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Shreveport chief administrative officer previews 2026 budget; council tables final vote to Dec. 9
Summary
CAO Tom Dark told the Shreveport City Council the 2026 proposal is largely a continuation budget with limited new capital spending, no across-the-board pay raises, and persistent equipment and streets funding gaps; the council voted to table final adoption to Dec. 9.
Tom Dark, the city’s chief administrative officer, gave the Shreveport City Council a brief overview of the proposed 2026 budget on the council chamber floor, saying the total operating budget is “just a little bit over $707,000,000” and the capital budget is “a little over $1,100,000,000.”
Dark told the council the largest single budget is the general fund, at about $320,500,000, and described the proposal as “very much a continuation budget,” funding core services such as police, fire and…
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