It's no secret that Markey Pierre and Shreveport City Councilman James Green are close friends.
Pierre is very prominent in Green’s church.
Green wants his council district's TIF to hire Pierre on a high dollar contract.
Currently Pierre works for Caddo Parish as a lobbyist, having been hired without the Caddo Commission's consent by Parish Administrator Erica Bryant.
Pierre recently appeared before a Legislative committee opposing two bills affecting the Caddo Bossier Port, claiming the Commission opposed the bills despite no action having been taken, much less discussed, by the Commission on those bills.
Bryant has been a Port Commissioner for 20 years.
Green is a candidate for the Public Service Commission.
Pierre has been making calls to get support for Green’s campaign.
No doubt she will continue her efforts to have Green elected while being paid with Parish dollars, and possibly with city tax dollars.
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.