Caddo Parish needs big buck benefactors to help fund the much-trumpeted sports complex to be on the November ballot for approval by Caddo Parish voters.
The Caddo Parish Commission unveiled mock images of the proposed $70 million sports and recreation complex at a special meeting this past Friday (Aug. 28) at the Walter B. Jacobs Nature Center.
Information on this complex can be accessed at this link.
The ballot proposition is to approve a $60 million general obligation bonds, with the remaining $10 million coming from “other sources”. (See the answer to Question 3 in the Frequently Asked Questions which is in the link.)
At least three public forums will provide citizens the opportunity to gain more information on this proposition at LSUS (Sept.8), Government Plaza (Sept. 9) and Greenacres Full Gospel Community Center (Sept. 10), all starting at 5:30 p.m.
In the meantime, readers are asked to look under their mattresses to help find the additional buck needed for this project if approved by voters.
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.