It mimics a bug bite at first, a little red bump. It itches and grows, then swells hot and itches. Next, it cracks open and itches and – begging your forgiveness – oozes pus by the teaspoonful, still itching.
Shreveport councilman John Nickelson just announced he would not seek reelection to the council. His decision was both timely and needed since qualifying for the council races is less than two months away.
Many of the people who are successful, start out with a plan or something that they have been thinking about for a long time. Having a plan, which is only a blueprint of what a person wants to do, is important. A plan is just a proposal or an idea to achieve a goal or perform a certain task.
This week we learned that Fairgrounds Field, once home to the Shreveport Captains from 1986 until their demise, will be demolished. We’ve known this was coming. We watched as Billy the Exterminator tried and failed to remove the Chiroptera (bat) colony that moved in after the stadium was no longer active. We’ve seen YouTube videos shot by amateurs spelunking through the decaying interior. Now there is video online revealing a feral cat colony as well.
Shreveport's department of Public Assembly & Recreation (SPAR) operates 16 neighborhood community centers.
At the Shreveport City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 12, the council confirmed two appointments to the Shreveport Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA).
The citizens of Caddo Parish just overwhelmingly passed millage renewals for the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Department. It was expected to pass, as are the millage renewals for the Caddo Parish school system. These are vitally important renewals for the quality of life in the parish and in the city. Neighborhood safety and education are not hard sells, but the superintendent still needs to make sure that the citizenry is well-informed and knowledgeable about what the renewals do and their importance.
Louisiana Representative Royce Duplessis believes that publication of mugshots prior to conviction is prejudicial.
Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith preached responsibility at a recent press conference addressing the shootings of very young child who discovered loaded guns in their homes.
The three sales tax jurisdictions which make up the 4.6% total sales tax rate within the city of Shreveport are all well above 2021's first quarter's receipts. The highest rate is a 2.75% within the Shreveport city limits. Next highest is 1.5% for the Caddo Parish School Board. A 0.35% rate for Caddo law enforcement is the lowest. The state of Louisiana is 4.45%. Adding that to the three local sales tax rates above gives a total rate of 9.05%.
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