
Great news: Perkins introduces 2020 balanced budget
It’s about time. Actually, it’s long overdue, this being a budget for the city of Shreveport that does NOT raid operating reserves to make ends meet. In other words, projected

It’s about time. Actually, it’s long overdue, this being a budget for the city of Shreveport that does NOT raid operating reserves to make ends meet. In other words, projected
With the Louisiana statewide election only a few days away, and with many voters already making their way to the polls, it would seem to be a good time for

It was educational, entertaining and enlightening. It was hot. The heat index was 100 at the first stop. It was long. Three hours-plus and 45 miles. The goal was to

With absentee voting open and a Louisiana statewide election only days away, voters are making their final choices. In the race for Governor, the undecided vote has dropped to around

Ugly. Brutal. Disgusting. Disrespectful. Divisive. And that is just for starters. The Shreveport city council meeting on Tuesday was all of that and more. The confirmation of Ben Raymond was

with little confidence in the political leadership at both the national and state levels. Being an incumbent politician is no longer a badge of honor. A poll released recently and

On Tuesday the Shreveport City Council will vote on Mayor Adrian Perkin’s nomination for the next permanent police chief. On Monday the council will question the mayor’s nomination. A big
Current Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is under attack by the Louisiana Democratic Party that is charging Louisiana’s elections are vulnerable to election fraud. The party’s recent statement reads: “Louisiana
If ever there was a reason for voters to wake up and get to the polls this October, this is it. Hardworking Louisiana citizens are losing jobs, people are fleeing

The Economics & Policy Research Group of the LSU College of Business has just published the Louisiana Economic Outlook for 2019/2020 prepared by Loren C. Scott, professor emeritus in economics.
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