Columns & Opinions

One time the front doorbell at my house stopped working. The repairman came. Turns out spiderwebs were discovered inside of it and were the cause of the problem. What cobwebs do you need to clean out of your life? Your life will never ring true until you clean out what needs cleaning out.

For those who choose to vote by mail using an “absentee” ballot, there are a few new rules to be aware of. My Senate Bill 144 of the 2022 Legislative Session was signed into law by Governor Edwards and is now Act Number 539 and in effect for this upcoming election and subsequent elections. My bill is intended to protect your vote and insure your vote is properly and accurately counted. The easiest and best way to vote by mail is to properly and fully complete the ballot and return it in the provided envelope by adding the correct amount of postage and mailing it in.

In the sad days after the passing of artist and Big Sun Studios owner Lewis Kalmbach came the questions of what would become of his colorful art business at 619 Edwards St. Big Sun Studios, 619 Edwards St.

If one follows the Caddo Commission meetings, then you know that Commissioner Steven Jackson always wins the award for talking the most of any commissioner. Many of his rambling monologues are boring, repetitive and irrelevant. And as is his practice, Jackson likes to throw verbal darts at other commissioners.

Is Caddo Commissioner Jackson Part owner/Agent/Consultant for Burned-Out 114 Texas Building?

Currently, the governor of Louisiana, John Bel Edwards, is proposing to send some of the hard case and violent juvenile offenders to Angola, for which he is being excoriated by those who believe that this is too harsh. It is not too harsh if these violent juveniles are continuing to be bad actors. There are many people in the community, including this writer, who believe that it is not too harsh, and maybe a stint in Angola is where some of them should be sent to learn what real prison is like. It just might encourage them to straighten up their acts.

Finally attended a mayoral forum where the topic was/is a big passion of mine. You see, 37 years ago my first copy of Port City Magazine’s cover was entitled “I-49, Where Are You?” So I was paying great attention to see just how the candidates were answering the questions at the Allendale Strong‘s Neighborhood Association Mayoral Forum.

Allendale Strong President Dorothy Wiley posed a question to candidates for Shreveport mayor gathered at J.S. Clark Elementary for a forum on planning, neighborhoods and infrastructure.