Shreveport environmental court continues many remediation cases, orders several demolitions and issues fines

Hearing Officer Sarah Giglio presiding over Shreveport’s Environmental Court on Wednesday continued a large portion of the docket, issued several $100 judgments and ordered demolition in a handful of long-standing hazardous properties while giving others more time to pursue repairs or sales.

The court front‑loaded deadlines and inspections for April, May and June return dates, citing public‑safety risks from open, burned or repeatedly vandalized buildings and the city’s ongoing cleanup costs. Several owners told the court they are pursuing loans, sales or contractor bids; in other matters the court signed judgments or directed the city to queue demolition work.

Why it matters: the hearing resolved or advanced a dozen-plus longstanding code‑enforcement matters that neighbors and inspectors said pose safety hazards, create repeated cleanup costs for the city and attract trespassers. The schedule and fines handed down set firm, short deadlines intended to force either remediation or demolition.

Key outcomes

- Continued hearings and deadlines: The court repeatedly set return dates to let owners pursue repairs, financing or sales. Common return dates given were April 15 (30 days), May 15 and June 12. Examples: 2604 Cresswell Avenue was continued to June 12 to allow ongoing reconstruction work; 2714 Logan Street and several other rehab…