The recent disclosure that the city is suing 32 contractors for failure to do the work they have been contracted to do shows that the process is broken. The lawsuit was filed almost a month ago, and the citizens are just now hearing about it. The whole process leaves a lot of unanswered questions.
What's the Scoop on Shreveport's Economic Development Director Drew Mouton and City Attorney Ron Lattier?
“Seventy-six trombones led the big parade with a hundred and ten cornets close at hand” -Songwriter Meredeth Wilson, Music Man, 1957 Copyright Frank Music Corp. and Meredeth Wilson Music.
As the orchestra tuned their instruments, the blue fog on stage provided me with a foreshadowing of what was to come. As everyone located their seats, I could hear small talk, and laughter filled the air in the historic Riverview Theater and the home of the Shreveport Symphony. We were all there for the same reason: to watch, listen and overall experience something that we all love, ABBA! At that moment, we were all family. As the house lights dimmed, and the instruments got louder as they started to play in unison, you could feel the anticipation building. The audience erupted into applause and cheered as ABBA, almost magically, appeared on the stage.
I almost fell out of my chair when I heard the announcement the city and group named Rev Entertainment plan to build a new multi-sports entertainment facility on the State Fairgrounds. I wonder if a feasibility study or a fact study have been done to the consider the practicality of building a sports facility while at the same time we’re demolishing a sports facility. Go figure!
Questions Being Raised About Blue Line Speeding Tickets in Shreveport SchoolZones
Politics is a dirty business, and it is increasingly becoming a blood sport. That is why it has become par for the course for political mud to be thrown at one’s opponent. Many politicians believe that mudslinging is the only way to win, and so they engage in character assassination and innuendo. Voters are really not interested in mudslinging; they are interested in the positive results someone is going to bring to the table that will affect their lives.
A disappointing budget presentation by the Perkins Administration
Rolled out a lounge chair early one morning onto a patio and was surprised at how many birds passed by -- 'water birds, birds of prey, songbirds' -- and found myself more and more serene. Make time daily to care for your soul in simple ways like watching birds soaring on the wind above you.
Summer has broken in south Louisiana, and none too soon. One more week, even a day more of summer might have whupped us. Our summers run from May through September – interminable, miserable week after crushing, damnable week with daily highs in the 90s, lows in the 80s and humidity unceasingly fit for gills. Sure, we escape to air-conditioned spaces. But refreshing outdoor air remains … what? … not a thing. Afternoon showers bring respite most days, briefly. The sun soon returns to lift visible currents of steam from lawn and pavement.
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