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John came to Shreveport in January of 1977 when he was transferred to Barksdale AFB.

He’s been active in Shreveport politics since deciding to make Shreveport his home.

John practiced law for 40 years and he now monitors local politics. He regularly attends Shreveport City Council and Caddo Parish Commission meetings.

John is published weekly in The Inquisitor, bi-monthly in The Forum News, and frequently in the Shreveport Times.

He enjoys addressing civic groups on local government issues and elections.

 

PROPOSED CADDO COMMISSION FUNDING OF NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

The Caddo Commission Appropriations Committee has completed its review of funding requests from Non-Governmental Organi2ations {NGOs) for the 2026 budget. The committee's recommendations must be approved by the full Commission

Here are the Committee's recommendations:

 1.   Acadiana Legal Services Corporation           $100.000

 2.   Basic Necessities  $12,500

 3.  Beulah's Safe Haven $15,000

4.   Catholic Charities of North Louisiana         $25,000

5.   Christian Service Program Institute          $40,000

6.   Common Ground Community        $7,500

7.   Community Caregivers of NWLA  $15,000

 8.   Danaghe Foundation        $10,000

 9.   Faith and Fostering $20,000

 10.   Geaux 4 Kids $20,000

 11.   Goodwill Industries  $10,000

 12.   Holy Angels $25,000

 13.   Hope Connections $70,000

 14.   Hope for Louisiana Clinic $20,000

 15.   Innocence Project New Orleans $15,000

 16.   JAG Family Resource Center           $25,000

 17.   Martin Luther King Comrnu11ity Development Corporation $30,000

 18.   Martin Luther King Health Center and Pharmacy          $20,000

 19.   Norwela Family Justice Center         $12,000

 20.   Northwest Louisiana Council--Boy Scouts         $20,000

 21.   Providence House        $100,000

22.    Restore Cooper Road Community Foundation $10,000 23 Robinson's Rescue $60,00024.      Salvation Army Corps(Merkle Center of Hope) $30,000

 25.   Shreveport Youth Boxing Club          $15,000

 26.      St. Luke's Episcopal Mobile Medical Ministry  $10,000

 27.     The Arc Caddo-Bossier (Goldman School)              $50,000

 28.      The Betty and Leonard Phillips Deaf Action Center $10,000

29.   United Way of Northwest Louisiana         $60,000

30.    Volunteers of America        $25,000

31.    Volunteers for Youth Justice         $50,000

32.   Youth Outreach  $40,000

33.   Bernstein Development      $15,000

34.   Booker T. Washington High School           $25,000

35.   Cedar Grove Community Development             $30,000

36.   Community Foundation of NW Louisiana           $50,000

37.   Community Renewal International $50,000

38.   Doug Williams Scholarship Foundation             $6,677

39.   Extensions of Excellence         $10,000

40.   Girl Scouts of Louisiana         $5,000

41.   Image Changers  $10,000

42.   Inner City Entrepreneurs Institute           $30,000

43.   Inter City Row Modern Dance         $4,650

44.   Ivy Crown Community Services $10,000

45. Literacy Volunteers of Centenary College              '$2,200

46. Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association    $20,000

47. National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Beta Alpha Calla Lily Foundation  $10,000

48. Northwest LA Community Development Corporation                $25,000

49. Oasis of Hope Louisiana $40,000

50. R.A.P.S. Youth Initiative $25, 000

51. Red River STEM  $15,000

52. Renzi Education and Art Center             $6.300

53. Salvation Army (Red Shield Shelter) $251000

54. SCORE Setting Children on the Road for Excellence $5000

55. Setting the Standard Barbering and  Natural Hair Academy $25,000

56. Shreveport Opera  $,8,000

57. Shreveport Regional Arts Council $30,000

59. Shreveport Regional Arts Council – Artist  $10,000

60. Shreveport Symphony Orchestra       $7,500

61. Social Justice Civic League, Inc.              $25,000

62. Southern University at Shreveport       $115,000

63. Southern University at Shreveport Foundation $20,000

64. TEAMS $18,000

65. Theatre of Performing Arts of Shreveport          $15,000

66. YWCA of Northwest Louisiana, Inc. $5,000

 

This list is believed to be correct, and it will be confirmed before the Commission voted to approve this NGO funding budget.

 

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