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Votes at a glance: Shreveport City Council actions on April 7, 2025
Summary
The City Council adopted a package of resolutions and ordinances including budget amendments, UDC changes, civic recognitions, and policy statements opposing federal cuts and tariffs. Listed are motions, movers, and outcomes recorded in the meeting.
Below are the formal motions, votes and outcomes recorded at the Shreveport City Council meeting on April 7, 2025. Each item is drawn from the meeting record; counts and outcomes match the roll calls the clerk announced.
Resolutions and motions
- Motion: Approve minutes of the administrative conference (March). Mover: Councilman Green; Second: Vice Chair. Outcome: Approved (7-0).
- Motion: Reschedule the April 22, 2025 meeting to April 21, 2025 for combined administrative conference and city council meeting. Mover: Councilman Green; Second: Councilman Jackson. Outcome: Approved (7-0).
- Resolution 42 — Authorize execution of a retainer agreement with Butler Snow LLP as special legal counsel. Motion: Postpone. Outcome: Postponement approved (7-0).
- Resolution 44 — Opposing cuts to national aid programs. Amendment 1 (update language and stats) passed (5-0 on amendment). Motion as amended: Passed (roll-call announced as 4 yes; council announced the motion passes per recorded vote).
- Resolution 55 — Opposing mass firings of federal employees. Amendment 1 passed (5-0 on amendment). Motion as amended: Passed (roll-call announced as 4 yes).
- Resolution 46 — Opposing tariffs against trading partners. Amendment 1 passed (5-0 on amendment). Motion as amended: Passed (final roll-call announced as 4 yes; two members recorded as nay during roll-call for the final motion).
- Resolution 48 — Authorize cooperative endeavor agreement between City and Shreveport Regional Arts Council. Mover: Councilman Brooks; Outcome: Approved (7-0).
- Resolution 49 — Approve assignment of an oil-and-gas lease from Cypress Energy Partners LLC to Panola Natural Gas. Outcome: Approved (6-0 announced).
- Resolution 50 — Authorize Carby's Park Foundation to use the Carby's Park name. Outcome: Approved (7-0).
- Resolution 51 — Recognize April 2025 as Autism Acceptance Month. Outcome: Approved (7-0).
- Resolution 52 — Recognize artist Ron Smith. Outcome: Approved (7-0).
- Resolution 53 — Recognize the Huntington High School Lady Raiders. Outcome: Approved (7-0).
Introductions and items not adopted today
- Resolutions 54–57 were introduced for consideration at a later meeting and not adopted on April 7.
Ordinances (second reading / final passage)
- Ordinance 8 — Amend Chapter 38 (dumpsters on residential property). Outcome: Adopted (7-0).
- Ordinance 20 — Amend 2025 General Fund budget (includes $867,000 for Fire Station 20 porch renovations). Amendment to account: Passed (6-0 on amendment); Motion as amended: Adopted (6-0 announced).
- Ordinance 21 — Amend 2025 Capital Projects Fund (porch portion of Fire Station 20 renovations of $867,000). Amendment passed; Motion as amended: Adopted (6-0 announced).
- Ordinance 22 — Close and abandon public road dedication of Joel Street and Sally Street (Solhood partition). Outcome: Adopted (7-0).
- Ordinance 23 — Close and abandon portion of Mount Zion Road dedication (Solhood partition / Cary Hood Allen partition). Outcome: Adopted (7-0).
- Ordinance 24 — Close and abandon an alley dedication in the 700 block of Caddo Street and Fannus Street (Block 2, Shreveport). Outcome: Adopted (7-0).
- Ordinance 25 — Amend Unified Development Code related to retail sales of liquor. Substitute motion to approve as written: Moved by Councilman Butcher; Seconded by Councilman Jackson. Outcome: Adopted (7-0).
- Zoning case 24-209C — Motion carried; Outcome: Approved (7-0).
Other official actions
- Motion to accept recommendation made by the city attorney during the April 7 executive session related to Jazz Fest: Mover: Councilman Green; Outcome: Approved (7-0).
Votes were announced by roll call; where the clerk read a tally the article records the announced counts. Items introduced but not adopted were noted by the clerk and scheduled for later consideration.
Ending: The meeting adjourned after the final roll call; items requiring follow-up (UDC amendment technical clarifications; Fair Share outcomes reporting) were directed to staff.
