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Union shop in new Amazon facility would be positive for Shreveport

Union shop in new Amazon facility would be positive for Shreveport

There has traditionally been a love-hate relationship between unions and corporate entities, especially in the deep South, where right-to-work laws are prevalent. Right-to-work laws are laws that are enacted by some states that guarantee that no individual can be forced as a condition of employment to join or pay dues or fees to a labor union. Louisiana is a right-to-work state.

Modest May sales tax gains

Modest May sales tax gains

The three local jurisdictions which levy a sales tax each showed a modest gain in May over a year ago. The city of Shreveport received $12,863,414, 3.0% over May 2021. The Caddo Parish School Board tallied a 7% jump at $$8,664,305. Caddo law enforcement's sum of $2,016,498 surpassed last year by 6.8%. The applicable rates are 2.75%, 1.5% and 0.35% for the three governmental bodies just above in the order shown.

PRENTISS SMITH

Medical professions high school will bring jobs and economic development

Shreveport is a medical hub, with over 25 hospitals in and around the Shreveport-Bossier area, starting with Louisiana State University Hospital, Ochsner LSU Health and Willis-Knighton Health System, along with CHRISTUS Shreveport Health Center, WK Pierremont Health Center, Shriners Hospitals for Children and many more hospitals and clinics that are too numerous to name.

SettleTalk

SettleTalk

The Hookah District was a restaurant and bar on Shreveport-Barksdale Highway, located in the old Mr. Gatti's Pizza building.

Letters to the Editor: Responses to 'Two 13-year-olds killed in Shreveport -- one preventable, the other not so'

*** If criminals know they are not going to be pursued if they flee, they will all flee. There’s most probably a larger reason for a criminal to flee … and not simply to avoid a traffic ticket. If someone locked me in the trunk, I would hope the policy would be to pursue.

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