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Votes at a glance: Shreveport council approves transit safety plan, insurance purchase and capital budget updates
Summary
The council approved a cluster of resolutions and ordinances including a public‑transportation agency safety plan, an energy‑state agreement, insurance purchases for city facilities (with a negotiated reduction to the premium), and several capital‑projects budget amendments totaling a $2.5 million reallocation to the municipal auditorium restoration project.
The Shreveport City Council adopted multiple resolutions and ordinances in a single block of votes during its regular meeting. Key approvals included:
- Adoption of an updated public‑transportation agency safety plan (Resolution 23). - Authorization for the mayor to execute an energy‑state agreement with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (Resolution 24). - Approval of insurance purchases for city buildings and activities covering the period beginning April 1, 2026, with an amendment that reduced the total premium by approximately $413,600 (Resolution 25; amendment passed and motion carried). - Amendments to capital‑projects and enterprise fund budgets, including an amendment that moved $2,500,000 into the municipal auditorium restoration project design and bidding (Ordinance 28 as amended).
Several other routine items were introduced for future consideration (including proposed management changes to convention center contracts and a proposed special‑tax election for the downtown development district). The council recorded roll‑call votes for the measures (most passed 7–0) and approved a number of introductions that will come back at later dates for final action.
