The Caddo Commission should NOT vote tomorrow to call a specail election in April to consider three charter amendments.
The costs to the parish--if these are the only ballot issues--would be approximately $200,000.
The amendments are not that critical to the effective operations of the Commission.
The Commission should save the costs of the special election.
Commissioner Lyndon Johnson is to be commended for his opposition to calling a special election at this time.
Johnson is expected to be elected as the 2021 Commission president at Thursday's meeting.
John came to Shreveport in January of 1977 when he was transferred to Barksdale AFB.
He’s been active in Shreveport politics since deciding to make Shreveport his home.
John practiced law for 40 years and he now monitors local politics. He regularly attends Shreveport City Council and Caddo Parish Commission meetings.
John is published weekly in The Inquisitor, bi-monthly in The Forum News, and frequently in the Shreveport Times.
He enjoys addressing civic groups on local government issues and elections.