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News,Shreveport
SOME DELAY IN CAWTHORNE CASE … SENTENCING OF QUARLES
… Posted: Friday, January 17, 2020 … 10:37 A.M. …
SOME DELAY IN CAWTHORNE CASE … SENTENCING OF QUARLES
Developments this week raise expectations that recently re-elected Caddo Parish Commissioner Lynn Cawthorne will soon be held to account for his role in
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Cross Bayou,News
HAS CROSS BAYOU POINT DEAL RUN AGROUND FOR “NOW”?
Sunday, January 12, 2020 … 2:50 P.M.
Some notables within and around Shreveport city government believe the cabal of Mayor Adrian Perkins, City Councilman Willie Bradford and the Cross Bayou Point guys are, for now, sidelining the deal.
Even if so, we
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Cross Bayou,News,Shreveport
CROSS BAYOU PROJECT INSANITY KICKS OFF CITY HALL NEW YEAR
… Posted: Tuesday, January 7, 2020 … 3:28 P.M. …
CROSS BAYOU PROJECT INSANITY KICKS OFF CITY HALL NEW YEAR
It seems the Shreveport City Council is set to take up Cross Bayou Point at its next meeting. Again.
That means Mayor Adrian
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Caddo Commission,News,Shreveport
SHREVEPORT / CADDO BAD GOVERNMENT FOLLIES DANCE ON
Tuesday, December 31, 2019 … 1:30 P.M.
As 2020 moves in, honest Shreveport and Caddo Parish folks must hope “ring out the old and ring in the new” applies to local government.
What we must brace for, however, is “same ol’ same
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News,Shreveport
WHAT JUST HAPPENED??!! … ADRIAN PERKINS’ LUMP OF COAL
… Posted: Friday, December 20, 2019 … 11:08 A.M. …
WHAT JUST HAPPENED??!! … ADRIAN PERKINS’ LUMP OF COAL
From the heart, I sincerely wish everyone reading this piece a wonderful, marvelous Christmas in five days … and I wish it especially
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Cross Bayou,News
D.D.A. OPPOSES CROSS BAYOU PT. / CITY HALL INSURANCE AUDIT
Saturday, December 14, 2019 … 12:14 P.M.
It is certainly true that 2019 has been anything but a good year for Shreveport.
Two news stories of the year well demonstrate the plight of all remaining residents: the curse of what is this
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News,Water Scandal
YES, CITY HALL WILL NOW “LEGALLY” OVERBILL US FOR WATER
Thursday, December 12, 2019 … 6:26 P.M.
Even in Shreveport, where water bills are routinely used to pick our pockets, this latest hammering shocked most of us.
At the day-before-yesterday City Council meeting, members unanimously passed an amendment to Chapter 94 of
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News,Shreveport
ABOUT THAT WOMAN WHO WENT AFTER ME HERE ON FACEBOOK
Sunday, December 8, 2019 … 9:15 A.M.
Unknown to most readers of this work, I almost never mention blatantly personal attacks against me on this page.
To be clear, “personal” does not include the typical hammering I take by pols and their
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Cross Bayou,News,Shreveport
CROSS BAYOU SCAM MAY TRIGGER SHREVEPORT SECESSION
Saturday, November 30, 2019 … 1:49 P.M.
Just when Shreveporters likely figure there is nothing new to learn about the would-be $1.5 billion Cross Bayou Point shakedown, along comes new stuff … all of it always bad.
Given that the determinative City
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Arena,Cross Bayou,News,Shreveport
WHAT?! “NO” TO POLICE & FIRE PAY, BUT “YES!” TO CROSS BAYOU?
Wednesday, November 20, 2019 … 11:08 A.M.
When oh when will it end? When oh when will Shreveport NOT be the place where taxpayer scams are given never-ending audiences of mayors and other public officials?
Here is how Merriam-Webster defines scam: “a
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