MPC Board Has Opportunity To Gain Some Credibility

Mark it down.The MPC circus is coming back to town this month.Board chairman Theron Johnson wants to have a “Call Meeting to discuss the continuation of the contract of the Executive Director”.

Shreveport Mayor Needs Better Answer Than 'Crime Goes Up And Down In Every City'

Mayor Tyler says “crime goes up and down in every city”. That’s not enough.Shreveport Mayor Ollie Tyler’s remark at her recent mayoral re-election kickoff about crime going up and down is true.

Eighty New Police Officers For Shreveport This Year?

Yes, Virginia it is an election year in Shreveport.And yes, current mayor Ollie Tyler is running for re-election.Maybe that explains her recent pie in the sky statement.

First Look At 2018 Shreveport Mayor's Race

Two things can be said about the upcoming mayor’s race this fall. In one sense, its still early for potential candidates. In another sense, its getting late for a candidate to throw a hat in the ring.Qualifying is July 18-20. The primary election is November 6.

Beware Former Shreveport Mayors Offering Advice

Politics 101 says disregard comments by a former mayor about his successor.

Five Caddo School Board Members May Still Serve More Than 12 Consecutive Years!

Until 2014, members of the Caddo Parish School Board (CPSB) were not term-limited. That means that could serve any number of consecutive four-year terms.But since 2012, they are limited to 3 consecutive four-year terms.

Ollie Tyler Has Big Advantage In Shreveport's Mayor Race: Incumbency

Shreveport mayor wannabes need to accept a cold hard political fact.

Will Patrols By Sheriff Deputies Lower Shreveport Crime?

In the near future, Shreveport residents can expect to see more white and brown cars of the Caddo Sheriff’s office on Shreveport streets.Well, not all the streets. Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator said sheriff deputy patrols will be in the areas of thecity that are contiguous to the city limits.

Red River to Flood Again, and Again, And Again

If anybody doubted director of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (and Caddo Sheriff) Steve Prator when he said that it was a matter of “when” not “if” the Red River will flood again, a recent study confirms in spades this prediction.Titled “An Evaluation of the Causes, Consequences and...

Pratt Rebuttal: It's Time For Developers To Act

Paul Pratt argues that it is time for the City of Shreveport to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Gateway Development Council.Actually its time for Pratt and his associates to take off their rose tinted glasses and acknowledge some realities about their proposed pie in the sky...