The local media is now reporting on the theft at Woodlawn High School which Elliott Stonecipher first exposed yesterday (here). The Shreveport Times KTBS Also, the Inquisitor has a report available to paid subscribers. What is worth noting: 1. These ...
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Former Caddo Commissioner, Michael Williams, was convicted of wire fraud after jury deliberations for about an hour on Thursday (read here). The Williams scandal was straight forward as well as politically safe and easy for the local media to cover, ...
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The Caddo Commission, led by President Matthew Linn, took an almost unanimous step on Thursday to protect themselves from the consequence of following the law, voting 11-1 to keep the hotly contested “allowance” of $15,000 per year in educational travel ...
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While it usually is not worth commenting on, tonight finds this video on KTBS (here). The subject, Caddo Commissioners considering amending the illegal ordinance concerning “education” travel reimbursement “allowances”, is one that is part of the lawsuit filed by Elliott ...
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Rev. William Hull was the pastor of First Baptist Church in Shreveport from 1975 to 1987. He passed away on December 10, 2013. Probably his most famous sermon given while in Shreveport was “Shreveport at the Crossroads”. This look back ...
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Before you read any further, pat yourself on the back just like the Caddo Parish School District did this week. You may not deserve it, but so what? The Caddo School System is back in full marketing mode (they have ...
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Matthew Linn has had a terrible week at the Caddo Commission. In the news was Linn’s embarrassment of Caddo Parish by attempting to remove Caddo Administrator, Woody Wilson, from NLCOG. When Wilson pushed back, Linn went after his job by ...
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February 11, 2016. I don’t know who came up with it and I don’t care. We are dubbed “Louisiana’s Other Side” by our Convention and Tourism Bureau, and I’m dubbing that slogan a failure. I know people who work for ...
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We all know it happens and roll our eyes at knowing exactly how those in public office use their “service” to us as a means to enriching themselves. We generally have zero respect for these types of people, but we ...
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One of Shreveport’s poorly known cultural identifies, the Shreveport Flag. (shreveportflag.com) Shreveport/Bossier suffers from a lack of cultural identity. As I have learned through the process of bringing the Shape of Shreveport documentary series to life, Shreveport is a mix ...
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Original story posted (with pictures & many other great Shreveport stories) at: http://nvanthyn.blogspot.com/2016/02/shape-of-shreveport-hits-home-run.html Those of us who are fond of Shreveport-Bossier and its people very much appreciate The Shape of Shreveport documentary series. Especially, episode 7 — on professional baseball ...
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First, some good news on local accountability in government. We originally exposed in October 2015 that the Biomedical Research Foundation (BRF) tax payer funded plot to create the Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program (EAP) so that some of the wealthiest Shreveporters could ...
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Originally Published: October 23, 2015 [NOTE: Since publishing this article back in October, I discovered that the Biomedical Research Foundation, a taxpayer funded organization, also contributed $250,000 to the EAP in 2014.. This original work was published on the eve ...
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Caddo Commissioner Matthew Linn reported that he was the target of “bodily harm” due to this website. He wrote in an email (copied below) to Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator that he wanted a peace bond placed against local attorney, Kathryn ...
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At today’s Caddo Commission meeting, I had the privilege of submitting a letter that I wrote to Louisiana Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera. The Commission is considering furthering their illegal activity in the self-enrichment scandal in spite of Mr. Purpera’s strongly ...
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