Author Archives: John Settle

It’s a good question, and one that Caddo Commissioner Lyndon B Johnson (LBJ) refused to answer on Monday after the Commission work session. LBJ has been the driving force on the Commission to have the monument removed, stating frequently that “history belongs in a museum, not on the Caddo Courthouse lawn.” The citizen advisory committee, […]

Shreveport City Councilman Willie Bradford wanted Independence Bowl Executive Director Missy Setters to appear at the Shreveport City Council last week to answer questions about the 2017 Bowl , specifically did the Bowl have a corporate title sponsor and would the Bowl be played this year? Setters advised Council clerk Art Thompson that she had […]

The City Council’s vote on Tuesday to defeat a proposal by Shreveport Mayor Ollie Tyler to hire, at no cost to the city, bond counsel for the issuance of $30 million in revenue bonds to underwrite the construction of a sports complex on Cross Bayou took most of the packed house in the Council chambers […]

Who knows? Missy Setters, the long time executive director of the bowl, has refused to answer a public records request concerning the bowl emailed on August 28. The public records request was very basic:     “ Missy        1. What is required payout for both teams for bowl this year        2. Does the bowl […]

It’s a good question,–and one that the Port Commissioners as well as the Shreveport voters are asking. The general public plus several Commissioners were surprised, no shocked, to read in the September 6 edition of the Shreveport Times that Executive Port Director Eric England was one of thirteen people who attended a public briefing and […]

In all the continuing hubbub over the pros and cons of issuing bonds for a sports complex on Cross Bayou the stark reality that Shreveport’s general obligation bond rating was recently lowered by Moody’s Investors Service should not be overlooked. Although the downgrade was only from A2 to A3, the credit opinion offered limited optimism […]

The Tyler administration is in a full court press mode to pressure the Shreveport City Council to vote on September 12 to allow Mayor Tyler to proceed with the hiring of professionals for $30 million bond issue for “acquiring, constructing, and equipping of a sports complex in the City.” Negotiations have already commenced for the […]

The rumblings on how the Sci-Port Board of Directors and particularly its Executive Committee (Dare Johnson, Nancy Alexander, Joe Badt, Linda Biernacki, Robert Manriquez and Robert Stroud) sat by and let the crown jewel of the riverfront take on red ink to the point that the center will close on Labor Day are not going […]

It’s a good question that Shreveport and Bossier residents have been asking since the Shreveport City Council voted in February of this year to approve an ordinance that would allow for ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft to operate in the city. And the recent announcement that Uber will be soon be operating in Texarkana […]

The only thing missing during the Tyler administration’s sports complex presentation at the Shreveport City Council on Tuesday was a marching band,majorettes, and Shriner’s minicars.  And when it was over, the Council was left with the task of sorting through the parade debris to decide how to vote on September 12 on the Mayor Tyler’s […]