Author Archives: John Settle

If one ever drives through downtown Shreveport, especially in the early mornings, late evenings and/or the weekends, it is quite apparent that a large number of people seemingly “live” in vacant storefronts, on public properties and in alleys. Unfortunately well-intended efforts to feed these individuals and to give them pocket change has not helped this […]

Well…now is your chance! It comes with a one acre corner lot on Crockett Street that spans from Marshall to Edwards Street. And it has a 5,000 square foot brick building ideal for offices.  The 25,000 square foot canopy over the building can be removed. The structural steel for the canopy can be used to […]

The Shreveport Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 3 pm in the Council Chambers at Government Plaza. The MPC has a “private” work session beginning at 1 pm before each meeting.  The work session is not publicized although it is subject to the Louisiana Open Meetings law. […]

The Caddo Commission spends its portion of Riverfront Gaming Funds by doling it out to non government organizations (NGOs).  This year the expected revenues are $950 grand. The Commission Appropriations Committee is charge of reviewing all the NGO funding requests. It then makes a recommendation to the full Commission on which organizations are funded, and […]

It’s a good question, and one that City Council president James Flurry has asked. For the record, Bossier City, Baton Rouge or New Orleans do not have this committee, or anything similar. So why in Shreveport? The Shreveport ordinance establishing the Architectural/Engineering (A/E) Committee provides that the Committee is to “assure the city selects qualified […]

Caddo Commissioner Mario Chavez is expected to introduce a resolution at the next Commission meeting to purchase and install a public restroom on the courthouse grounds. Under consideration is a Portland Loo, a metal structure with a locking door and one toilet which is handicap accessible. The total cost , including installation, could exceed $126,000. […]

It’s no secret that Caddo Commissioner Matthew Linn has no love lost for Caddo Administrator Dr. Woody Wilson. Linn was Commission president for the 2106 calendar year. One of first acts in that position was to attempt to remove Wilson from the NLCOG Committee. His efforts ultimately failed. He had previously accused Wilson of not […]

Talk about a bummer, a major let down and sad story…just ask anyone who attended the recent fund-raising event at the much heralded Planet Aqua aquarium on the River Front. It’s easy to dismiss the well-founded complaints on the basis that the construction of the aquarium is not finished (and it has a long way […]

In the last seven days, on how many days did you exercise for 30 minutes or more?” This was the question asked to over 350,000 telephone interviews with adults in the United States across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The telephone polling was conducted from January 2. 2015 to December 30, 2016 […]

It’s a well known fact that the stately Caddo courthouse grounds on the 500 block of Texas in the heart of downtown Shreveport has become, for some, an outdoor bathroom location. Sheriff Prator listed this problem as one of his justifications for the construction of a wrought iron fence around the courthouse square. Caddo Commissioner […]