Crime one of five areas of concern Shreveport’s mayor raises in his State of the City report
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — Shreveport police seized one gun for every 190 of the city’s residents last year. And the Police Department’s various units made 5,090 arrests for an average of about 14 a day. Those include 2,677 felonies and 2,413 misdemeanors. These numbers and more come to light in the State of the City […]
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Bossier City Council narrowly advances new public utilities management services deal | #citycouncil
BOSSIER CITY, La. (KSLA) — Bossier City Council members voted 4-3 Tuesday (Jan. 2) to advance a new deal for management services of the city’s public utilities department. The accord with Manchac Consulting would begin June 1 and would cost the city $195,000 a month through May 2028. That amount is an increase over the […]
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Shreveport City Council votes 4-3 to investigate how it handled approval of pay raises for council employees | #citycouncil
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — Bring transparency to the city. That’s the aim of an investigation now that looks into how the Shreveport City Council handled approval of pay raises for council employees before they were rescinded. The vote Tuesday (Aug. 22) to seek the inquiry was 4-3. Tensions rose at Government Plaza when City Council […]
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John Settle agrees to drop lawsuit over selection of City Council chairman | #citycouncil
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — The self-proclaimed city watchdog who filed suit against the City of Shreveport over how the City Council voted for its new council chairmain now tells KSLA News 12 he’s dropping his lawsuit. [RELATED: Controversy erupts over election of Shreveport City Council chairman] Former attorney John Settle said he is dropping the […]
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Controversy erupts over election of Shreveport City Council chairman | #citycouncil
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — With a vote Dec. 31 by the newly installed Shreveport City Council, controversy and a lawsuit were born. A self-proclaimed city watchdog has filed a petition claiming procedure wasn’t followed during this council’s very first meeting when they elected a City Council chairman. When council members left that day after a […]
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Chris Jones, Arkansas Democratic candidate for governor, campaigns in Miller County
TEXARKANA, Ark. (KSLA) — “Walk a Mile in Your Shoes.” That’s what Chris Jones, Arkansas Democratic candidate for governor, brought to Miller County on Wednesday, Aug. 17. Jones is traveling the state, walking at least a mile in each of its 75 counties. KSLA News 12 caught up with Jones in Texarkana, Arkansas. He said […]
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Judge hears arguments over legitimacy of Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins’ candidacy
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) — Will he or won’t he be allowed on the ballot come November? That’s the question hanging over Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins’ re-election campaign. And that decision will come from a judge who heard arguments Monday, Aug. 1 for and against that happening. A lawsuit filed last week alleges that Perkins filed […]
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