Author Archives: John Settle

Liquor store zoning cases almost always cause major headaches for the Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) and the Shreveport City Council. And such is the case with the recent highly publicized application by Lakeshore Liquor to open a liquor store on the southeast corner of Gilbert and Kings Highway. Two tie votes by the Council […]

When the Planet Aqua group announced in September of last year that they would open an aquarium in Shreveport many observers had substantial questions on its likelihood of success.  Initially, this was to be the first aquarium to be constructed and operated by this group. Secondly, the business was to be operated as a ‘for […]

On October 19, 7-5 majority of the Caddo Commission voted for the Parish Administrator to take appropriate action to have the Confederate Monument removed from the Caddo Parish court house grounds. The Commission acknowledged that the Shreveport Chapter 237 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) owned the monument. The Parish and the UDC […]

It’s a political axiom that the top elected official gets the blame when things go south. The same is true in the military and in Fortune 500 companies.  As reported by Inquisitor editor Danny Lawler last week, the Shreveport murder count as of Tuesday, November 21 was forty-five.  “Justified” homicides, considered to be self defense, […]

If anyone needed more documentation that the economic world in Shreveport is stagnant, two recent reports erase any doubts.  The first report was released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. It had both “good” and “bad” news. The good news is that for the past twelve months ending in August, the unemployment rates fell over the […]

At Tuesday’s Shreveport Council meeting, a resolution of no confidence in Shreveport Police Chief Alan Crump failed on a 3-2 vote. The resolution’s sponsor Willie Bradford and James Flurry voted for the resolution. Council members Jeff Everson, Oliver Jenkins and Mike Corbin voted against the resolution.  Council members Jerry Bowman and Stephanie Lynch missed the […]

Both the Shreveport City Council and the Caddo Commission have started their 2018 budget review process.  The Commission budget must be adopted by December 5. The Council’s budget adoption deadline is December 15.  Both the City and the Parish fund the Shreveport Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC), which is separate legal entity. In theory the […]

Yes, it’s still early but the coffee shop crowd is still on the prowl to discover more possible candidates for next year’s mayoral election. A name that had surfaced earlier this summer has resurfaced—Rod Demery. To most politicos and television junkies, Demery is not a new name. But to many, he may not be known. […]

The inch thick binder handed out to Caddo Commissioners on Halloween Eve by Caddo Administrator Dr. Woodrow Wilson had a few surprises, and mainly “good news” for taxpayers. There may, however, be questions about a proposed employee pay raise, funding of the Shreveport Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC), animal shelter, and discretionary funds of Wilson. […]

Low and behold—the City of Shreveport WILL be able to sell the downtown bus terminal, commonly known as The Tent!  With the opening of the long delayed Intermodal Terminal on Wednesday , The Tent has become obsolete in the sense of its intended purpose. The Intermodal Terminal will serve as the new major hub for […]