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Caddo Parish committee backs purchase agreements with Louisiana Tech and Shreveport Chamber for new career center
Summary
A Caddo Parish School Board building-and-grounds committee recommended the board authorize purchase agreements for about 68 acres of contiguous land—Lot 1 from Louisiana Tech (29.67 acres) and three lots from the Greater Shreveport Chamber (38.71 acres)—to host a planned career and technology center. Staff outlined pricing, in‑kind partnership terms and funding sources.
A Caddo Parish School Board building-and-grounds committee on the meeting’s agenda recommended that the full board be authorized to execute purchase agreements with Louisiana Tech University and the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce for land intended to host a new career and technology center.
Committee presenters said Lot 1, the Louisiana Tech property, is about 29.67 acres and was appraised at $1,940,000; the district submitted a final offer of $775,000 plus in-kind services. The adjacent Chamber property—Lots 2 (26.13 acres), 8 (12.13 acres) and 4 (0.45 acres)—totaled about 38.71 acres and was appraised at $1,686,207; staff reported an offer of $850,000 that the chamber’s board had accepted.
Mister Greer (S5), who led the presentation, summarized the Louisiana Tech arrangement and described two components of the…
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