Columns & Opinions
It’s 10 p.m.; do you know where your guns are?
“Mama put my guns in the ground,
Solutions are needed for our juvenile justice system
I invite Caddo citizens who are interested in juvenile justice to watch for the formation of a citizens’ committee that shall (hopefully) have its initial meeting soon.
Short honeymoon for interim Shreveport Police Chief Smith
Mark it down. The honeymoon ended in less than two short weeks.
Violence in Shreveport is a result of breakdown of black family structure
Whether people understand it or not, parents have to be parents, and being “friends” or “buddies” with your children is the worst thing a parent can do. When the lines of demarcation are blurred and children, especially young boys, don’t have boundaries, there are going to be problems.
Compulsory attendance: Where is Goree?
John, why is the superintendent not speaking up? He is part of the youth in Caddo, if anyone is. The students are enrolled; once enrolled there are compulsory attendance requirements. Regardless of COVID, the superintendent’s own staff enroll students and take attendance.
Councilman Darby needs to follow his own lecture on ‘seconds’
No, this is not a lecture from Emily Post on how to hold your napkin, to hold your fork or when to go back for more food. Nor does it have anything to do with a clock and time. It’s about parliamentary procedure, in what was defined by Bossier Councilman Jeff Darby as a “learning moment.”
Real time crime center and resignation of SPD chief - a messy four days
Well, it was the week that was for Shreveport law enforcement.
Louisianans have grit and determination in face of hurricanes
Another year, another devastating hurricane hitting the state of Louisiana, with long-term ramifications. Last year it was Hurricane Laura, which absolutely obliterated Lake Charles and surrounding areas. At the time of Laura’s destructive path, it was determined to be one of the strongest hurricanes on record to make landfall in the state of Louisiana. It was a monster storm, and the people of Lake Charles are still reeling from it one year later.
Bayou Grande Phase 1 nearing completion
With filming scheduled to begin this fall at Millennium Studios in Shreveport’s Ledbetter Heights neighborhood, the nearly complete phase one of the new Bayou Grande Choice Neighborhoods apartment complex will add to the growing energy in downtown Shreveport. Bayou Grande will be a mixed-income, mixed-use apartment building that will charge renters according to income. Former residents of the old Jackson Heights project that was demolished 14 years ago will have first chance at renting a new apartment in the complex.