The Caddo Commission meetings, both work sessions and regular meetings, are at 3:30 p.m. In most months the Commission meets four times -- on the first and third weeks.
As the COVID Delta variant spreads in the nation, many incentives are being offered to those who get COVID vaccinations.
It’s a sight that is all too often observed by those who drive Shreveport streets.
The city of Shreveport has the potential to be one of the best medium-sized cities in the country, but it starts with strong communities that contribute to the fabric of the city. Shreveport can attract new residents to the city if those communities are seen as aesthetically pleasing to the eye, which means the elimination of dilapidated buildings and abandoned properties.
We wish 30-Second Read had all the answers. Alas, some of life’s questions are too big to yield to something as simple as an answer. So today, as we’ve done before, we catalog the imponderable.
Many police officers and firefighters have been leaving their employment with the city of Shreveport for higher-paying jobs. Quite a few have left for positions in northwest Louisiana jurisdictions. Fewer have left our immediate area. This is intended to offer choices by which the first responders in SPD/SFD might obtain badly needed, and well deserved, salary hikes. Each department has too many vacancies.
When I worked for Louisiana Downs in the 1990s, I would occasionally get talked into going out for refreshments with the crew after work to It’ll Do Lounge on E. Texas in Bossier City. The It’ll Do had everything one would want in an after-work meetup spot, or so I was led to believe anyway. It was dark in there, but it was cozy and welcoming.
1915 Citizens Bank Drive
Bossier City, LA. 71111
(318) 929-5152
