Author Archives: John Settle

Campaign finance reports for all candidates on the November 6 primary ballot were due by Tuesday October 9. The reports cover the period from March 1 through September 27. Candidates for Council District A face incumbent Willie Bradford. He had $1203 at the beginning of the reporting period and he raised $9265. After expenditures, he […]

Steven Jackson’s mayor campaign billboards tout him as the “Champion for the Community”. Maybe the message should be “Champion for my boss”. Jackson has been employed by David Raines Community Health Center (DRCHC) since the spring of 2015. He was elected to the Caddo Commission in December 2015. He took office in January 2016. The […]

Although the latest mayoral campaign reports are somewhat dated, they certainly provide important insight into the campaigns of Ollie Tyler, Adrian Perkins, Jim Taliaferro, Steven Jackson and Lee O. Savage. The reports were due on Tuesday of this week. They reflect campaign finances from March 1 of this year through September 27. Thus campaign financial […]

Political reality eventually sinks in on even the most hardheaded candidates. Whether or not it has with mayoral candidate Steven Jackson is still an open question. But he should have gotten a big hint this week. Many political “movers and shakers” attend the monthly meetings of the North Shreveport Business Association (NSBA). Its common for […]

It’s one thing to say that you believe in yourself, and another to virtually underwrite your campaign. But no one ever accused Lee O. Savage of being a “traditional” political candidate. Savage has loaned his campaign $21,246.75. Savage had $3605 campaign funds on hand as of September 27. He has raised only $7200 in contributions. […]

It may be too early to turn off the lights, but mayoral hopeful Jim Taliaferro’s campaign is almost out of gas. Taliaferro had campaign funds on hand as of September 27 of only $6956. He has raised $31,415 during this race. Taliaferro had two max contributions of $2,500. He had one other contribution of $1,000. […]

Mayoral candidate Steven Jackson is long on talk, but short on funds for his campaign. Jackson has only raised $25,306 for his mayoral race. He has loans of $5500. Jackson has receipts on hand as of September 27 of $23,139. Jackson had one max contribution of $2,500. He had 12 contributions of $1,000 to $2,499. […]

Upstart mayoral candidate Adrian Perkins has had great success in raising campaign funds. His campaign report indicates that he has raised more money this year that incumbent mayor Ollie Tyler. Perkins has total receipts of $132,004.17 as compared to Tyler’s receipts of $120,323.28 He had funds on hand at the end of the reporting period […]

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All candidates for political office have a campaign finance report that must be filed by Tuesday, October 9. Shreveport Mayor Ollie Tyler is the only mayoral candidate whose report is presently online. Tyler has campaign receipts of $120,323.28. The total disbursements $54,314.04. As of the close of the reporting period, campaign funds on hand were […]