A recently released report by WalletHub listed Shreveport as the most difficult out of 182 cities to get a job. Needless to say, this report has caused consternation by many in the Shreveport community. The report listed Baton Rouge as 151 and New Orleans 179. Dallas came in 49 in the job parade. Four of […]
Author Archives: John Settle
Appeal Filed On Special Exception For Liquor At Old Circle K Location
In what was not unexpected, the first appeal of a zoning case under the Shreveport Unified Development Code (UDC) has recently been filed. A special exception use for the sale of liquor was approved by the Shreveport Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) for 327 Kings Highway. This property is on the southeast corner of Kings […]
Significant 2017 Votes by the Shreveport City Council
Several votes by the Shreveport City Council in 2017 were significant. Shreveport Mayor Ollie Tyler proposed a $30 million bond issue to construct a sports complex on Cross Bayou in an effort to land the New Orleans Pelicans basketball team’s developmental (G League) team. A private developer promised to spend $130 million on a hotel […]
Shreveport City Council Sets Special Election To Renew Five Ad Valorem Taxes
If anyone in Shreveport got a lump of coal for Christmas, they can blame it on the Shreveport City Council vote on Dec 22. By a unanimous vote the Council authorized a special election on April 28 of 2018 to for six ad valorem tax renewals. Five of these were last authorized in a 2013 […]
Hearing On Injunction By The United Daughters Of The Confederacy Raises Several Issues
The hearing in Monroe on Monday, December 11 before Judge Robert G. James had more questions than it did answers. The Shreveport Chapter #237 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) filed a federal lawsuit on October 19 seeking a ruling that the Caddo Commission could not remove or force the removal of the […]
What Will Happen On Shreveport City Council Disparity Study Vote?
The Shreveport City Council voted on Tuesday, Dec. 12, to fund an economic disparity study. Councilman Willie Bradford proposed a budget amendment of $300,000 to the study. Council chairman James Flurry offered an amendment to only fund $150,000. After discussion, this motion passed 5 to 2. Councilmen Oliver Jenkins and Michael Corbin voted “no.” Those […]
Shreveport City Council Makes Significant 2018 Budget Votes
The Shreveport City Council adopted the 2018 city budget on Tuesday, December 12. In this process four significant votes were taken. The first was to fund a five percent pay raise to city employees with an annual salary under $75 thousand dollars a year. The second was to reduce the proposed funding of the Shreveport […]
Four Budget Amendments On Shreveport City Council Agenda
The Shreveport City Council must adopt the 2018 budget for the city by December 15. It is expected to be approved at the regular meeting on Tuesday, December 12. The proposed General Fund Budget is for $221,214,100. Four amendments have been offered to this budget. The first by Councilman Oliver Jenkins is to decrease funding […]
Caddo Commission’s 2018 Funding Of MPC Passes Buck Back To Shreveport City Council
A long standing bone of contention between the Shreveport City Council and the Caddo Commission has been the appropriate funding of the Shreveport Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC). For the last three calendar years, the City has funded a little over $1 million dollars to the MPC. The city also provided free office space for […]
Caddo Juvenile Detention Center To Have Big Space Crunch Starting July 1, 2018
Currently 17 year old juveniles charged with crimes that are waiting for a judicial resolution of their cases are housed at the Caddo Correctional Center. This changes on July 1 of next year. As of that date, 17 year olds charged with “non-violent “ crimes must be detained at the Caddo Juvenile Detention Center. These […]