Shreveport Council to Discuss Bond Funds

The Times reports that the Shreveport City Council is debating on whether or not to return 1996 bond money to a fund that was intended to create a riverfront park, but was instead used to purchase land for the convention center. The legislative auditor revealed last week that it is investigating the use of the funds, which have become a hot topic as a result of the Deja Vu strip club zoning and permitting fiasco. The council has maintained that it did nothing wrong with the funds and one councilman has questioned this proposal as nothing more than a way to avoid the impression of impropriety.

Posted by AJR at March 25, 2003 08:47 AM