Author Archives: John Settle

It was fitting that the Shreveport City Council voted unanimously on April 24th to place commemorative markers on Alton Street to celebrate the public service of former City Councilman Joe Shyne. Shyne has lived on Alton Street for over 40 years. It was appropriate that Council member Stephanie Lynch introduced the resolution. Lynce grew up […]

Shreveport Mayor Ollie Tyler had a lot to lose if the April 28 tax propositions had failed. How much she had to gain if the taxes were approved is an open question. All six propositions passed. These taxes, which had been on the books for 40 years, help fund basic city services and employee benefits […]

Both Adrian Perkins and Lee O. Savage formally announced their campaigns for Shreveport mayor last week. The two events were like night and day. More like a dark, no stars, no moon night and a bright, no clouds sunny day. The only real similarities were that both candidates are men. Perkins announced at 11:30 am […]

Shreveport Mayor Ollie Tyler recently said that she was going to run for re-election this year based on her accomplishments in office. Hopefully, she will make a big dent in Shreveport’s unemployment rate in the near future if she wants to be the next mayor. Both Tyler’s announced candidates Adrian Perkins and Lee O. Savage […]

As they say in the backwoods, there is a big difference between “talkin’” and “nouncing” —and an even bigger difference between “nouncing” and “qualifin’.” Shreveport now has three individuals who have officially announced their intentions to run for mayor. In January, Mayor Ollie Tyler had a low key announcement that she would seek a second […]

  Like an old dog with fleas, a bad hip, and a leaky bladder, the problems of the Shreveport Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) just keep becoming more and more obvious, –and harder to ignore.  Seemingly these are not a concern for the MPC Executive Director Mark Sweeney. He just had a tax payer paid […]

    It’s safe to say that neither the Downtown Airport (DTN) or Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) are considered to be tourist attractions. However, if general aviation is your business or hobby, these airports are like a second home. Problem is that since the arrival of the current Shreveport Airport Authority (SAA) Director of Airports […]

Unless you are Rip Van Winkle, every reader should be aware of the long simmering fuss over the operations of the Shreveport  Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC). The building community has been up in arms for quite some time on the difficulties encountered with the Shreveport MPC, especially when compared to its counterpart in Bossier. […]

Ok, I get it.It’s not a four-letter word but to many its worse. I am referring to “taxes”. The disdain for taxes is not new. And in fact, disparaging references to taxes and tax collectors go back to Biblical times. Jesus Christ was asked if it was right to pay taxes to Caesar. His response […]

Estimates are just that…educated guesses. And many say this is especially true when it comes to population estimates. Census data recently released shows that Louisiana was one of eight states to see its population drop last year. The updated population estimates from the U.S Census Bureau are from July 1, 2016 to July 1, 2017. […]