SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON MAYOR PERKINS’S ‘STATE OF BLACK SHREVEPORT’ SPEECH

Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins was a speaker at the 8th Annual State of Black Shreveport summit held at Southern University Shreveport on Feb. 29.Titled "2020 Symposium and Economic Summit" the event featured speakers and panelists on the economy, education, social and criminal justice reform...

WHAT YOU WILL MISS

And much, much more in the new issue of The Inquisitor.It will be online for subscribers NLT 8 p.m. Today (Thursday)— In retail establishments tomorrow (Friday) early am. Dropped in mail for delivery by Friday.Subscription information at www.theinquisitor.com

COLVIN SPORTS COLUMN

MLB Preview: National League WestWith the final tackle of the NFL season behind us, the XFL going into its fourth week and the NBA moving towards the playoffs, the next major sport up is Major League Baseball.

318 RESTAURANT WEEK RETURNS MARCH 16-21

Fifth installment of community-wide culinary celebration will include specials at 52 restaurants as well as seven one-night-only eventsSHREVEPORT-BOSSIER, La. — 318 Restaurant Week, a community-wide celebration of Shreveport-Bossier’s restaurant scene, will return for the promotion’s fifth edition,...

RIVERBOATS DROP BACK IN JANUARY BUT REMAIN HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR

After earning over $50 million in November and December, the local six riverboat casinos dropped back in January to $46 million, similar to its October 2019 gains.Boomtown, ElDorado, Horseshoe, DiamondJacks, Sam's Town and Margaritaville collectively brought in $46.3 million in January — 11.9%, or...

PLAN AHEAD FOR AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION NEEDS

By: JACK DILLARDWith four days of sunshine, a lot can be accomplished. Especially with wind gusts up to “20 miles per hour” and there is no telling what could be done in North Louisiana with a few more days of drying weather.As we go in to the month of March agriculture gets excited.

30-SECOND READ: TIPS FOR WRITERS

JEFF GAUGERWriting is more craft than art. Get the craft right — putting practice before inspiration — and art may come. Ignore the craft, and no reader will mistake the result for art.

CADDO COMMISSION RIGHTLY REJECTS FLAWED GUN RESOLUTION

By: JEFF SADOWCaddo Parish Commissioner Lyndon B. Johnson should know that trying something twice doesn’t make it any better justified or wiser than when rejected the first time.Last fall, just prior to elections Johnson introduced Resolution #83 of 2019.

RIVERVIEW THEATRE Q&A ON SEATING ISSUES

What are the measurements of the actual seat cushions of the new seats? Not the width of the armrests, which apparently, was provided for the last article. Seat widths vary from 20” to 22”.

DOWNTOWN SHREVEPORT ARTWALKS MOVE TO THURSDAY NIGHTS

By - LIZ SWAINE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYThree years ago, I sat in a conference room filled with a group of art people to talk about what we needed to do to start an artwalk in downtown Shreveport.