EARLY VOTING UP IN BOSSIER AND CADDO PARISHES

Wow! Early voting in Louisiana ended Tues. Oct. 27 and the numbers are in for both absentee and in person voting. Early voting in Bossier Parish was up over 2016 by 229 percent. In Caddo the number was up by 175 percent. Bossier Parish early voters numbered 27,662.

MOUTON CAMPAIGN: $58,700 IN LOANS THROUGH OCT. 14

Edward Mouton is a candidate for Shreveport City Judge. His opponents are Emily Merckle and Paul Wood.The latest campaign report filed by Mouton is for the period of Sept. 25 through Oct. 14.The report shows loans in that period of $5600.

WOOD CAMPAIGN: $73,000 IN LOAN THROUGH OCT. 14

Paul Wood is a candidate for Shreveport City Judge. His opponents are Emily Merckle  and Edward Mouton.The latest campaign report filed by Wood is for the period of Sept. 25 through Oct. 14.The report shows loans in that period of $25,000.

REVISION - - BYRD, VICTORY AND WINCHELL–LATEST CAMPAIGN REPORTS

Edwin Byrd, Chris Victory and Mary Winchell are vying for an open seat on the Caddo District court bench.The latest campaign reports cover the period from Sept. 25 through Oct. 14. Byrd had contributions in excess of $19,500.  He had expenditures of $38,000.

BIG BUCKS BEING SPENT ON JUDICIAL ELECTIONS

There are three open judgeships in Caddo Parish.

SHREVEPORT OPERA RETURNS TO RIVERVIEW THEATRE

The Shreveport Opera is the first arts organization to perform in Riverview Theatre during the COVD pandemic. The Shreveport Opera Xpress (SOX) will have an "Evening of Opera and Broadway Favorites on Friday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. The performance will last an hour.

SHBA - HERO LUNCHEON

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SETTLE TALK : BETTER SEATING MAY BE ON THE WAY FOR RIVERVIEW THEATRE?

Hope is said to spring eternal.My  hope is  that in the near future my knees will not be in my face when i attend Riverview Theatre.Like all the other art  patrons who sat on the ground floor of the newly remodeled theatre last fall, i went home disappointed.

SETTLE TALK: HEARTBREAK LOOMS FOR MOST LOCAL POLITICAL CANDIDATES

JOHN E. SETTLE JR. EDITOR / PUBLISHERMark it down.Nov. 3 will be a long, long day for local political candidates.Caddo Clerk of Court Mike Spence says election returns should be complete by 10 p.m. but could be as late as 11 p.m.Candidates have been living in a tunnel for months focused on their...