Monthly Archives: June 2017

Believe it or not, there IS a magic kingdom at Government Plaza on Travis Street in downtown Shreveport; its located on the fourth floor in the offices of the Shreveport Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC). The king is MPC Executive Director Mark Sweeney and his cabinet is the nine member MPC Board.  King Sweeney collects […]

Believe it or not the Shreveport Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) offices on the fourth floor of Government Plaza are closed each day from noon until 1 pm; the lights are off, the door is locked and the phones answered by a recording. This noon office siesta time has been in effect every since Mark […]

Hats off to Shreveport City Councilman Bradford and five of fellow Council members for sending a message to Shreveport Mayor Ollie Tyler that her Administration must do more to address the rising crime rate in Shreveport. Willie Bradford, who is not to be confused with city attorney William Bradford (they are not related), introduced a […]

Depending on who one talks to, there was either a big mix up on a meeting date or a deliberate stand up by Shreveport Police Chief with a citizens crime committee at Crump’s office on Tuesday, June 6.   Former Caddo Police Juror David Wyndon and NAACP president Lloyd Thompson headed up a committee that […]

When Caddo and Bossier voters approved the additional 1.5% hotel motel occupancy tax in the fall of 2015, Bossier Mayor Lo Walker and Shreveport Mayor Ollie Tyler promised that the funds collected from out of town visitors would reap great benefits for both Bossier and Caddo Parish. At the end of 2016 many local citizens […]

For the socialites in the Shreveport Bossier area, the hottest “to be seen” event is without a doubt the biennial Shreveport Regional Arts Council (SRAC) “Christmas in the Sky” extravaganza held at Louisiana Downs. Tickets to this over the top soiree this past December were a cool $280 each; all of the allotted tickets sold […]