CROSS BAYOU POINT DEVELOPMENT IS ON CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FOR NEXT WEEK
Shreveport City Attorney reviews proposed Cross Bayou Point Binding Memorandum of Understanding
The agenda for the Shreveport City Council on Jan. 13 and 14 lists a resolution sponsored by Councilman Willie Bradford on the proposed Cross Bayou Point development.
The resolution is to authorize Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins to execute, on behalf of the City of Shreveport, a Binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the proposed $1 billion project.
A review of the MOU by the Shreveport City Attorney Office sets forth many "challenges" with the project and the MOU. Here are exclusive highlights:
For the rest of the story, this Article is published in the January 11th issue of The Inquisitor. If you are a subscriber go online to read at www.theinquisitor.com or subscribe today!
CROSS BAYOU POINTE PROJECT — PLANNED $1BILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT
Cross Bayou Video on
Planned Development
Well — it does NOT include everything that everyone dreamed of seeing on Cross Bayou when the approved $6 million plus in the 1996 bond issue for Cross Bayou.
For the rest of the story, this Article is published in the December 6th issue of The Inquisitor. If you are a subscriber go online to read at https://www.theinquisitor.com/life/cross-bayou-pointe-project-%E2%80%94-planned-1billion-dollar-investment or if you are not a subscriber, subscribe today at http://www.theinquisitor.com
PART 2: CROSS BAYOU POINTE DETAILS ON PROPOSED PROJECT
Necessary steps before groundbreaking
INQUISITOR NEWS SPECIAL FEATURE BY JOHN E. SETTLE JR.
It’s no surprise that a $1 billion development has many boxes that must be checked off before a ground breaking can be scheduled.
The following have been identified:
1. Execution of a cooperative endeavor agreement between the city of Shreveport and the developers. This must be approved by the city council and the mayor.
For the rest of the story, this Article is published in the December 13th issue of The Inquisitor. If you are a subscriber go online to read at https://www.theinquisitor.com/life/part-2-cross-bayou-pointe-details-proposed-project or if you are not a subscriber, subscribe today at http://www.theinquisitor.com
PART 3: CROSS BAYOU POINT QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Gateway Development Construction, LLC answers readers’ questions
1. What would be the impact on the Shreveport central business district if the Caddo Courthouse was moved to Fannin Street?
Cross Bayou Point is a part of the Central Business District (CBD). GDC/Saber is proposing to move the Caddo Parish Courthouse three blocks from its present location. Presently, parish agencies are spread across the city. At the same time, GDC/ Saber is proposing to build a new State Office Complex consolidating hundreds of state workers next to a new Criminal Justice Complex. Consolidating thousands of employees into downtown would be a tremendous boost to the CBD. Those workers would eat, shop and hopefully, after work, live and play in a revitalized CBD.
For the rest of the story, this Article is published in the January 3rd issue of The Inquisitor. If you are a subscriber go online to read at https://www.theinquisitor.com/life/part-3-cross-bayou-point-questions-answered or if you are not a subscriber, subscribe today at http://www.theinquisitor.com