BOSSIER CITY TEEN BECOMES NORTHWEST LOUISIANA’S FIRST FEMALE EAGLE SCOUT

Bossier City teen Haley Henderson received her Eagle Scout rank on Aug. 8 at a Court of Honor at Asbury United Methodist Church, becoming the first female Eagle Scout in northwest Louisiana, a prestigious achievement attained by some of the country’s most noteworthy figures.“Earning the rank of...

PUBLIC HEARING FOR LA 3132 (INNER LOOP) EXTENSION SCHEDULED

The Northwest Louisiana Council of Governments (NLCOG) and the LA 3132 Stage 1 Environmental Study Project Team will hold an open house-style public hearing to discuss the results of the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the LA 3132 (Inner Loop) Extension project in Caddo Parish.All interested...

THIS WEEK'S FOCUS SB/The Inquisitor

Here's what you will miss unless you get this issue:Chris Giordano--president of The State Fair of Louisiana3 pages of Maggie Martin covering Krewe of Justinian and Krew of Gemini coronations--last week Krewe of Gemini (yes we have plenty of those issues if you missed!)Recall effort against Bossier...

10 LARGEST CITIES IN LOUISIANA--2020 CENSUS

Try to navigate the U.S. Census sight (Census.com) is a nightmare, so say the least.A website Word Population Review reports the following information on Louisiana cities and change in growth from 2010 to 2021.

2020 CENSUS SHOWS GROWTH BOSSIER AND DESOTO, DECLINES IN CADDO AND WEBSTER PARISHES

The Baton Rouge Advocate reports that only 19 Louisiana parishes grew in population between 2010 and 2020.

WHAT WILL KING DAVID DO TO SHOW HIS REAR NEXT TUESDAY?

It’s like a bad comedy show, a really bad comedy show.Bossier Councilman David Montgomery is on a mission to give Bossier Mayor Tommy Chandler a hard time -- as in obstructionist -- at each Bossier council meeting.

NO EASY SOLUTION FOR TRUCK PARKING IN NEIGHBORHOODS, VACANT STOREFRONTS, AND EMPTY LOTS

If looking at big trucks and trailers is your hobby, then you have plenty of viewing opportunities in Shreveport! Just drive the main arteries and look for vacant lots and empty storefronts, and voila!

SHREVEPORT CITY COUNCIL ZOOM MEETING A BIG BUST AND ILL ADVISED

Tuesday’s Shreveport City Council meeting evidenced all the wrong things about ZOOM governmental meetings for many obvious reasons.Initially, there were no valid reasons for the ZOOM meeting from the perspective of COVID health concerns.

TIFS ARE ON THE WAY FOR NORTH CADDO ALONG VACANT I-49 INTERCHANGES

JOHN E. SETTLE Jr. Editor Focus SB News Tax incentive financing (TIF) is a public financing method that is used as a subsidy for redevelopment, infrastructure and other community-improvement projects.Through the use of TIF, a governmental entity typically diverts future property tax increases from...

LOCAL TAX RECEIPTS HIT AN ALL-TIME HIGH

KEN KREFFTContributing ColumnistShreveport has a 2.75% sales tax. For July 2021 those receipts hit an all-time high for a month -- $13,810,977.61. The previous record was April this year -- $13,756,900.02.