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Will a donation by Interim Bowie County Judge Bobby Howell to Obama official against Sen. John Cornyn complicate his 2020 Republican primary race?

Will a donation by Interim Bowie County Judge Bobby Howell to Obama official against Sen. John Cornyn complicate his 2020 Republican primary race?

Editor's note: This is the first in a series of analytical opinion articles on local races in the ArkLaTex …

Odds of who will be the next chair of the Shreveport City Council

Odds of who will be the next chair of the Shreveport City Council

Not many people are talking about it right now, but the next chair of the Shreveport City Council is beginning …

The benefits of being a Shreveport Airport Authority board member

The benefits of being a Shreveport Airport Authority board member

The Shreveport Airport Authority has been in the news constantly. So what are the benefits of being a board mem…

Bad timing: The Shreveport bond propositions and the new police chief?

Bad timing: The Shreveport bond propositions and the new police chief?

Its often said that timing is everything in politics. Both bad and good. In a perfect world, the selection of …

Attorney for asylum seekers chosen as speaker on Constitution Day that celebrates US citizenship

Attorney for asylum seekers chosen as speaker on Constitution Day that celebrates US citizenship

Centenary College seems to be taking a political position against the Trump administration's immigration po…

What does the Shreveport Airport Authority Board actually do?

What does the Shreveport Airport Authority Board actually do?

Everyone in Shreveport may have wondered this at one time or another. Now columnist John Settle asks the questi…

Are two Shreveport City Council members leaking the Audit Report?

Are two Shreveport City Council members leaking the Audit Report?

Columnist John Settle is puzzled, and he is asking a simple question: Are Councilmen Nickelson and Boucher leak…

Perception of increase in crime unsupported by facts

Perception of increase in crime unsupported by facts

There seems to be a perception of an increase in crime, but columnist John Settle says this view is not support…

Columnist answers reader responses to Chris David Political Signs opinion article

Columnist answers reader responses to Chris David Political Signs opinion article

Reader's response to John Settle's article about political signs in Caddo Parish was tremendous. So t…

Mudbugs and Watermelon? Find out what they have in common

Mudbugs and Watermelon? Find out what they have in common

Mudbugs and watermelon... What do they have in common? It’s not a trick question. But it is a question that …

Is Chris David following the rules on political yard signs?

Is Chris David following the rules on political yard signs?

People have been talking a lot about political yard signs. Columnist John Settle asks the question: Is Chris Da…

Shreveport Police prepares for new chief to be named

Shreveport Police prepares for new chief to be named

In a few weeks. Shreveport mayor Adrian Perkins will announce his selection for Shreveport’s next permanent pol…

Are Fuller, Nickelson, Boucher teaming up to deny 55,000 voters the right to vote on bond issue? OPINION

Are Fuller, Nickelson, Boucher teaming up to deny 55,000 voters the right to vote on bond issue? OPINION

Are a few elected officials in Shreveport trying to deny their constituents the right to vote? Columnist John S…

Caddo Commission elections slated for Fall, 2019

Caddo Commission elections slated for Fall, 2019

The terms of all twelve  Caddo Parish commissioners end this year. Well... technically at the first Commission…

Why would three Shreveport City Council members vote to stop the public from voting for bond package?

Why would three Shreveport City Council members vote to stop the public from voting for bond package?

A group of Shreveport City Council members was apparently not interested in voters' opinion of the bond pac…

Rumors are circulating about a recall of Shreveport City Council members

Rumors are circulating about a recall of Shreveport City Council members

Will voters seek to recall some Shreveport City Council members? Columnist John Settle gives his opinion on wha…

Did Caddo Commission candidate Chris David vote outside district for mayor?

Did Caddo Commission candidate Chris David vote outside district for mayor?

Political races always bring out the gossip mongers, and especially in today’s world of social media. Candida…

Tuesday will be judgment day for "discussed and cussed" Shreveport bond package: OPINION

Tuesday will be judgment day for "discussed and cussed" Shreveport bond package: OPINION

What will be the fate of the not-so-popular proposed bond election. John Settle discusses what's at stake…

A local dad's mission against melanoma after his 21-year-old, athlete son dies 120 days after diagnosis

A local dad's mission against melanoma after his 21-year-old, athlete son dies 120 days after diagnosis

Editor's note: This is a heartfelt letter our sister publication, RockwallToday.com , received from Shawn …

Zach and the Professor tell it like it is on new sports radio show

Zach and the Professor tell it like it is on new sports radio show

Fans of sports in the Four States have been listening to sports talk duo Zach and the Professor for more than 1…