Columns & Opinions

In less than a month, two local children have been killed by violence.

I sit here deeply disturbed. We have a city government that would blatantly violate the First Amendment to the Constitution.

The decision to tear down Fairgrounds Stadium is one that should be revisited because it shows a lack of vision and forward thinking. First of all, it should have never been allowed to deteriorate to the state it is in. Shreveport citizens ponied up a lot of money for the stadium to be built and for it to also be refurbished several times.

The simple answer is, no one knows.

Here are the facts:

“Guns don’t kill people, Americans kill people.” – Michael Moore, director of “Bowling for Columbine” (2002) A shooting Tuesday on Southern Avenue and E. 61st Street, just a couple of blocks from I-49, left one man critically injured. At press time today, we have been averaging about one homicide a week. More disturbing, in the last 16 months, dating back to February 2021, 23 kids have been shot here.

Over the past five years or so, this writer has been intrigued by the number of “in honor of,” memorial and recognition signs for individuals throughout the city. These signs appear to be in certain neighborhoods and are popping up constantly. For this reason, a public records request will be forthcoming or forthgoing to the city of Shreveport in regards to the process and the price for such endeavors.

Choices have consequences! Every choice chosen, no matter what it is, has consequences!