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Shreveport reports dozens of squatting calls since April and more than a dozen convictions under new ordinance
Summary
Police told the Public Safety Committee they received 63 squatting‑related calls since April 3, made more than 20 arrests and recorded at least 17 convictions (guilty or no contest) under the new municipal ordinance codified as section 38‑11.
Chief Smith and other department officials updated the Public Safety Committee on enforcement of the city’s new squatting ordinance. The department said it received 63 squatting‑related calls since April 3, made over 20 arrests and that 12 defendants had so far been found guilty and served an average of 20–30 days; another speaker reported 17 convictions by…
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