It was a year for ups and downs for the Shreveport City Council. Perhaps more than ever before the limitations of this elected body were exposed. Despite constant complaints, the council was virtually powerless to deal with constituent concerns over Shreveport crime, water bills, building restrictions, and street disruptions The council has no authority to […]
Monthly Archives: December 2018
Everson, Jenkins, Corbin: A Job Well Done
They will be has-beens on Saturday. Eight years of public service will have ended. Their lives, and that of their families, will never be the same. Jeff Everson, Oliver Jenkins, and Mike Corbin were sworn in as new Shreveport council members in Dec. 2010. Once sworn into office, their personal privacy all but vanished. And […]
What’s Ahead For The Adrian Perkins Transition Team?
Plenty. And it’s much more than the just a “explain to me what you do before you leave the building” walk-through. Last week Shreveport Mayor-elect Perkins named a 14-member transition advisory board. Its members were both local and from out of town. They consisted of business, military, legal and academic people. Termed a “transition management […]
Looking Back At Caddo Commission For 2018
The year is not quite over, but for all practical purposes it is for the Caddo Commission. The Commission meets only once in December. Its next meeting is a January 2 work session. The Commission had a good year by all standards. The Commission appointed Mauricio Roca to fill the unexpired term of Alan Young. […]
What Shreveport Should Expect From New Mayor, Council
Finally…the long election season ended Saturday, December 8. Shreveport’s new mayor and the new City Council will be sworn into office on Saturday, December 29. Adrian Perkins will start his first term as mayor. Willie Bradford, Jerry Bowman, and James Flurry will start their second consecutive term on the council. Levette Fuller, John Nickelson, Grayson […]
Hopefully The Crawford Coverup Is The Last By Tyler
A funny happened at Government Plaza over this past weekend. Brian Crawford, Shreveport Chief Administrative Officer, packed up his gear, left his city cell phone on his desk and departed his big swank office at city hall. He left for parts unknown—as to future employment. And guess when the mayor’s staff was informed that the […]
Suggested Topics For 1st Meeting Of Adrian Perkins and Ollie Tyler
Adrian Perkins will be sworn as Shreveport’s next mayor on Saturday, December 29. That leaves little time for a transition from Mayor Ollie Tyler’s administration. Perkins is scheduled to meet Wednesday with Tyler. Here are some topics that they should address: 1. Former Chief Administrative Officer Brian Crawford has resigned and his office […]
We May Look Back To 2018 Shreveport Mayor’s Race As A Game-Changer
The 2018 Shreveport mayor’s race broke new ground, probably ensuring that local politics will never be quite the same. In a ‘yarner”, incumbent Mayor Ollie Tyler made a low key announcement in January that she would seek re-election. The campaign season really kicked off by the announcements of Adrian Perkins and Lee O. Savage in April. Perkins, a […]
Steven Jackson Finally Shows Up For Commission Meetings
Was he in hiding? Was he ill? Was he working at this “real job” 24/7? Or was he just sulking? Whatever the reason(s) , Caddo Commissioner Steven Jackson had been MIA—as in missing in action – – at Commission meeting for the last 2 months. These include work sessions and regular meetings. As of Tuesday […]
Should Shreveport Mayor Have SPD Escorts?
Ollie Tyler has Shreveport Police Department escorts when she is conducting city business—both night and day. Seven days a week. Shreveport tax payers pick up this cost. Corporeal Michael Dunn is assigned to Tyler during the day shift. Dunn is relieved by other community liaison officers and/or community resource unit officers at nights and on […]