Adrian Perkins will be sworn as Shreveport’s next mayor on Saturday, December 29. That leaves little time for a transition from Mayor Ollie Tyler’s administration. Perkins is scheduled to meet Wednesday with Tyler. Here are some topics that they should address: 1. Former Chief Administrative Officer Brian Crawford has resigned and his office […]
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We May Look Back To 2018 Shreveport Mayor’s Race As A Game-Changer
The 2018 Shreveport mayor’s race broke new ground, probably ensuring that local politics will never be quite the same. In a ‘yarner”, incumbent Mayor Ollie Tyler made a low key announcement in January that she would seek re-election. The campaign season really kicked off by the announcements of Adrian Perkins and Lee O. Savage in April. Perkins, a […]
Steven Jackson Finally Shows Up For Commission Meetings
Was he in hiding? Was he ill? Was he working at this “real job” 24/7? Or was he just sulking? Whatever the reason(s) , Caddo Commissioner Steven Jackson had been MIA—as in missing in action – – at Commission meeting for the last 2 months. These include work sessions and regular meetings. As of Tuesday […]
Should Shreveport Mayor Have SPD Escorts?
Ollie Tyler has Shreveport Police Department escorts when she is conducting city business—both night and day. Seven days a week. Shreveport tax payers pick up this cost. Corporeal Michael Dunn is assigned to Tyler during the day shift. Dunn is relieved by other community liaison officers and/or community resource unit officers at nights and on […]
Top Issues Shreveport’s Next Mayor Should Address
By 10 p.m. on Saturday 8 December the suspense will be over. Shreveport’s next mayor will be known, be that Adrian Perkins or Ollie Tyler. But what will not be known is that person’s priorities for the first 180 days in the term. Think 1 January thru the end of June next year. Of course […]
Steven Jackson Is Awol From Commission Meetings
Is he in hiding? Is he ill? Is he working at this “real job” 24/7? Or is he just sulking? Whatever the reason(s), Caddo Commissioner Steven Jackson has been MIA—as in missing in action-at Commission meeting for the last 2 months. These include work sessions and regular meetings. Since the September 6 regular Commission meeting, […]
Soooo…What Will Be Voter Turnout On Saturday?
Who really knows? The December 8 general election has a small ballot. All Shreveport voters can pull a lever for Shreveport mayor and for Louisiana Secretary of State. Voters in council districts A, B, C, and D also have separate council elections. And that’s it. No federal election for U.S. House of Representatives. No parish […]
Does Tyler Fundraiser At Local Church Threaten Tax Exempt Status?
It’s not unusual for ministers in the black community to endorse political candidates. But having a political fundraiser for a political candidate at a church is a new development in Shreveport politics. The Mount Canaan Baptist Church is hosting an “Ollie Tyler Prayer Breakfast” on Tuesday, December 4. The event is posted on the Tyler […]
Will Millennials Decide Shreveport’s Next Mayor?
Like it or not, the answer is probably yes. Millennials are loosely defined as those that have reached adulthood, i.e. age 18, in the early 21st century. Most say that a millennial is 36 or younger. For sure, all agree that this crowd is 40 and under. Traditionally these “young adults” are not that involved […]
Perkins Trounces Tyler In Fundraising
In political races, money and momentum go hand in hand. And if you don’t believe that, the last campaign finance reports filed by Shreveport mayor Ollie Tyler and Adrian Perkins certainly tell the tale. As of November 21, Perkins had almost three times more money that Tyler in his campaign account. Perkin’s campaign treasury had […]