SUMMARY OF THIRD CLASS ACTION WATER BILLING LAWSUIT RECENTLY FILED

Every account is supposed to pay a separate, flat monthly fee, one for water and one for sewer.The city has adopted a practice of charging each account a separate monthly fee based on how many water meters each account has.

MARTINEZ GIVES NLEP REPORT TO CADDO COMMISSION

In what was an obvious sales pitch, North Louisiana Economic Partnership (NLEP) president Scott Martinez addressed the Caddo Commission on Monday. And it was a good report.NLEP serves a 14 parish north Louisiana area.

CADDO SCHOOL BOARD PLAYING “CHICKEN” ON CROSSING GUARDS?

At first the Caddo School Board played ostrich---put head in sand. Now, it looks like they are playing the old school yard game of “chicken.”Caddo School officials ignored a request by Shreveport city council chairman to meet with a committee to discuss funding of school crossing guards.

SAGGING PANTS ORDINANCE…A PERSPECTIVE

Hopefully, the saggy pants saga has ended. The Shreveport city council voted 6-1 to repeal this ordinance Tuesday, June 12.The vote had been decided long ago—like after the May 27 work session, if not before.

SHREVEPORT RETIREMENT PLAN AUDIT REVIEW ON JULY 9

Milliman Inc., an international independent actuarial and consulting firm, provided valuation reports of the city’s retirement plan for 2016-2018. At councilman John Nicholson’s urging, a representative from Milliman Inc. will be at the July 9 council meeting to review their audits.

CLASS ACTIONS ON WATER/SEWER BILLINGS BECOMING A CITY GODZILLA

The latest monster movie to be released is “Godzilla: King of the Monsters.” Its touted as a whole host of monsters that beat the hell out of each other. It’s likely that three Godzilla class actions suits will soon be beating the hell out of city reserves.

WHAT WILL BE TOTAL PUBLIC COST FOR PROPOSED CROSS BAYOU DEVELOPMENT?

It’s the $64 thousand dollar question.Its been asked from the first day the latest development project has been announced. Its yet to be answered.Gateway Development Consortium rolled out their initial proposal for a massive $1 billion development of Cross Bayou Pointe last year.

SHOULD SHREVEPORT HAVE A SEPARATE CITIZEN POLICE REVIEW BOARD?

Many citizens concerned about the actions/inaction of the Shreveport Police Department resulting in the death of Anthony Childs are calling for the creation of a police citizen police review board.

LET’S GET PAST SAGGING PANTS AND RESTORE ORDER TO CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS

The unfortunate death of Anthony Childs has had a major impact on recent city council meetings. And most of it not good.The sagging pants ordinance has been a significant source of citizen concern. Hopefully the council will repeal this ordinance on Tuesday.

SHREVEPORT RETIREMENT PLAN TAKES MAJOR HIT IN 2018

There’s an old saying among investors. The stock market giveth. And the stock market taketh.Guess what the market did to the city of Shreveport’s employee retirement system? In 2017 it was kind. Last year it was brutal. The bottom line is discouraging at best.