All but 1 of the 6 major NW LA sales taxing jurisdictions saw receipts rise from February 2024. Only the Bossier Parish Police Jury was down. This month I have added 3 Bossier Parish municipalities to reflect their deposits.
Friends, I write this a day after spending several joyful hours as a 'watcher' of the Highland Mardi Gras Parade from the porch of a majestic old Victorian gem as my family and I have done for years. We were just some of the many folks invited to share in this delightful activity by a delightful hostess/grandma who thinks 'the more the merrier' What a grand time it was........ Multi-generations out along the curb vying for throws from the many brightly dressed and happy float riders. For me, the afternoon hours brought out the best of all that is a 'Mardi Gras Parade.' I have experienced the wild and crazy NOLA parade back in the 70s when we were in law school at LSU. As Midwesterners, it was an experience.
Several months ago, local news station KTBS, ran a heartwarming story about a young soccer mom from Bossier City who was battling colon cancer, and how she was fighting to survive this devastating disease. She was a courageous young woman, who sadly lost her battle.
For several years during my term as your District Attorney, every month my office has hosted a monthly meeting of local juvenile stakeholders, consisting of representatives from the Caddo Parish Juvenile Court judges, Shreveport Police Department, Caddo Parish Sheriff’s office, Caddo Parish Schools, the Caddo Parish Schools Security Director, Volunteers for Youth Justice, Caddo Parish Juvenile Services Probation Department, Caddo Parish Juvenile Detention Center, State of Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice (the juvenile version of the Department of Corrections), State of Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services and the FREE coalition to combat human trafficking. These monthly meetings have resulted in coordination of services in our community to combat juvenile crime, to aid our shorthanded law enforcement agencies in how to best handle juveniles who have committed misdemeanor crimes, and to provide knowledge to our school principals and law enforcement agencies on how to best address their interventions with children with emotional or behavioral challenges.
The NFL Draft is a time used for teams to add to their active rosters while hopefully selecting an instant difference maker. Each year players drafter outside of the first make those impacts so the onus on making the right pick could not be higher. This week I am going to dive a little into what the three local teams are looking for heading into the draft coming up April 24-26 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
A recent audit report has identified discrepancies in the way Bossier City has allocated sales tax collection costs to the Bossier Parish School Board (BPSB), estimating that the school board was overcharged approximately $153,600 annually over a ten-year period. While the audit findings suggest the overcharges may total nearly $1.54 million, both parties are currently working toward a resolution.
Councilman Vince Maggio seems to have mastered the political art of saying a lot without really saying anything—unless, of course, you’re fluent in doublespeak. In a performance worthy of a seasoned magician, Maggio has danced around the topic of term limits with the finesse of someone trying to convince the audience that the card wasn’t up his sleeve all along.
The 'debate' aka 'fuss' between Caddo Commissioner John Paul Young and Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux has been ratched up another notch.
Although not a city department, the Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) Director Alan Clarke , has worked at the MPC since Mar. 1994. Prior to the MPC he worked for the City of Shreveport Department of Economic Development for 14 years. Clarke was slated to retire in 2023, and the unexpected death of his wife delayed his plans. Clarke is over 70 years old.
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