WHO WILL BE THE NEXT CADDO REGISTRAR OF VOTERS?

Caddo Registrar Ernie Roberson has resigned as registrar of voters, effective Mon. July 15.Roberson has been Registrar of Voters for Caddo Parish since 1990. He is a lifelong resident of Shreveport.

CADDO COMMISSION TO APPOINT NEW MPC MEMBER

Theron Jackson announced his resignation from the Shreveport Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) at its July 10 meeting. Jackson was a Caddo Commission appointee. His resignation becomes offical when he submits it to the Caddo Commission.

SHOULD COUNCILMAN NICKELSON BE INVOLVED IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS?

Shreveport mayor Adrian Perkins says “No”. Councilman John Nickelson, an attorney private practice, says “YES”. Nichelson wanted to review drafts of the management contract for the EPA consent decree between the city and Burns & Mcdonnell.

COMMISSIONER JACKSON AND COUNCIL WOMAN FULLER WRONG IN STATEMENTS ABOUT CHASE BANK

At a recent meeting of the Caddo Commission, Commissioner Steven Jackson criticized Chase Bank for what he said was a pending sale of the now closed 70th street branch. Jackson said that Chase had refused to sell the property to a credit union that would have serviced that neighborhood.

WHEN IT COMES TO DE-ANNEXATION, SHREVEPORT AIN’T MEMPHIS AND LOUISIANA AIN’T TENNESSEE

Following a presentation at the Shreveport city council infrastructure committee meeting by a vendor pitching for city work, there has been some chatter about Shreveport following Memphis in de-annexing several city areas.The full story is that this effort, known as Memphis 3, was started after two...

WHO DO YOU CALL WHEN THE STREET LIGHTS GO OUT?

No, don’t call Ghostbuster. And before you start gritching up the wrong tree, here is some informationMike Corbin finished up 2 terms on the city council in December of last year. He is now the SWEPCO External Affairs Manager. Here’s the poop from Mike.

WHAT ARE THE RIGHTS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS AT COUNCIL MEETINGS?

Unfortunately, many citizens who go to Shreveport city council meetings have a major misunderstanding on their right to address the council.The United States Constitution does not guarantee this right. Nor does the Louisiana Constitution.It’s the Louisiana Open Meetings Law.

WHY REQUIRE SEPARATE ENTRANCES FOR SALE OF HARD LIQUOR AT GROCERY STORES?

This is another controversial issue before the Shreveport city council.Current city law does not allow the sale of hard liquor in grocery stores.

WHO DROPPED THE BALL ON PAWN SHOP/PAYDAY LOAN ORDINANCE?

An ordinance was introduced at the Tuesday July 9 to follow a Caddo Commission resolution dealing with pay day loans and pawn shops.The background information listed on the fact sheet that accompanies ordinances noted “The Caddo Parish Commission passed Resolution No. 50 of 2019 urging and...

COUNCIL MEETING GREAT EXAMPLE OF PROBLEMS WITH SPEAKER RULES

The Tuesday, July 9 council meeting started at 3 pm. It ended about 6:30 pmThere were 10 citizen speakers. Only 3 of the speakers addressed the council on agenda.