Columns & Opinions

The Bossier Parish School Board’s 2021–2026 District Improvement Plan, titled “WIN the Day; Every Student, Every Way,” should create a spark of controversy due to its incorporation of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) strategies. Certain elements of the plan may conflict with recent federal directives and Supreme Court rulings, raising concerns about its legality and alignment with constitutional principles.

Shreveport Fire Station 20 is Now Open, Sorta

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which states: “All public work exceeding the contract limit of $250,000, including labor and materials, undertaken by a public entity shall be advertised and let by contract to the lowest responsible bidder.”

Caddo and Bossier lawmakers have already filed several bills to be considered during the 2025 Louisiana Legislative Session.

We hear it every Fall Election, “I’m taxed enough already!” As we consider new taxes to raise money to pay for expensive infrastructure repairs to our crumbling streets and drainage all over town. Youree Drive is a state, parish and city funded roadway, heavily traveled, it always needs rehab repairs. That is a constant expense. But why? The demand on our roads is great, and we have wear and tear on our miles of roadways because we have parking mandates. Parking mandates or parking minimums, an old idea, parking minimums are the notion that buildings like schools, hospitals or shopping centers that are designed to hold large numbers of people need to have huge parking lots to hold all of the cars that would carry all the people that would be in that shopping center, school, or hospital.

How much, if any, movies Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson will film in Shreveport is still an open question. In fact, there are many questions, but at least one may be answered In Baton Rouge--the future of the film tax credit.

The NFL Draft is coming up on April 24 and will run through April 26. Below, I have compiled my first mock draft of the year.