Columns & Opinions

Alan Jackson is the interim council member for District E.

The front door of J. S. Williams Funeral Home on South Pierre Ave opened, and there was State Senator Gregory Tarver. Dressed immaculately in a black suit, the debonair senator greeted me warmly, chuckling when I told him I was filling in for my editor, John Settle.

Extraordinary indeed!

With all of the complexities life throws us daily, there is an overwhelming urge to live life more simply. Wouldn’t it be great to rid ourselves of all the nagging details that weigh us down?

Depending on when this is read, qualifying for this year's Shreveport mayor and council races may have ended with the 4:30 p.m. deadline on Friday, July 22, 4:30 p.m.

After teasing a run for the top job in Shreveport, Senator Gregory Tarver has finally thrown his political hat into the crowded ring for Shreveport mayor. He brings a wealth of experience to the race, which should serve him well. He undoubtedly becomes one of the top tier candidates, along with the current occupant of the job, Commissioner Mario Chavez and former City Councilman Tom Arceneaux.

There is a reason that Louisiana Department of Transportation is in a hurry to build three bridges, six lanes of travel, across the Red River in the next couple of years. They’ve seen the Transportation Modeling Data that predicts growing outmigration from Shreveport to Bossier City.

I paused to say hi to a young child in a store last week. The mother gave me a piercing glance beneath knotted brows and abruptly pulled her child away. I was a stranger. It hurts to be perceived as a threat to the innocent. Yes, I wanted to play the “clergy card” but then thought, given the climate today, that might have made things worse.