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Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Municipal Primary: Who is on the ballot in north Louisiana parishes
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – After no one challenged Bossier City Mayor Tommy Chandler for the upcoming Municipal Primary in March, there are many other candidates in Bossier, Caddo, and other north Louisiana Parishes on the ballot. Councilman Chris Smith's Bossier City at Large Council seat and the District 2, 3, and 5 seats are on the ballot. Brian Hammons, District 1, did not face opposition, and Joel Girouard, who was also unopposed, will fill the District 4 seat currently held by Jeff Free. Shavonda Gay will continue to serve the town of Plain Dealing as District 1 Alderman as she faced no opposition in her run for the seat. A familiar name to local politics, Jerry Bowman, wants to extend his temporary appointment to the Caddo Parish School Board into an elected post. He faces Mariam Harley of Shreveport. The town of Mooringsport will choose a new police chief. The DeSoto Parish Police Jury District 1C seat and the DeSoto Parish School Board District 6 seat are on the ballot. Two hopeful candidates are vying for the District 6 seat on the Red River Parish School Board. District 9 school board incumbent Dean Johnson faces challenger Sheryl Scott for his seat on SPSB. Police Chief of the Town of Many and Many Alderman at Large are both on the ballot. Any parishes or open seats not listed here have candidates running unopposed, or no candidate has qualified or sought to qualify. For more information about the March 29 Municipal Primary Election, visit the Louisiana Secretary of State website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Live! Casino & Hotel days from grand opening, promises unique experiences
BOSSIER CITY, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The team at Live! Casino and Hotel Louisiana says this $270 million project is a long time coming. Joshua Robinson, Vice President of Marketing at Live! Casino and Hotel Louisiana says get ready to be 'inspired' with an 'unparalleled experience.' 'We've got you covered from whatever experience you are looking for, whether it's a nice quiet experience with friends and family in the Prime Rib or you're on a first date in the R bar having some fresh oysters and an amazing signature cocktail, enjoying a show in entertainment center our or staying in one of our luxury hotel rooms,' said Robinson. Unique mural designs inside Live! Casino and Hotel in Bossier City During an exclusive tour, intricate detail was around every corner from the bars to the casino to Prime Rib restaurant to the PBR Cowboy Bar with its western theme and mechanical bull. 'The wow factor, boom you come in and all the excitement in here and the wow factor of this casino. Watching it over the past year being built, and all the things that's been going with it, just how it's progressed and how it looks, people are going to come from all over and it's going to be exciting for everybody to be here to see what has happened,' said Bossier City Mayor Tommy Chandler. Lisa Johnson, President and CEO of Bossier Chamber of Commerce also received a tour and said the attention to detail is next to none. She says Live! will bring economic growth to Northwest Louisiana. 'They are going to be bringing in additional tax revenue dollars but they're also bringing in those jobs, over 800 jobs into the area to employ our local community,' said Johnson. Workers were around the building putting in the final details. Bartenders and Table Game Operators were also learning their crafts before a grand opening on February 13th complete with a firework show. 'We are just a building without the people who are going to make us live. And that it going to be over our 800 employees that we have submitted job offers for, who are in this building today, breathing life into Live,' said Robinson. MORE LOCAL NEWS Mayor Tommy Chandler says he looks forward to the big day. 'It's going to bring a whole lot more people here, it's going to bring a lot of revenue here. I know the chamber of commerce is going to love that, and the city is going to love the people coming to see Bossier City and Experience Bossier City because they'll come back,' said Mayor Chandler. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Bossier City Council approves ballot measure for term limits: Here's what you should know
Tuesday saw the Bossier City Council vote to hold an election to vote on two measures regarding term limits for mayor and city council members. Here's what you need to know. On May 3, voters can vote "yes" or "no" to term limits, as proposed by the Bossier Term Limits Coalition, implementing a three-term limit for the mayor and councilpersons for terms served before January 1, 2024. An alternative term limits proposal will be put to a vote in March, allowing Mayor Tommy Chandler and current council members to serve for an additional 12 years and return to office after a temporary absence, as proposed by the appointed Bossier City Charter Commission. The Bossier City Term Limits Coalition submitted a petition to Bossier City officials on July 10, 2023, signed by 2,977 residents to support term limits. In response, Bossier City Attorney Charles Jacobs engaged an outside counsel to review the petition on August 11, 2023. The outside counsel subsequently requested the input of the Louisiana Attorney General's Office four days later. It was determined that the petition lacked proper requirements, such as date of birth. However, a petition signed and certified on July 25, 2024, has all the required information requested in the original petition from 2023. 2,928 names were verified on the petition calling to amend the Bossier City Charter, allowing the mayor and city council members to serve up to three terms. A court ruled that the Bossier City Council calls an election if the required number of signatures is met. The vote to pass a resolution calling for a spring election on term limits was unanimous, though council members Jeffrey Darby and Vince Maggio were absent. Follow Ian Robinson on Twitter @_irobinsonand on Facebook at This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: Term limits to appear on ballot following Bossier City Council approval
