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Council approves a slate of resolutions and zoning ordinances; one item postponed
Summary
During the regular agenda the council approved multiple resolutions and zoning/finance ordinances (most recorded as passing with a 7–member vote) including a cooperative endeavor with the Downtown Development Authority and several zoning map amendments; the council also voted to postpone a lease with the North Louisiana Criminalistic Laboratory Commission.
The Shreveport City Council considered and acted on a series of resolutions and ordinances during the regular agenda. Several items were approved with recorded votes (frequently announced as "this passes with 7"). Key actions taken at this meeting include:
- Resolution 160 (authorizing the mayor to execute a cooperative endeavor agreement between the city and the Downtown Development Authority): moved by Councilman Taliaferro and seconded by Councilman Jackson; the chair called the vote and the measure passed (recorded as passing with seven votes).
- Resolution 4 (authorizing an agreement between the city and the North Louisiana Criminalistic Laboratory Commission): Councilman Green moved to postpone and Councilman Butchart seconded the motion; the council postponed further consideration and the lab representative will attend the next meeting, according to council comments.
- Resolution 8 (consent of assignment of an oil-and-gas lease from Citizen Acquisition LLC to Silver Creek Energy): moved and seconded and recorded as passed.
- Resolution 9 (cooperative endeavor agreement with the Louisiana Department of Corrections/Office of State Fire Marshal): moved and seconded and recorded as passed.
- Resolution 14 (agreement with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development): moved, seconded and recorded as passed.
- Resolutions recognizing Mariah Dawn Hester (Resolution 15) and Demaya Danae Whaley (Resolution 16): Resolution 15 was moved to postpone by the chair and seconded by the vice chair; Resolution 16 (recognizing Demaya Danae Whaley as Miss Louisiana Tech University 2026) was moved and seconded and recorded as passed.
The clerk also introduced additional resolutions (17–19) and a slate of ordinances for future consideration, and multiple zoning and budget ordinances on second reading were taken up and passed (zoning cases and budget amendments were approved on recorded votes noted as passing with seven in multiple instances). Specific ordinance topics included budget amendments to public safety and general funds, drainage dedication abandonments, emergency declarations for sewer and transformer repairs, several zoning reclassifications and adjustments to tax/meal levies for the downtown development district.
Where the meeting transcript records a vote result it is noted here as presented in the meeting. Several items were introduced for later adoption (noted as “not to be adopted prior to 03/10/2026”). No contested roll-call tallies with individual member votes appear in the transcript for most items; the clerk repeatedly recorded measures as passing with seven votes.
