Shreveport Official Claims Contractor Tried to Bilk City Out of $1 Million

The trial to determine whether the city of Shreveport owes an additional $5.2 million entered its fifth day Monday. The Shreveport Times reported that the court heard testimony that the contractor hired to complete renovations to Independence Stadium tried to avoid bankruptcy by billing the city an additional $1 million for work that had already been paid for.

Posted by AJH at January 25, 2005 07:02 AM