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2026-09-22 - City Council

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Built from the city's posted agenda and approved minutes as read. Vote summaries were partly extracted by script and some resolution headings are truncated in the source, so unnamed items are unverified.

  • Council members present: Tabatha Taylor (Chair), Gary Brooks, Jim Taliaferro, Grayson Boucher, Alan Jackson Jr, James Green, Ursula Bowman.
  • Adopted unanimously Ord 96, a General Fund budget amendment, after Ord 92 failed 3-3 on September 8; Ord 81, the Water and Sewer Fund amendment, was finally adopted after postponements since August 11; and Ord 97, a SporTran/Metro Management contract budget amendment. See 2026 Budget Amendments.
  • Adopted unanimously cooperative endeavor agreements with the Louisiana Department of Corrections and State Fire Marshal (Res 95), Birth Well Shreveport (Res 96), Community Care Givers of NW Louisiana (Res 97) and Hyssop Care Foundation (Res 98). See Cooperative Endeavor Agreements.
  • Adopted unanimously a temporary-use cooperative endeavor agreement with the Downtown Development Authority for suite use (Res 99). See Downtown Development Authority and UTVs.
  • Adopted unanimously Res 94, a resolution concerning a Shreveport Police Department K-9 (the heading is truncated in the source). See Public Safety Equipment and Drone Program.
  • Confirmed an appointment to the Caddo Parish Communications District No. 1 (name not recorded here). See Appointments and Confirmations.

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