MEET IN OPEN SESSION

The Caddo Commission has been meeting by ZOOM in recent months. They are the ONLY public body in north Louisiana that has failed to have open session meeting.

QUESTIONS FOR CADDO COMMISSION ON PROPOSED TIF IN NORTH SHREVEPORT

The Caddo Commission is currently considering the creation of a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district in north Shreveport along North Market Street that would encompass the new Amazon facility.The proposed TIF would be NOT impose an additional sales or ad valorem taxes.

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH BUYS THE OLD DOWNTOWN BUS STATION

The bus station on Fannin Street located between the Second Circuit Court of Appeals building and the U.S. Federal Building was conveyed on Sept. 7 by Greyhound Lines, Inc. to The Congregation of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Inc.The listed purchase price was " $10 and other good and valuable...

CADDO COMMISSION APPROPRIATES $432,000 TO GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAM FROM AMERICAN RESCUE FUNDS

ADDITIONAL RESEARCH: The Caddo Commission approved the appropriation of $432,000 to the Guaranteed Income Program in the Aug. 5 meeting this year. Presumably this is part of the $450,000 from non-city funds.The Shreveport City Council is set to pass  a resolution at its Tues.

GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAM FOR SHREVEPORT - WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

The Shreveport City Council is set to pass  a resolution at its Tues. Sept 28 meeting authorizing Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a  Shreveport Guaranteed Income Pilot Program.

Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana recognized in Top 10 for Skills to Succeed Challenge

During the first quarter of 2021, in the midst of the COVID pandemic, Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana (GINLA) competed with other Goodwill Industries offices from across the county in the Skills to Succeed Academy Challenge.