Shreveport Going on Offensive

The Shreveport Times reports that a state lawsuit seeking to challenge Shreveport's use of state funds to build a convention center hotel was not filed yesterday because of the Mardi Gras holiday. Attorney Billy Pesnell, who represents Shreveport Citizens for Food Government, contends the city cannot use the state funds for hotel construction. The City, however, disagrees. "We've been on the defensive and will be. We're receiving these every week," Mayor Keith Hightower said. "But we're about to go on the offensive. We're tired of spending untold dollars defending frivolous attempts to stop this project."

Posted by AJR at February 9, 2005 07:51 AM