Simply put, that Shreveport voters had very little consensus. Incumbent mayor Ollie Tyler only received 24 % of the mayoral vote. Adrian Perkins polled the highest percentage at 29%. The other eight candidates split 47% of the vote. Most politicos think Perkins will win the December 8 election. The question most often debated is how […]
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Can A Veteran Be Successful In City Hall?
Daaa… Look no further than Bossier City. Lo Walker was first elected as the mayor of Bossier City in 2005. He has been re-elected three times. Walker had no prior political experience before becoming mayor. He had run unsuccessfully for the Bossier Parish Police Jury in 1991. He also ran for mayor unsuccessfully in 2001. […]
Will Arkansas Casino Vote Hurt Locally?
Does a cat have climbing gear? How could it not? On Tuesday, November 6, Arkansas voters approved a state constitutional amendment to allow full scale casino gaming. Oaklawn Racing & Gaming in Hot Springs and Southland Gaming & Racing in West Memphis will be able to expand from video electronic games of skill (video poker, […]
Crump Retirement Too Little Too Late to Save Tyler?
Many Shreveport residents are in total shock over the news of the latest murders. A white couple gave a black man a ride from Mall St. Vincent. They ended up dead, in a burning car late last night. The bank accounts of the couple and family members had been cleaned out. The couple has a […]
Major Issues Shreveport’s Mayor Needs To Address
Ok, it may be a little early to prepare a Christmas wish list. Especially if it’s one for Shreveport’s next mayor to magically resolve. For starters, this person will not be selected until the December 8 run-off election. Secondly, one does not know if the next/new mayor has been “good “ all year. Or, even […]
Ollie Tyler Should Concede Shreveport Mayor’s Race
You read it here first. Ollie Tyler should concede the 2018 Shreveport mayor’s race to Adrian Perkins. Seventy six, as in 76%, per cent of Shreveport voters did not want Ollie for a second term in Tuesday’s election. Ollie finished 5 points behind Adrian Perkins. And although that margin could be considered “small”, it was […]
When Do You Know It’s Fall In Shreveport Bossier?
It’s a good question. According to The Farmer’s Almanac, the first day of fall has come and gone. Like long long ago—Saturday September 22. This was the autumnal equinox or in plain speak, the astronomical start of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. According to the National Weather Service the low temp on that day was […]
Economic Report Is Not That Good For NW Louisiana
LSU professor Dr. Loren Scott is renowned for his economic outlook reports on the Louisiana Economy. To many, Scott is “the Bible” for economic planners. And guess what? The recent report was not particularly favorable for Shreveport-Bossier. Actually, Caddo, Bossier, Webster, and Desoto parishes are in the Shreveport-Bossier Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Except for slight […]
A Confession: I Am Voting “Yes” On Commission Tax Renewal
Yep—I am voting on a tax. Actually a renewal. And yes, you can tell your friends, email this column to the world and put out in social media. On the Tuesday ballot—somewhere—is the Caddo Parish Commission’s Public Facilities and Recreation Renewal. It’s a .83 millage. In “dollar speak” it will cost me about 50 cents […]
Steven Jackson Endorsed By George Soros Funded Political Party
On Wednesday mayoral candidate Steven Jackson announced his endorsement by the Working Families Party (WFP). George Soros and his Open Society Foundation have financed the WFP. The WFP is an outgrowth of the socialist New Party. The goal of this group is to push the Democratic party to the left. The WFP of New York […]