ITS BACK: SUPERIOR BAR & GRILL PARKING LOT REZONING REQUEST

Superior Bar & Grill has again requested the rezoning of three vacant residential lots on the northeast corner of Line Ave. and Montrose Drive.If approved, these lots would be used to expand the parking lot at this popular Mexican food eatery.When before the Shreveport city council in 2018, the...

30-SECOND READ: IGNORE MY ADVICE

JEFF GAUGERI figure we're all permitted one indulgence. Mine is advice columns.They're tales of universal human conflict, delivered in miniature. Overbearing moms and moms '-in-law are advice column cliches. So are bridezillas and wayward wedding attendants and offended or entitled guests.

COVID-19 IS THE NEW REASON WHY NO PUBLIC COMMISSION MEETING

JON GLOVER CONTRIBUTING COLUMNISTI walked into the Government Plaza with much expectation. Expectation that said the continuance of what had been would be no more. Work sesssion halted. But such would not be. Why?Today, entering the chamber of Government Plaza, I wasn 't prepared.

WORKING FROM HOME — WHERE DOES THE MOTIVATION COME FROM?

JIM'S WIFEI am in awe of people who are selfmotivated, and I applaud you . I am also suspicious. What are you hiding in all that perfection? You accomplish something every day, whether it be to wash windows, write a song, paint the trim, weed the garden or sew up a dress.

CLARIFICATION:  CADDO COMMISSION OPPOSES GLOVER'S I-49 BILL TO TRANSFER FUNDS

State representative Cedric Glover has filed HB 10 to re-direct funding from the I-49 Inter-City Connector project to  the Jimmie Davis Bridge project.Current Louisiana law provides that for Fiscal Years 2021-2034, the state treasurer is to transfer, after paying amounts due on bonds and related...

SHREVEPORT VOLUNTARY FURLOUGHS SAVE $397,700

The city of Shreveport offered a voluntary furlough program in an effort to address anticipated budget losses due to COVID-19.The furloughs extent through year end.The budget savings are projected to be $397,700.Here is the breakdown:Shreveport Police—11 approved, 5 disapproved, 1 opted...

CADDO COMMISSION OPPOSES GLOVER'S I-49 BILL TO TRANSFER FUNDS

State representative Cedric Glover has filed HB 10 to re-direct funding from the I-49 Inter-City Connector project to  the Jimmie Davis Bridge project.Current Louisiana law provides that for Fiscal Years 2021-2034, the state treasurer is to transfer, after paying amounts due on bonds and related...

BREAKDOWN OF SHREVEPORT VOLUNTARY FURLOUGHS

The city of Shreveport offered a voluntary furlough program in an effort to address anticipated budget losses due to COVID-19.The furloughs extent through year end.Here is the breakdown:Shreveport Police—11 approved, 5 disapproved, 1 opted outShreveport Fire—2 approved, 1 disapproved, 1 opted...

PERKINS ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES BUDGET CUTS

It’s no secret that drastic reductions in Shreveport’s city budget must be made due to the COVID-19 pandemic.At the Tuesday work session/regular meeting of the Shreveport city council many budget reduction ordinances are on the agenda for a first reading.

SHREVEPORT COUNCILMAN GREEN PROPOSES ORDINANCE REQUIRING DIGITAL CAMERA SYSTEMS FOR BUSINESSES

Ordinance 71 is on the Shreveport City Council’s agenda for its combined work session/regular meeting tomorrow (Tuesday).This ordinance is on for a first reading.