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Both the Shreveport City Council and the Caddo Commission have started their 2018 budget review process.  The Commission budget must be adopted by December 5. The Council’s budget adoption deadline is December 15.  Both the City and the Parish fund the Shreveport Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC), which is separate legal entity. In theory the […]

Yes, it’s still early but the coffee shop crowd is still on the prowl to discover more possible candidates for next year’s mayoral election. A name that had surfaced earlier this summer has resurfaced—Rod Demery. To most politicos and television junkies, Demery is not a new name. But to many, he may not be known. […]

The inch thick binder handed out to Caddo Commissioners on Halloween Eve by Caddo Administrator Dr. Woodrow Wilson had a few surprises, and mainly “good news” for taxpayers. There may, however, be questions about a proposed employee pay raise, funding of the Shreveport Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC), animal shelter, and discretionary funds of Wilson. […]

Low and behold—the City of Shreveport WILL be able to sell the downtown bus terminal, commonly known as The Tent!  With the opening of the long delayed Intermodal Terminal on Wednesday , The Tent has become obsolete in the sense of its intended purpose. The Intermodal Terminal will serve as the new major hub for […]

Although it’s nearly a year before next year’s mayoral primary, potential candidates for Shreveport’s top seat are starting to survey the political landscape at city hall.  Mayor Ollie Tyler can run for a second term. Although she has not publicly announced her intentions Tyler has held a low key re-election fundraising event with key supporters.  […]

Shreveport City Council James Flurry has openly questioned the need for the City of Shreveport to continue to keep the Architectural/Engineering (A/E) Committee in existence. The A/E Committee reviews responses to Requests for Proposals (RFP) for city contracts in excess of $10,000 and refers three to the mayor for her selection. The Committee has nine […]

It’s not official, but it is expected to be when the Caddo Commission adopts it’s 2018 budget in the next few weeks.  As expected, the recommendations of the Commission’s Appropriations Committee had winners and losers. The annual “let’s play Santa Claus” process is reminiscent of kids divvying up Halloween candy after a big haul.  This […]

Perhaps it is no surprise to Louisiana business owners that the Bayou State is not “Heaven” when it comes to operating a business. The report by the Tax Foundation just added salt in the wound by ranking the state lower for 2018 than 2017.  Now Louisiana is number 42 versus 41 when it comes to […]

The recently released Louisiana Economic Outlook for 2018 and 2019 has some long awaited, and much needed, good news for the Shreveport-Bossier Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Loren’s highly respected report projects two years of moderate growth that should add 1,400 jobs a year over 2018-2019.  The Shreveport-Bossier MSA (179,000 jobs in 2017) is the fourth […]

In March of 2015 Elliott Stonecipher filed his much ballyhooed suit against the Caddo Parish Commission, all the then elected Commissioners, Parish Administrator Woody Wilson and Parish Finance Director Erica Bryant.  Stonecipher’s suit requested several rulings by the Court: a. That none of the Commissioners were ever eligible to participate in the Caddo Parish Employee […]