Monthly Archives: June 2018

Mark it down. The MPC circus is coming back to town this month. Board chairman Theron Johnson wants to have a “Call Meeting to discuss the continuation of the contract of the Executive Director”. Jackson hopes to round up Board members on June 26. The last MPC board meeting on June 6 was indeed a […]

Mayor Tyler says “crime goes up and down in every city”. That’s not enough. Shreveport Mayor Ollie Tyler’s remark at her recent mayoral re-election kickoff about crime going up and down is true. The question is if this is her justification for the seemingly daily shootings. In a recent interview, Tyler said, “we’re going to […]

Yes, Virginia it is an election year in Shreveport. And yes, current mayor Ollie Tyler is running for re-election. Maybe that explains her recent pie in the sky statement. Tyler wants to hire 80 new police officers this year. That’s is a tall order, considering many factors. Lets start with money. The starting salary of […]

Two things can be said about the upcoming mayor’s race this fall. In one sense, its still early for potential candidates. In another sense, its getting late for a candidate to throw a hat in the ring. Qualifying is July 18-20. The primary election is November 6. One can expect big things to start happening […]

Politics 101 says disregard comments by a former mayor about his successor. This should be the case with Cedric Glover’s recent column on Shreveport crime. Glover has never been shy in trumping his accomplishments as Shreveport’s first black mayor. And the former two-term mayor rarely lets facts hinder his oratory of self-adulation. Presumably, Glover believes […]