ARE WE ABOUT TO LOSE ANOTHER MALL— AGAIN?

JON GLOVER CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST“Economic forces eventually conspired against South Park Mall. As AT&T and GM began pulling out of Shreveport, South Park Mall began to feel the effects. Montgomery Ward closed in 1999. JC Penney closed the following year.

HISTORIC TAX CREDITS — GOOD FOR NORTH LOUISIANA, GOOD FOR THE STATE

LIZ SWAINE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY DOWNTOWN SHREVEPORT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONEveryone has a favorite tool.

FULLER EXPLAINS HER RESOLUTION REQUESTING DOJ INVESTIGATION

Shreveport council woman Levette Fuller is sponsoring a  resolution requesting that the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division( DOJ) initiate a pattern or practice investigation into whether there are systematic violations of the Constitution or federal law by the Shreveport Police Department.

COUNCILMAN BOWMAN INTRODUCES EMERGENCY MASK ORDINANCE FOR PASSAGE ON TUESDAY

Due to the pandemic, the Shreveport city council is again combining its  Mon. July 13 work session/administrative conference  and its Tues. July 14 regular  meeting into one meeting by ZOOM.The meeting begins at 3 p.m. on Tues. July 14.

LOCAL AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT UTILIZES BODY CAMS

Roy Griggs and other local business people have joined together as the Concerned Business People of Shreveport.This group made a donation of $100,000 to the Shreveport Police Department to help fund the purchase of body cameras for Shreveport police officers.

DEAR GABBY, MY HUSBAND REFUSES TO WEAR PINK

Dear Gabby — My husband refuses to wear anything pink. I see men everywhere wearing pink ties, pink dress shirts and even multi-colored pink socks; so why is my husband so close-minded to the color of pink?CassieDear Cassie,Pink is not traditionally a masculine color like navy or black.

LOTS OF FUN AT BROWNLEE PARK!

JIM”S WIFEMost weekdays Jim picks me up for lunch, and we go to Bossier Park, or as we call it, Brownlee Park, to watch the kids play for that hour break.

WILL PERKINS INTRODUCE A MASK ORDINANCE TO THE CITY COUNCIL?

The emergency mask  order issued by Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins is being challenged in court.Judge Craig Marcotte has issued a temporary restraining order (TR0) that prohibits enforcement of the penalty provisions of the order until a hearing on Tues. July 14.

LAWSUIT FILED TO VOID PERKINS'  EXECUTIVE  MASK ORDER

The anticipated litigation has been filed.On Tues.

CADDO MASK ORDINANCE: CLARITY VERSUS CONFUSION

The Caddo Commission adopted on a 7-5 vote yesterday (July 9 ) a mask ordinance.Here is a summary:a. it does NOT apply to city of Shreveport, Greenwood, Blanchard, Vivian, Oil City, Rodessa, Ida, Gilliam, Belcher and Mooringsport.