The Bossier City Council met yesterday and presented their version of the 2010 budget. The council has heard a lot from constituents about the proposed layoffs, and not very much of it was favorable. They have stepped up and worked out a compromise plan which basically [...] 
The Bossier City Council will meet Tuesday at 3pm and it should get interesting. For the first time since the proposed budget cuts, people will be allowed to speak. Ordinarily, the council allows 3 people from each side of an issue to speak. Hopefully, the council [...] 
Tomorrow we will address today's short council meeting. Tonight we will put up David Jones' comments at that meeting.
This is a true story.
I always wanted to use this line, ‘the names have been changed to protect the innocent’ so we’ll call our policeman Officer John Doe.
Last week Officer Doe’s boss gave him a pink slip telling him we don’t need him anymore because we can’t afford him. [...]
The proposed Bossier City budget for 2010 has been released and reflects about a 9% cut in overall spending, and will reduce the fire department by 40 positions, the police department by 40 positions, and will cut 37 other city jobs.
Bossier City District 3 Councilman Don Williams was the lone dissenting voice in voting against the current (2009) budget when it was voted on last year. Councilman Williams commented in a council meeting about his concerns with city spending, transferring of monies and also his concern [...] 
Lo Walker tossed a hand grenade to the city council a couple of weeks ago and then ran for cover. He still hasn’t emerged, preferring to let the city council take the heat, and taking it they are.
Bossier City councilman David Jones said today that he is working on a budget plan that will include no public safety layoffs. He went on to say that he feels that he and other council members are being attacked by some people in emails that they [...] 
If the proposed budget goes through and the layoffs take place (and that won't happen without a fight), Police Chief Mike Halphen and Fire Chief Sammy Halphen have a thankless and difficult job ahead. Eighty positions are being cut in those two departments. Of the' [...] 
Bossier City Mayor Lo Walker announced this morning that the city will lay off 88 employees by the end of the year, most in the police and fire departments. Layoffs will be based on ‘last hired – last fired’. Those who could lose their jobs will [...] 
