Caddo Commission Approves FY18 Budget: Reports 56% Reduction in Taxpayer Funded Travel Compared to F
Caddo, La- The Caddo Parish Commission officially adopted the Parish of Caddo’s 2018 Annual Operating and Capital Improvement Budget at the Commission’s 2018 budget meeting on December 5. The $76,520,621 operating budget addresses the Parish’s most urgent operational needs, capital improvement initiatives, support of Parish agencies, economic development and social programs. “The annual Parish budget represents one of the most important policy documents that the Commission will enact during the course of a year,” said Steven Jackson, Commission President. “The budget reflects the resources, strategies and goals of the Parish in the delivery of public services to our citizens and is indicat
Photo Credit: Heliopolis Shreveport Caddo Parish, La- On Thursday (December 9, 2017), the Caddo Parish Commission joined elected officials across the country with a resolution opposing the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) upcoming vote that could end the current net-neutrality laws. the Commission voted approved a resolution urging the FCC to maintain and enforce the 2015 Open Internet Order, which ensured the principles of openness, freedom and innovation, while providing equal access to the internet, regardless of provider. On Dec. 14, the FCC intends to vote on a proposal called Restoring Internet Freedom Draft Order, repealing the current net-neutrality rules. The rules prevent
