In the almost never-ending saga of major problems with the Shreveport Airport Authority (SAA), the sudden resignation of airport director Wade Davis for “personal reasons” should alarm even the most ardent supporters of the SAA Board of Directors.
No, it’s not a rhetorical question.
We have all likely, at times, experienced problems with listening. Some of us perhaps have experienced it more times and more often than others. Listening matters, and sometimes failure to listen can cost dearly. This can be especially true in relationships with spouses, children, close family and employers or work colleagues.
Storm water came last week for my friend Dave. A foot or more of rain fell over 12 hours. Drainage ditches and retention ponds overflowed. Storm drains choked.
Last Wednesday night, the NFL released the schedules for their 2021 season. I will highlight some top games to circle this season, as well as post the entire schedule for the Saints and Cowboys.
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) announced airports in 16 parishes will receive $9,843,973 in federal funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for taxiway construction, pavement rehabilitation, hangar construction and more. Airports in Shreveport, Morehouse, Concordia, Acadia, Avoyelles, Jefferson Davis, Jackson, Sabine, Natchitoches, Calcasieu, Webster, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Vermilion, Caddo and De Soto parishes will benefit directly from these grants.
Bossier City Council President David Montgomery, At-Large, announces that the City Council is seeking resumes from citizens who are interested in serving as an interim council member for District 1.
Louisiana House Bill 7 seems like a no-brainer. It will treat diapers and women’s period products as the necessary items that they are and remove the state sales tax on these items. HB7 will leave a small, estimated $11 million hole in the state budget. Louisiana does not generally collect sales taxes on necessities. Medications, for instance, are not taxed in Louisiana.
One of several Caddo Parish School Board’s closed facilities is Broadmoor’s Arthur Circle Elementary School.
In Louisiana, much like the rest of the country, the CO- VID-19 pandemic resulted in drastic decreases in school enrollment. According to a recent report, public school enrollment dropped by 2.3%, and nearly half of the decrease is among PreK and kindergarten students. For the youngest learners, in their most crucial learning years, this loss in early learning can mean serious, long-term consequences.
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