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On March 26, the citizens of Caddo Parish have an opportunity to vote on five propositions that fund the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office. Four of these are property tax renewals. These will not cause any tax increases. The other proposition is the renewal of a quarter of a penny sales tax. This also is not a tax increase.

At the All-Star game in Cleveland this year, the NBA recognized the NBA 75, a compilation of the top 75 players to ever play in the NBA. During the halftime ceremony NBA royalty filed out one by one to the introduction of Cavaliers public address announcer and applause of the thousands of adoring fans in attendance.

The headline for the day was going to be the announcement that Aaron Rodgers was going to return to Green Bay. There were conflicting reports throughout the morning that he had signed a four-year extension.

Attorneys for the city continue to spend taxpayer money defending public meetings that are held in violation of the Louisiana Open Meetings Law.

Regional Urology and Ochsner LSU Health signed an agreement that will combine the organizations and expand services and resources.

Louisiana State University Shreveport’s School Psychology Program recently received National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) Full Approval. This approval is layered on top of the Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).

Getting the homeless off the streets and into housing of their own is the goal of HOPE Connections and of its executive director, Christa Pazzagila.

At its March 3 meeting, the Caddo Commission adopted an ordinance to establish a temporary parish planning and zoning commission consisting of five members who reside within a five-mile zone in an unincorporated area of the parish.