This author has documented the current civil war between six of the Bossier City Council members and Bossier Mayor Tommy Chandler in several articles and columns. The battle continues on two fronts in the special elections on Oct. 9. It’s the old guard versus the new guard.
The random violence occurring in Shreveport has gotten out of control, and it does not matter who is at the helm of the police department. There is only so much that law enforcement can do.
Purchasing three badly needed fire trucks and other badly needed equipment items for the Shreveport Fire Department is explained in a fact sheet attached to Ordinance 116 of 2021. Purchasing 40 police cars and other required equipment items is outlined in a fact sheet attached to Ordinance 117 of 2021. These two were introduced at the Aug. 10 Shreveport City Council meeting and are up for the second reading/final passage at the council’s Aug. 24 meeting.
Ants scurry together for a common interest, don’t they? Ants get together and get it done. Each with a purpose and working collectively, they accomplish their mission. Why not us?
Fighting crime, putting out fires and picking up the trash in a timely manner are arguably the most important services that a city provides to its citizenry. When those services are not provided well, the city suffers. The city of Shreveport has a lot of money at its disposal right now with money from the coronavirus rescue plan and from tax receipts that are at record highs. It is time to use that money to improve all of these services.
I returned from an errand to my campus office today to find a stack of air scrubbers out back – probably headed for classrooms where workers earlier marked wall outlets with green tape for, yes, air scrubbers.
If looking at big trucks and trailers is your hobby, then you have plenty of viewing opportunities in Shreveport!
It’s like a bad comedy show, a really bad comedy show.
“Outpost Alamo to Red Base One. Can you hear me? Over.”
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