CONFIRMATION OF SPD CHIEF TODAY DEPENDS ON COUNCILMAN BRADFORD

Yesterday Shreveport mayor Adrian Perkins announced at a 2 p.m. press conference that provisional Shreveport police chiefBen Raymond was his choice to become permanent chief.At the city council work session that followed at 3 p.m. Perkins asked the council to confirm Raymond at today’s council...

LOREN SCOTTS’ ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR SHREVEPORT MSA

The Economics & Policy Research Group of the LSU College of Business has just published the Louisiana Economic Outlook for 2019/2020 prepared by Loren C. Scott, professor emeritus in economics.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS ON THE OCTOBER BALLET

If you didn’t have enough candidate choices on at the primary ballot, guess what?There will be four constitutional amendments to consider as well.Amendment 1 creates a property tax exemption for certain goods destined for the Outer Continental Shelf.Amendment 2 allows the Education Excellence Fund...

THE CHARTER, THE CHIEF, THE COUNCIL AND THE CHATTER

It’s rare any one topic ever gets more press, online chatter and noise than LSU and Saints football collectively. However, the continuing drama over who will be Shreveport’s next police chief has surpassed that on the local scene.

SUPPLEMENTED: NO SPD CHIEF NAME ON SHREVEPORT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

Yep–its still a mystery as to who Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins will nominated to be the next Shreveport permanent police chief.The city council agenda for Monday’s work session was just posted.

NO SPD CHIEF NAME ON SHREVEPORT CITY COUNCIL AGENDA

Yep–its still a mystery as to who Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins will nominated to be the next Shreveport permanent police chief.The city council agenda for Monday’s work session was just posted.

POLICE CHIEF APPOINTMENT: DEFINING DECISION FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL

Ugh. Shreveport’s new mayor and the current council have been in office less than 9 months.And now they have decisions to make that will define their public service.The selection of Shreveport’s next police chief should be decided on Tues. Sept 24 at the council meeting.

SHOULD FULLER ABSTAIN FROM POLICE CHIEF VOTE?

On Tuesday the Shreveport city council will vote on Mayor Adrian Perkin’s nomination for the next permanent police chief.

CADDO COMMISSION SETS MARATHON INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR 17 REGISTRAR OF VOTERS CANDIDATES

If your calendar for Sat. Sept. 21 is empty, now you have a great option.You can spend most of your day at government plaza–or watching on FB or streaming–the Caddo Commission interview 17 candidates for the Caddo registrar of voters.Starting at 9 amInitially there were twenty applicants.

BENEFITS OF SHREVEPORT AIRPORT AUTHORITY BOARD MEMBERS

No, they don’t get paid big bucks. At least not publicly.At one time appointment to this 5 member board was the creme de la creme of civic appointments.Now many consider a seat on the Port of Shreveport Bossier to be more glamorous.