Work is nearing completion on the temporary trestle bridge that will enable workers to move large equipment out onto the water to construct the four-lane Jimmie Davis Bridge over the Red River, the Louisiana highway department reports.
B. Have security cameras installed in more residences/structures and have them tied into the Real Time Crime Center C. Encourage owners of vacant structures to have them posted with NO TRESPASSING SIGNS as authorized by the so-called Squatters Law that makes trespass into posted structures a crime. This law authorizes the Shreveport Police Department to arrest such offenders and/or to require them to vacate the premises. In many instances, this effort will require researching ownership in an effort to identify current ownership of tax sale properties as well as so-called 'heir property'.
The Junior Achievement (JA) of North Louisiana is looking for mentors for their upcoming lunch. The non-profit aims to inspire and prepare young adults for success. They provide several ways to get involved:
Who are the highest paid workers in Shreveport-Bossier City government? We recently did a check of salaries to compare the same posts in each city. As expected, the top executives in Shreveport government make more than their counterpart in Bossier City. It’s no real surprise since Bossier is a smaller city.
Bally’s Shreveport Casino & Hotel is celebrating its 25th anniversary by giving back to the community that has supported it for a quarter of a century.
A new police substation will be established in southeast Shreveport to help cut down crime and emergency response times along Line Avenue.
In 2025, SporTran will be receiving 40 new buses, and the fleet will be repainted and rebranded. Construction at the 'SporTran City' facility at 1253 Texas Ave. will be complete with offices, an 'airport style' food court with a variety of vendors, a safety training center with driver simulator, and a new transit Operations Control Center.
In its January 22nd issue, the Bossier Press-Tribune—a legacy print and online newspaper funded extensively by tax dollars and designated as the official journal of record for Bossier City—published an article by Stacey Tinsley that grossly mischaracterizes the facts surrounding two entirely separate measures to amend the Bossier City Charter. This is either intentional deception or negligent reporting, but either way, it misleads Bossier residents about one of the most contentious issues in the city’s recent history: term limits.
The Bossier Parish Sherriff’s Office announced that Detective Ronald Glovier is the recipient of the Spirit of Jacob Bergren Award. This award is presented to a law enforcement officer who embodies the same qualities admired in Investigator Jacob Bergren of the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office, who passed on Jan. 28, 2020.
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