GREAT NEWS: PERKINS INTRODUCES 2020 BALANCED BUDGET

It’s about time. Actually its long overdue. This being a budget for the city of Shreveport that does NOT raid operating reserves to make ends meet.

A PRACTICAL SOLUTION TO THE KING’S HIGHWAY LIQUOR STORE CONTROVERSY

Goodness, one would think that the opening of a liquor store at the corner of Kings Highway and Gilbert Drive is equivalent to the apple from the tree of knowledge that both Adam and Eve consumed. That was the pitch of twenty plus speakers at the Tuesday city council meeting.

OLIVER JENKINS WILL BRING LEADERSHIP TO AIRPORT BOARD

If ever there has been a board under public pressure, it’s the Shreveport Airport Authority.Chair Waynette Ballengee, Mary Jackson, Jonathan Reynolds and Margaret Shehee how have a new compatriot.

YESTERDAY’S COUNCIL MEETING–JENKINS, PANNELL AND LIQUOR STORE

There were 3 key votes by the Shreveport city council at yesterday’s meeting.Former council member Oliver Jenkins was appointed to the Shreveport Airport Authority board.

RED RIVER REVEL AND PRIZE FEST 2019–ENTERTAINMENT OVERLOAD?

Goodness, both events are great festivals for Shreveport and northwest Louisiana.The Revel is a long standing institution. The variety of events and artisans increase every year along with the attendance. The film fest is fast becoming one–along with the ever expanding ancillary events.

JENKINS IN AT AIRPORT; PANNELL OUT AT PORT; LIQUOR STORE APPROVED

JENKINS IN AT AIRPORT; PANNELL OUT AT PORT; LIQUOR STORE APPROVEDHere’s the predictions for today’s votes by the Shreveport city council.Former council member Oliver Jenkins will be appointed to the Shreveport Airport Authority board. Grant Nuckols has resigned.

WHAT WILL BE THE COST OF MOVING THE CONFEDERATE MONUMENT

If a financial genie in a bottle was ever needed by the Caddo Commission, now is the time. Much of the talk about moving the Confederate Monument is just that at this juncture.

WHY NOT PRIVATIZE SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN AIRPORT?

Tenants at Shreveport’s Downtown Airport (DTN) have been up in arms for quite some time over the management, or lack thereof, of this facility by the Shreveport Airport Authority (SAA).Complaints range from maintenance of the terminal facility and the airport grounds to treatment of hanger owners...

MPC STIPULATIONS ON KINGS HIGHWAY/GILBERT DRIVE LIQUOR STORE

The special use permit approved for this controversial liqour store location included the following stipulations:a. hours of operation of 8 a.m. to 12 midnight;b. closure of the westernmost driveway;c. extension of the sidewalk and landscaping (shrubbery) from Gilbert Drive across the former...

DOING THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT THING–FIVE TIMES

It was educational, entertaining, and enlightening.It was hot. The heat index was one hundred at the first stop.It was long.