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Elio Motors: A Caddo commissioner explains
There has been much confusion in recent days regarding the former GM facility, the Industrial Realty Group, Elio Motors, and the Parish of Caddo. As the Chairman of the Economic Development Committee of the Caddo Parish Commission, I would like to provide some...
Conservative commissioners support Caddo parks property tax renewal
This letter to the editor reflects the opinions of its authors, five Caddo Parish commissioners. Their names are at the end of the letter. • • • As fiscal conservatives serving on the Caddo Parish Commission, each of us works hard to try to ensure that the Caddo...
Commissioner-donates equivalent salary to Community foundation
Businessman John E. Atkins has fulfilled his campaign pledge to donate his Caddo Commissioner salary to The Community Foundation of North Louisiana. Atkins donated more than $90,000, equal to a four-year commissioner’s salary, to the Foundation. He has placed the...
New endowed deanship created at Centenary’s Frost School of Business
SHREVEPORT, LA — Centenary president Dr. Christopher L. Holoman and Board of Trustees member John E. Atkins signed an agreement creating the William J. Atkins Dean at the College’s Frost School of Business in a ceremony on Friday, September 14. The generous endowment...
Local businessman establishes scholarship fund for Barksdale AFB military personnel
Photo Credit: Billy Hathorn [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)] To honor the service, dedication, and sacrifice of members of the U.S. military stationed at Barksdale AFB, local businessman John E. Atkins of Atco Investment Company is...
John Atkins announces candidacy for District 9 Caddo Parish Commission
SHREVEPORT, La. - Shreveport native and civic leader John Atkins announced Monday his candidacy to represent District 9 on the Caddo Parish Commission. Atkins is currently a Principal and Partner in Atco Investment Company LLC in Shreveport. Atkins believes Caddo...