Time to update readers about progress on a few stories we've been covering. I may have been out on furlough for a week but things are coming along.
Requests for complete expenses -- including private dinner and lunch parties hosed by Caddo and Bossier parishes -- have been made. Most agencies have complied but Caddo and Bossier both say complete expenses won't be available for a bit.
For Bossier, that means it will be at least the end of the month. Caddo administrator Woody Wilson indicated complete expenses would be available after March 3. I've e-mailed him to find when he will be sending them.
By the way, it seems the Caddo School Board sent representatives to DC. I haven't heard back from them yet.
Signs at Charles and Marie Hamel Memorial Park
A while back, I e-mailed Shreveport mayor Cedric Glover to see if the city planned putting up warning signs near the site where six teens drowned in August. No word yet from the mayor. I've e-mailed again. We'll see what happens.
Bossier vs. Huntington game
I've heard from at least one reader about problems getting into Centenary' s Gold Dome to see the game. Seems this reader had tickets and was denied admission because the venue was at capacity. A request for a refund was denied. Word has it, this reader wasn't the only hopeful attendee that had the same experience. I'll check into this ... feel free to drop me a line if you experienced a similar situation.Red River Dumping update
John Tuma and his son Cody Tuma recently were charged by federal authorities for illegally dumping potentially toxic wastewater into the Red River that runs through Shreveport. Regular readers will remember that in 2008 a Times special report identified problems at the waste disposal site that Tuma operated. That story revealed concerns about dumping thousands of gallons of untreated wastewater into the river and the presence of toxins such as benzene. .
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