Columns & Opinions

Good morning. Do you have time to modify the Witness Protection Flyer to change it to Caddo?

Federal highway officials canceled the controversial Interstate 49 Inner-City Connector project in the 1990s due to environmental concerns.

The implementation of the Shreveport Smoke-Free Air Act in 2021 was lauded as a step in the right direction toward providing safer working conditions for residents of Shreveport. It acknowledged the harmful effects of tobacco use not only on primary users but on those who are exposed through secondhand smoke. It particularly sent the message that the health of those residents who worked in establishments where smoking is more likely to take place – bars and casinos – were being privileged over profit. It seems that is no longer the case.

Supporters and opponents of the controversial $1 billion Interstate 49 Inner-City Connector project took turns last week lobbying new Louisiana Transportation Secretary Eric Kalivoda in Shreveport. The setting was the monthly meeting of the Northwest Louisiana Council of Governments, the regional transportation board promoting the ill-fated ICC. NLCOG met at the Caddo-Bossier Port’s Regional Commerce Center.

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Caldecott Honor winner and New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the 'Bats' series featuring titles 'Bats at the Library,' 'Bats at the Beach' and 'Little Bat Up All Day.'

The Bossier Financial Crimes Task Force is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect in a theft.

Although the six restored special taxes are a highlight of the first 100 days of the Arceneaux administration, it is too early to do any chest thumping. Putting myself in that position, what would I look to accomplish for my next 100 days? Absent a drastic bond proposal, of which Mayor Arceneaux and challenger Senator Gregg Tarver both pledged not to do, I would look for ways to build on or enhance the six special taxes.