Columns & Opinions

Unlike other years, this week’s matchup between Alabama and LSU doesn’t quite have the same feel. It could absolutely be because where both teams sit in the standings with two losses each. Gone is the game that decides the season, right? Well, as we have all seen in the past anything can happen in the SEC! The feel is one of desperation to salvage a possible lost season.

These first few weeks have been both energizing and insightful—I’ve had the pleasure of visiting schools, meeting with teachers, students, and families, and seeing firsthand the incredible work underway in our classrooms.

The City of Shreveport deposited 1.5% more in October than a year ago. Its tally of $13,728,392 brings its YTD sum to $135,621,457, down 1.4% from 2023, when the 10-month collections were $137,551,546. It uses the calendar year as its fiscal year and levies a 2.75% rate on its sales and use tax. It is the only NW LA entity to see a rise in this year's receipts vs last. 5 others fell.

A recent vote by the Shreveport City Council had me asking the question, ‘How well acquainted are any of our elected officials with their District’s communities?’

Now on the Job: Shreveport's Economic Director!

We are eight weeks into the NFL season and the seats for a few coaches around the league are getting warmer. The nature of the job of head coach in a volatile one. You can go from Super Bowl champion to coach in a couple of years. It is all about “what have you done for me lately? “

I early voted this past Thursday in Shreveport. It went smoothly as I was ushered in, through and out.

The Shreveport Police Department (SPD) and the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office (CPSO) have executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to commence a joint law enforcement operation in southeast Shreveport.