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Listen Up: Former local NAACP President Michael Lafitte’s dark cloud

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Listen Up: Former local NAACP President Michael Lafitte’s dark cloud

Billy Wayne

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 - 23:00

Without going through all the “high points,” positive and not so positive, of Michael Lafitte’s...

Gary Chambers shows lack of seriousness for senator with marijuana stunt

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Gary Chambers shows lack of seriousness for senator with marijuana stunt

Prentiss Smith

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 - 23:00

Gary Chambers is a Senate candidate in Louisiana who should stick to his day job and leave the...

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Should new council member Jackson stay on Tourist Convention Bureau Board?

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 - 23:00

Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins nominated now-council member Alan D.

Where have all the flowers -- I mean, workers -- gone ?

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Where have all the flowers -- I mean, workers -- gone ?

John E. Settle Jr. Editor Focus Sb News

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 - 23:00

Practically everyone over the age of (fill in the blank) is familiar with Pete Seeger's modern...

City council approves 13% worker pay hike

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City council approves 13% worker pay hike

Ken Krefft

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 - 23:00

The Shreveport City Council approved a 13% salary increase at its Jan. 11 regular meeting.

Listen Up: Citizens must assist Caddo D.A. and Shreveport police efforts to halt crime

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Listen Up: Citizens must assist Caddo D.A. and Shreveport police efforts to halt crime

Billy Wayne

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 - 23:00

It does not matter whom you talk with, when you talk to them or where you talk to them.

Councilman Nickelson is right; city can't afford 13% across-the-board pay raises

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Councilman Nickelson is right; city can't afford 13% across-the-board pay raises

Prentiss Smith

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 - 23:00

There you go again, Councilman Nickelson, speaking the truth out loud, and it is a necessary truth.

New Shreveport Councilman Jackson off to a bad start

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New Shreveport Councilman Jackson off to a bad start

Settle Talk John E. Settle Jr. Editor

Thu, 6 Jan 2022 - 23:00

Well, he ain’t in Kansas anymore. And he ain’t in the boondocks at Southern University Shreveport.

Who will be next chair/vice-chair of Shreveport City Council?

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Who will be next chair/vice-chair of Shreveport City Council?

John E. Settle Jr. Editor Focus Sb News Settletalk

Thu, 6 Jan 2022 - 23:00

The Jan.

Chandler: The Foot Struggle

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Chandler: The Foot Struggle

Rex Moncrief

Thu, 6 Jan 2022 - 23:00

From day one, the Tommy Chandler administration has struggled to find its footing.

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