As enrollment declines and staff grows, Louisiana public schools may soon face a reckoning

By PATRICK WALL | Staff writer Joey Richard likes to say that he conducts research from behind his barber chair.It’s where Richard, the owner of Holliwood Cutz barber shop in Opelousas, deduced that the local school system is shrinking.

Almost All NW LA Sales Taxes Rise

5 of the 6 major NW LA sales taxing jurisdictions saw a gain in their May receipts vs 2025. Only Shreveport fell. The City of Shreveport levies 2.75% sales and use tax. It operates on a calendar fiscal year. Its May collections of $13,804,583 are 1.2% below the $13,977,648 in 2025.

CADDO ADMINISTRATION ESTIMATES $9 MILLION PICKLEBALL CONSTRUCTION COSTS

The Caddo Administration plans to use the Construction Manager at Risk (CMaR) process for constructing the pickleball complex on property owned by the Forbing YMCA.

Amazon Data Center To Generate $12M Annually For Bossier City Water Service

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="990"] The Bossier City Municipal Complex in Bossier City, La.

CORRECTION--ONE "NO" VOTE ON JEAN'S APPOINTMENT

SHREVEPORT MPC APPOINTMENT OF STEPHEN JEAN AS PERMANENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THE RIGHT DECISION At the Wednesday meeting of the Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) the Board unanimously approved Stephen Jean as the new permanent MPC Executive Director.

SHREVEPORT MPC APPOINTMENT OF STEPHEN JEAN AS PERMANENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THE RIGHT DECISION

At the Wednesday meeting of the Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) the Board unanimously approved Stephen Jean as the new permanent MPC Executive Director. Jean had been serving as the interim Executive Director since Alan Clarke's retirement on December 31 of last year.

SB ADVOCATE INACCUARATELY REPORTS ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION BY CADDO COMMISSION

The headline in today’s SB Advocate reads “Requests for environmental studies of north LA data centers fail in Caddo.

Kharmen Davis-Taylor's Candidacy Announcement for Shreveport City Court Judge, Division D

WHY NOT PUT MOTEL 6 RATHER THAN GROUP HOME ON CROCKETT STREET

The Green Shed property on Commerce Street between Central ARTSTATION and Caddo Common is owned by The Providence House. This lot is zoned to allow construction of a five story Motel 6 on the location.

HARTMAN STATEMENT AT MPC PROVIDENCE HOUSE MEETING

William Hartman, Executive Director of Revitalize Historic Highland, read the following statement at yesterday's (Wednesday) MPC meeting following this research. Hartman supported the requested MPC approval.