Monthly Archives: March 2018

Urgent Message from Caddo Juvenile Judges to Caddo Commission: “Houston, we have a BIG problem on 1 July!” Response by Commission to Judges: “ We know, but its YOUR problem.” No, this was not the dialogue at the last Caddo Commission meeting on March 22, but it pretty well sums it up. Caddo Juvenile Judge […]

It’s a deafening silence…and one that very few at City Hall want to acknowledge, much less talk about. Of course, its early yet. But it IS the big elephant in the room and its getting harder for the Mayor and the Council to ignore the looming vote on April 28 on 6 tax millages. Collectively […]

It’s now official—Shreveport Bossier will host both the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA beauty pageants in May.  In what was certainly a late announcement, pageant officials confirmed on Monday, March 19 that both events will be held in Shreveport. The Miss Teen USA pageant is scheduled for May 17 or 18 and Miss USA […]

The long awaited Shreveport ordinance to regulate wireless cell towers will be introduced to the Shreveport City Council on Monday March 26. And if Councilman James Flurry has his way the City’s final version of this ordinance will be gutted for several reasons. The first is that the permits for the cell towers will be […]

Yes, its that time in an election year. Much like jonquils sprouting here, yon and everywhere, more names keep popping up as potential candidates for the mayor’s race.  For those keeping tally, Jim Taliaferro should now be added to their March Madness “mayor wantabe” list. Taliaferro is widely known for his association with the Shreveport […]

Most of the hot stove political conversation this year has been, to date, focused on this year’s mayor’s race. Not to be lost in the glare of the top elected spot lights are the 7 council races that will also be on the November ballot. There will be at least 3 new faces on the […]

Friday a large number of Shreveport builders, architects, engineers and real estate developers meet with Shreveport Chamber Executive Director Tim Magner to discuss the continuing difficulties encountered when working with the Shreveport Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC). The meeting was closed to the public to encourage open and free discussion, without the risk of identification […]

  Its really not that surprising that Bossier Parish was the first parish in Louisiana to join the hundreds of governmental entities nationwide to file litigation against the manufacturers and major distributors of opioids. Bossier elected officials generally leave the schoolyard politics at home when they assemble and just go about good government without too […]

It’s not even the Ides of March, but yet the rumblings on Shreveport mayoral candidates are increasing virtually daily.  Qualifying for the local elections (mayor, city council and Caddo School Board) is July 18 – July 20. The primary election is November 6 and the run-off election is December 8. Shreveport Mayor Ollie Tyler has […]

Shreveport Mayor Ollie Tyler has announced that she will seek a second term as mayor. She indicated that any formal announcement will be after the April 28 vote on “new” ad valorem taxes. Tyler refers to the tax initiatives as “renewals.” Since the millages expired on December 31 of last year, her classification is technically […]