The Shreveport city council meeting on Tues. Dec. 12 was interesting for many reasons. For those that follow the council's meetings like I have for many years, the "never a dull moment" saga continued.

For those readers who preferred to spend their time productively and not attend nor stream the meeting, here is what you missed, in no particular order of significance:

1. No wasted three minutes by Sammy's whimsical comments.

2. No wasted three minutes which usually translates into five minutes of comments by Marvin "mush mouth" Mohammed with his feeble and unsuccessful attempts to educate the council with his messages replete with mispronounced words, incorrect grammar, etc.

3. A less than exciting power point presentation by Stacy Brown of the tourist bureau who had whittled down her 20 plus minute time waster at this week's commission meeting to about 15 minutes.

4. Council member Tabatha "Tearful Tabby" Taylor resuming her self-appointed role of mother superior to the MLK community with admonitions to "all who are hearing my voice" about the tornado alerts. Tabby has been in mourning since Mayor Perkins lost in the primary which means her significant other Ron Lattier will soon no longer be the city attorney.

5. Council member James "Beard Butter" Green, acting as mayor pro team, sitting in the mayor's seat by CAO Henry Whitehorn. Evidently Mayor Perkins was out of town and thus the mantle of responsibility was on Green's shoulders. In past years, mayor pro team council chairs have NOT put their butt in the mayor's seat, but then Green's ego has no limits even after his incident with the optical shop lady.

Green has his own church and enjoys the limelight singing and swaying at this worship services, pushing beard butter on his church website, flirting with members of the council clerk’s office, and sitting back so far in his chair as chairman of the council that only the top of his shaved bald head is visible and his comments generally inaudible. Beard Butter Green is Tearful Tabbie's pastor which explains why she has never voted differently from him.

6. Councilman Alan "Tag Along" Jackson actually talked a bit, making an illogical argument that belie his PhD degree. On KEEL radio last week Jackson said more economic development was needed to generate income to fund the 13% pay raise for city employees that he voted for in Jan. of this year. But then he opposed a no brainer proposal for a much needed red-light in what is currently in his district. As of Jan. 1, the intersection of Flournoy Lucas Road and Wallace Lake Road will be in councilman's Boucher's district.

Jackson, who peddles real estate when not working at his day job, bragged that he knew the developer that wanted to build over 200 houses in the Lucien Fields subdivision. But despite the uncontroverted evidence of the problems at this intersection, he wanted to delay spending any money until a later time.

He gave no reason for the delay. Evidently Jackson has no empathy for the residents of this subdivision many if not the majority of which have his skin color much less public safety for all who pass through this intersection.

Seemingly he is aware of the increase in costs that has had a major impact on construction costs.

Jackson obviously had not reviewed the long list of budget amendments that he approved that dealt with surplus funds in city departments at year end. But then he is known to spend his time on his cell phone at council meetings, perhaps reviewing the online pictures of his wife is luring poses or maybe Christmas in the Sky.

Now that Jackson has been elected to a four-year term, one can only hope they will take time to read and comprehend ethics guidelines for elected officials as well as state laws and city ordinances on any business venture he launches. And one can only hope someone, maybe his mom, will broach the issue of the downright raunchy pictures of his wife on social media.

Jackson always ties his apron strings to the Beard Butter Tearful Tabbie duo and votes with them.

Jackson first endorsed Perkins like those two, and in the runoff endorsed Tarver. Being a two-time endorsement loser does not bode well for his district.

7. As mentioned above, Mayor Perkins was not to be found and no explanation was provided by CAO Whitehorn. Political observers have suggested that, except for the presser endorsing Tom Arceneaux for mayor, Perkins has been MIA on the second floor of city hall.

8. Chief Financial Office Kasey Brown was also absent. Presumably he is polishing his resume and refreshing his notes on how to be a banker opening Christmas Club accounts.

9. City Attorney Lattier had his three assistants sitting through the meeting. Maybe they were collectively trying to learn some municipal law for a change. One can only hope that their time on the city payroll ends soon.

10. Infamous city IT director Keith Hanson graced the audience with his presence for part of the meeting.

Word was he was looking for a shipment of Chinese cameras for his new business venture with disgraced former SPD officer Marcus Mitchell. 

11. CAO Whitehorn stated that the city tax notices were mailed out last Fri. Dec.9. with no explanation of the unreasonable delay. No one in the chambers had received their notices, but what the heck.

Whitehorn is down to his last days as CAO.

There were some bright points in the meeting, but they are hard to remember other than getting out into the driving rain when it ended.

See what you missed?