New Shreveport mayor Adrian Perkins took office on December 29. In his inaugural address he promised to seek an international airport designation for the Shreveport regional airport, to remove Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) red tape, and work to make Shreveport a transportation hub. The airport authority has four citizens appointed members. The MPC has a […]
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The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Facing New Shreveport Mayor
Well, the parties are over. Adrian Perkins won the mayoral election on Saturday, December 8. He was sworn into office on the morning of Saturday, December 29. That night he hosted a black tie, open-to-the-public gala at the convention center. Perkins moved into his new digs at city hall over the weekend. He actually worked […]
Shreveport City Council: The Year In Review
It was a year for ups and downs for the Shreveport City Council. Perhaps more than ever before the limitations of this elected body were exposed. Despite constant complaints, the council was virtually powerless to deal with constituent concerns over Shreveport crime, water bills, building restrictions, and street disruptions The council has no authority to […]
Everson, Jenkins, Corbin: A Job Well Done
They will be has-beens on Saturday. Eight years of public service will have ended. Their lives, and that of their families, will never be the same. Jeff Everson, Oliver Jenkins, and Mike Corbin were sworn in as new Shreveport council members in Dec. 2010. Once sworn into office, their personal privacy all but vanished. And […]
What’s Ahead For The Adrian Perkins Transition Team?
Plenty. And it’s much more than the just a “explain to me what you do before you leave the building” walk-through. Last week Shreveport Mayor-elect Perkins named a 14-member transition advisory board. Its members were both local and from out of town. They consisted of business, military, legal and academic people. Termed a “transition management […]
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 […]
50 Shreveport Murders in 2017 is Unacceptable
Yes, 50 homicides in Shreveport last year. And some say that four of the six homicides which were ruled to be “justified” should be classified with the others—or 54 regular, unjustified homicides in all.
Ollie Tyler will Seek 2nd Term. Who Else is In?
Shreveport Mayor Ollie Tyler’s first term as mayor ends in December of this year.