WHY HAVE UNDERFUNDED GARBAGE ENTERPRISE FUND?

The Shreveport City Council finally decided the garbage fee issue on Tues. By a 4-3 vote, a $7 per month fee was enacted. The fee becomes effective May 1. It will first appear on city water bills in June.These moneys will be paid into a newly created sanitation enterprise fund.

BIG QUESTIONS ON LATEST CROSS BAYOU DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Yes, its back. Another proposal to develop Cross Bayou.The first was by former mayor Ollie Tyler. This version featured a sports complex, office buildings and housing units. The city council shot this idea down in 2017.The second proposal is by Gateway Development Consortium (GDC).

SETTLE IS CATCHING HELL FOR NOT RAISING HELL WITH PERKINS

For many years my columns subjected me to a never-ending name-calling. Some weeks I was a hero. Other weeks I was a goat. Some weeks I was both – depending on who reads what I wrote.But that’s all okay. I do not write bedtime stores.

Ballengee Misses Many Airport Authority Meetings

Waynette Ballengee is one of three Shreveport Airport Authority members that Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins wants to replace on the Shreveport Airport Authority boards.Ballengee has acknowledged that these appointments are political.

City Council Needs to Review Policy on Supporting Local Events

This column is being published before the start of the CRAWFEST scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Betty Virginia Park. Thus the comments herein are not related to the "success" of the festival from the economic perspective.

Shreveport City Council Should Decide Garbage Fee on Tuesday

It all started in mid January when Shreveport Mayor Perkins introduced a proposed $18 monthly Clean City User fee. Not surprisingly, the idea of charging a garbage pickup fee was viewed as virtual heresy.Since then the council has been briefed on the realities of the city’s finances.

Why is the Fuss About Perkins Replacing Board Members?

On January 4 I posted a column "Shreveport Board Members Need to Resign"This was long before I agreed to help Mayor Adrian Perkins with his Future of Shreveport project.Some who read the column were not happy with it.And guess what?Mayor Adrian Perkins has now nominated 2 new individuals to the...

Settle Is Catching Hell For Not Raising Hell

Goodness, its suddenly a “damn if you do”. And a “damn if you don’t”. For many years my columns subjected me to a never-ending name-calling.Some weeks I was a hero. Other weeks I was a goat and some weeks, both—depending on who read what I wrote.But that’s all okay.

Money Frustrations for Perkins and the Shreveport City Council

When the city coffers are overflowing with bucks, its relatively “easy” to be a Shreveport elected official. But alas, this is not the case.Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins inherited a city budget passed in the last days of the Tyler administration.

BRIEFING BY SHREVEPORT CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, KEITH HANSON, TO SHREVEPORT CITY COUNCIL ON TUESDAY, MARCH 12

Why do we need a CTO?