The Caddo Commission can take a giant step in resolving continual complaints about the operations of the Caddo Parish Animal Shelter (CPAS) by voting to upgrade its camera system at the shelter at its next regular meeting on Thursday, May 4. The resolution offered by Commissioner Chavez authorizes the expenditure of $25,000 (maximum) to bring […]
Monthly Archives: April 2017
PRATT TRASHES RECYCLING CONTRACT WITH CITY OF SHREVEPORT
Another one of former Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover’s legacy “accomplishments” may now be as murky as the City’s water billing fiasco which is largely attributable to the Glover administration’s purchase of Triton water meters and its contract with the water billing software company. Pratt Industries recently notified Shreveport Mayor Ollie Tyler that it will no […]
SHREVEPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT: UNDERSTAFFED AND UNDERPAID?
Shreveport citizens have stepped up their complaints to elected officials over their perceptions that Shreveport is becoming a less and less safe community. Mayor Tyler and her administrations say that they have a “plan” that is coming together, however the escalating shootings, homicides and burglaries tell a different story. And although different justifications for the […]
WATER BILLING CLASS ACTION SUIT UPS THE ANTE AGAINST CITY OF SHREVEPORT
No one can accuse Mike Wainwright and Scott Pernici, along with their attorney Jerry Harper, of backing down in their legal crusade against the City of Shreveport to be compensated for what they assert are serious problems concerning the City’s billing for water. In what is fast becoming a full scale “take no prisoners” […]
PAWS4LIFE MAKES BIG DIFFERENCE AT CADDO ANIMAL SHELTER
With the continuing negative publicity over the operations of the Caddo Animal Shelter, the positive contributions of PAWS4LIFE (P4L), deserves special attention and recognition. Founded in August 2015, this local non profit corporation was and it is modeled after many nation wide animal rescue groups that work to save dogs and cats from being euthanized. […]
ROUNDABOUTS TO COME TO BOSSIER CITY WITH COMPLETION OF PARKWAY
For those old hands who drove to Baton Rouge before the completion of I-49, the infamous roundabout in Alexandria was an event to be not only experienced but to be cussed and discussed as well. Many a driver had the trip of a lifetime the first time he entered this traffic circle attempting to merge […]