TICKETS FOR ‘THE SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY’ ARE NOW ON SALE

Tickets are now on sale for an SLT all-star table reading of the southern comedy “The Savannah Sipping Society.” This will be SLT’s first virtual event for online viewing on Oct. 3 and 4.

WHY NO MONEY TO FUND DISPARITY STUDY BY CADDO SCHOOL BOARD?

On Oct. 13 the Shreveport city council will vote on a resolution to authorize Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins to execute a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) for fund a disparity study.The other parties to the CEA are the Caddo Parish School Board (CPSB), Caddo Parish and the Caddo-Bossier...

THIS IS HOW YOUR GOVERNMENT MAKES SAUSAGE: NEW INTERSTATE SERVICE ROAD?

JOHN PERKINSI attend Northwest Louisiana Council of Governments (NLCOG) meetings. I am interested in how our Infrastructure system became so fouled up.

PIPES SEEKS TO CURB LOCAL VIOLENCE

KERRY M. KIRSPEL FOCUS SBViolent crimes have dominated the news in recent months, and it sometimes seems as if nothing is being done successfully to stem the tide of violence in our community and in our nation.But one man has made it his goal to put violence on hold locally.

WHAT WILL BE THE COST TO SHREVEPORT AND BOSSIER CITY FOR LED LIGHTING OF TEXAS STREET BRIDGE?

On Oct. 13 the Shreveport City Council will vote on a resolution to authorize Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins to execute a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) with the Red River Waterway District (Waterway Commission) for the installation of LED decorative lighting and roadway lights on the Texas...

LISTEN UP: THE WIND WAS PRESENT, THE RAIN WAS PRESENT, BUT THE STORM WAS GONE!

BILLY ROY WAYNEDuring Hurricane Laura, I sat in my dining area looking out the window. I made my coffee stronger than usual that morning.The fierce winds and heavy rain beat down upon my home.

CANDIDATES MOUTON & WOOD--SOCIAL SECURITY OR JUDGESHIP?

There are 3 candidates for an open judgeship on the Shreveport city court: Emily Settle Merckle, Edward Mouton, and Paul Wood.The judges will take office on Jan. 1.Wood will be 62 on Jan. 9.  He can draw social security on his birthday.Mouton will be 64 in March of next year.

IF PERKINS GOES TO D.C., WHO RUNS THE CITY?

JOHN E. SETTLE JR.It’s a question that has not been discussed much by local politicos.Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins is a candidate for the U.S. Senate. If elected, he must resign as mayor of Shreveport.If Perkins loses his Senate race, he still could be headed to the nation's capital.

GOOD IDEA TO PUMP WATER OUT OF CROSS LAKE FOR DRILLING?

That is not the exact question the Shreveport Infrastructure Committee will consider at its meeting tomorrow (Tues. at 1:30 pm).But the impact of  pumping 375 million gallons of water from Shreveport's water supply will certianly be an overriding consideration in the committee's deliberations.

DOES CADDO SCHOOLS HAVE A PLAN FOR PHASE 3?

By JON GLOVERIn mid-March 2020, forced by the COVID-19, the Caddo Parish school system started what would be the new norm for education in the parish.  It was unconventional.  It would be a challenge for everyone. It was the new style of teaching, learning done with technology using Chromebooks.