JOHN-PAUL YOUNG’S MAYORAL “NOW” CAMPAIGN GAINING TRACTION

The YOUNG FOR MAYOR digital billboards rotate with messages that are obviously becoming a campaign platform:
 
RAISE POLICE PAY NOW!
 
CLEAN THE LITTER NOW!
 
FIX THE STREETS NOW!
 
FIX THE WATER NOW!
 
Young’s yard signs have been popping up for several months in Highlands and South Highlands and they are now spreading to many other areas of the city.
 
One can expect the “NOW” campaign to expand to other hot-topic issues with voters in various parts of Shreveport like STOP SLUMLORDS NOW! and/or STOP TIRE DUMPING NOW!
 
Admittedly Young, who is serving his second term as a Caddo Commissioner, faces an uphill battle against Mayor Tom Arceneaux, whose campaign fund held over $500 grand as of December 31, 2026.
 
Additionally, Arceneaux enjoys the advantage of being the incumbent who gains publicity for events throughout the city whether it be swimming pool openings, water tower repainting celebrations, police substation ribbon cuttings, and you name it.
 
Nonetheless John-Paul is undaunted and his simple campaign messages are resonating with voters.
 
Young says that
 
“Everyone in Shreveport wants the city government to do the basics.
 
We want the city to invest in our police force. We want the city to audit and improve our water system. We want the city to make street repairs that are effective and long lasting, and we want city government to take responsibility for keeping public spaces clean and free of litter.
 
We don’t want four more years of inaction. We don’t want excuses. We want city government to start doing the basics well and we want city government to do the basics now.”
 
To make a run-off with Arceneaux, Young must finish ahead of State Representative Tammy Phelps and fellow Commissioner Stormy Gage-Watts in the November 3 primary.