Fourteen thousand jobs! The claim of 14,000 new jobs is the rallying cry of Gateway Development Consortium’s proposed massive project on Cross Bayou. But has anyone divulged where this number came from or how it is supported? Does anyone favoring the project even care? Let’s see if we can figure this out.
The current city council has now been on the job for thirteen plus months. And it has had its sharing of long, grueling meetings dealing with controversial topics including sagging pants, the garbage fee, and the proposed Cross Bayou development.
January 30, 2020
The Shreveport city council next meets on Mon. Feb. 10 for its administrative conference. The regular meeting will be on Tues. Feb. 11.
This sucks. This is the article you don’t plan for. You can’t be prepared to discuss a figure as large as Kobe Bryant on such short notice. I have followed sports since I was in first grade, when my mom would bribe me with baseball cards if I did good in school. I grew up loving sports, any sport. From Captains baseball games at Fair Grounds Field to watching NAS- CAR with my dad on Sundays to catching every single Chicago Bulls game I could on WGN so I could watch Michael Jordan do his thing. Sports. Sports. Sports.
This will be a game for the ages. The highpowered Kansas City Chiefs offense led by reining NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes versus the staunch and stingy San Francisco 49ers’ defense anchored by veteran Richard Sherman. There are storylines aplenty in this one … Coaches: You have a head coach in Andy Reid, an offensive genius finally equipped with a quarterback who can master his complex system who has had numerous opportunities but never could quite get over the proverbial hump versus a second-generation wunderkind and architect of the new-look 49ers, Kyle Shanahan.
What if Democrats were dog people, and Republicans favored cats? The shouting, preening, conniving, lying, hyperventilating and pretending in Washington, D.C., might sound like this:
Writing a newspaper or any column has always been interesting to me. I enjoy the process, sometimes do appreciate the deadlines, but always enjoy the visit I am privileged to have with the readers.
During the early morning hours of Saturday, Jan. 11, devastating storms ripped through our region, causing incredible destruction that resulted in damaged homes, businesses and, tragically, loss of life. Our thoughts continue to be with those who mourn and rebuild. Unfortunately, Benton Middle School was not left unscathed. Straight line winds estimated at nearly 110 miles per hour peeled the roof off of the sixthgrade wing, resulting in the total loss of seven classrooms and ultimately displac-ing 10 teachers and approximately 200 students.
As long as it follows its job description, Shreveport’s City Council shouldn’t have to tap the brakes on annexation for a year. And it doesn’t need to waste tax dollars on studying the fiscal impact of annexation in general.
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