Votes at a glance: Shreveport council approves multiple budget and ordinance items, postpones several riverfront and bond measures
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Summary
At the combined meeting the council approved a set of resolutions and ordinances (multiple budget amendments and code changes) and postponed several items related to Riverfront Development special revenue and bond ordinances for later consideration.
The Shreveport City Council took votes on multiple resolutions and ordinances during the combined administrative and council meeting. Recorded roll-call outcomes on the public record show repeated notations of 'this passes with 6' for adopted items; several multi-part items were postponed.
Key outcomes recorded on the meeting record include:
- Resolution 130: Approving the 2026 DDA program of work — motion moved by Councilman Green; recorded as passed (vote recorded 'this passes with 6').
- Resolution 131: Authorizing the mayor to execute an entity-state agreement with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (for Monkhouse Drive/I-20 interchange lighting improvements) — motion moved and seconded; recorded as passed ('this passes with 6').
- Resolution 132: Request to the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources to seek public bids for oil, gas and mineral leases on city property in District D — passed ('this passes with 6').
- Resolution 138 and 139 (Riverfront Development special revenue allocations): Motions to postpone allocation of funds to specified nonprofit organizations were moved and passed (postponement recorded with 6 in favor).
- Resolution 140: Approved an annual payment-in-lieu-of-tax agreement (Northwest Louisiana Finance Authority / SR Saving LLC) — passed.
- Multiple resolutions (141–147) were introduced for later consideration; the council voted to introduce all except Resolution 147 (pay-scale item), which was held for further clarity.
- Ordinances on second reading: Several ordinances amending the 2025 general fund and capital budgets (e.g., Ordinances 137–145) were passed by recorded vote; a set of ordinances (1 46–1 51, including a bond issuance authorization and several budget amendments) were read into the record and then postponed by motion.
Where votes were recorded, the clerk's on-the-record language repeatedly reported passage with '6' votes; the minutes show one member was absent for several items. The council motioned to remove the 2026 budget ordinance from the table and place it on the Dec. 9 agenda for further deliberation.