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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.

 

BREAKING NEW : COUNCIL INTERVIEWS FOR DIRECTOR OF COUNCIL AFFAIRS WILL BE MONDAY, FEB. 28

John Settle

Finally, reason has prevailed.

Actually Louisiana law on Open Meetings.

Evidently someone in the Shreveport city council clerk's office  read the La. Open Meetings Law.

Or better yet read the texts and emails I sent to all council members on this issue as well as the columns I have posted on FaceBook and sent out to almost 5000 people on Mailchimp.

The proposed secret meetings on this Friday for three commission committee/panels have been CANCELLED.

Now the Shreveport city council will now have the interviews in the administrative conference/work session on Mon. Feb. 27 at 3 p.m.

What the procedure of questioning the candidates and voting is an unknown at this time. 

If the procedure is followed in setting up the committee/panel interviews the answers to those questions will probably not be revealed to the public must less all the council members.

COUNCILMAN ALAN JACKSON HAS CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN VOTING FOR TWO JOHNSON AND FLEMING FOR DIRECTOR OF COUNCIL AFFAIRS

CONFLICTS BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF COUNCIL AFFAIRS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL AS MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE APPLICANTS