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Shreveport City Council elects Tabitha Taylor chair, confirms appointments and approves budget and zoning measures
Summary
At a regular meeting, the Shreveport City Council elected Tabitha Taylor chair and Ursula Bowman vice chair, confirmed four executive appointments, approved amendments to the 2026 general and capital budgets and passed several zoning and code amendments; several items were postponed for staff follow-up.
The Shreveport City Council elected Councilwoman Tabitha Taylor as chair and Ursula Bowman as vice chair and, during the same meeting, confirmed executive appointments and approved budget and zoning measures.
Councilman James Green nominated Taylor for chair and Bowman for vice chair; nominations were closed and the motions were approved unanimously, with members offering brief remarks of thanks and support. The council then confirmed four executive appointments: Frank Daxton III to the Shreveport Implementation and Development Authority; Charles Edward Johnson to the Visit Shreveport Bossier Board; and Josephine B. Wade and Margaret Martin to the Shreveport Memorial Library Board. The clerk recorded the confirmation motion as moved by Councilman Green and seconded by the vice chair; the appointments were reported as passing with six votes.
On legislative business, the council approved Ordinance 153 amending the city of Shreveport’s 2026 general fund budget and Ordinance 154 amending the 2026 capital improvements budget. It also adopted Ordinance 155, which amends portions of…
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