The Caddo Commission agenda yesterday (Thurs.) had a resolution to spend $75,000 for a "Welcome to Caddo Parish" sign on I-20 East.
A similar, much less expensive sign on I-49 North is hardly noticeable to motorists driving 70 mph.
Commissioner Epperson, who sponsored the resolution, was joined by mayoral candidates John-Paul Young and Stormy Gage-Watts, who voted FOR this expenditure. The resolution was defeated on a 7-3 vote with two commissioners absent.
A fully equipped police car costs $70,000.
Young has urged the Commission to purchase 40 patrol cars for the Shreveport Police Department at a cost of $2.8 million.
The votes by Young and Gage-Watts will certainly become campaign fodder for their opponents.
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.