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Over the past two years, Shreveport residents have experienced a refreshing shift in city leadership under Mayor Tom Arceneaux. With his extensive experience, professionalism, and genuine love for the city, Arceneaux has brought a steady hand to City Hall. His laid-back style and ability to listen to all voices have endeared him to constituents who were ready for a period of stability and meaningful progress.
The NW Louisiana sales taxing jurisdictions saw small increases for December 2024 in Caddo and mixed results in Bossier.
Dr. Aubrey Gantt was appointed the Chancellor of Southern University Shreveport (SUSLA) in March 2023. She is a Shreveport native and a SUSLA graduate. She began her professional education at SUSLA where she served in numerous positions.
Bossier City Charter Commission and Assistant City Attorney Richard Ray are gaslighting the citizens of Bossier City. Ray repeats in every possible venue that the charter commission did great work with recommended changes to the 20-year-old charter. He also advocates that the proposed changes are needed. Ray is correct that the Louisiana Bond Commission voted to allow the commission’s three propositions to be placed on the ballot on March 29, but citizens need to beware of the snake in the garden…thissssss isssss good sayssss Ray.
Of the twenty-five items on your wish list for the City of Shreveport in 2025, this reader noticed that there was no mention of the 9000 opportunities known as adjudicated properties. The good intentions of State Representative Roy Burell in 2015 to get HB 769 passed was only the start of a comprehensive plan to redevelop areas of the city that has been overlooked according to the vision outlined in the 2030 Master Plan and for the most part, not included in the few bond proposals that have been successful since 2015.
By the time this column is read, Tom Arceneaux will be entering his third year as mayor. Thus, his term as mayor is half over. He has announced he plans to seek re-election in 2026.
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