It’s a pet project of the Caddo Commission’s resident dinosaur member, none other than the F-Bomb man Ken Epperson.
In case a reader has not purchased the current issue of The Inquisitor with Epperson on the cover, his profanity-laced conversation on a hot mic at the Commission’s last regular meeting is transcribed for reading.
Epperson believes a welcome sign on I-20 coming in from east Texas with the words “Veteran Friendly” is an absolute must to honor Barksdale Air Force Base, local active-duty personnel, and the retired veteran community in this area.
Really?
The welcome sign on I-49 is hardly noticeable to drivers going north at 60+ mph, much less the verbiage on the sign.
No doubt the same will be true if a sign is built on I-20 as vehicles whizz by on their way into Caddo Parish.
With the Commission, one never knows how the votes will go, especially after that group approved a $10 million pickleball complex and now wants voters to approve a $60 million sports complex bond issue.
The sign vote could be this Thursday at the Commission’s meeting.
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.