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Garbage Collection Delays in Shreveport

Angela Thomas — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:27:35 +0000

Holiday weekend and truck breakdowns cause garbage pick-up delays.

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Shreveport Water and Sewerage Employee Arrested for Felony Theft

Angela Thomas — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:26:06 +0000

Water department employee arrested for charging resident for city work.

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City Employees Accused of Doing Private Work With Public Equipment

Angela Thomas — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:21:10 +0000

A quick move by Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover -- after video footage surfaces, showing city employees apparently using city equipment to cut trees on private property. The city's Public Works director was shown the footage of two employees using a city truck outside city limits

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More Summer Jobs for Young Shreveporters

Angela Thomas — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:55:30 +0000

The local labor force is growing by another 100 youth and young adults, thanks to a generous City Council that is allocating an additional $100,000 for Mayor Cedric Glover’s Summer Jobs Program. The seven-week program began this month with a budget of $300,000 and an estimated workforce of about 250. The increased funding came after [...]

Shreveport Employee Recognation Program Tonight at Riverview Hall

amykeller — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:45:19 +0000

Shreveport Mayor Cedric B. Glover, members of the City Council and the City*s Human Resources Department will host the annual Employee Recognition Program tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Riverview Hall. Employees with more than 20 years of service, and every five years thereafter will be recognized and awarded for their committed service to the citizens of Shreveport

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Shreveport's New Water Billing System to Be Unveiled This Afternoon

Angela Thomas — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:47:20 +0000

The City of Shreveport will soon have a new water billing system. It's designed to make it faster and easier for customers to get information about their accounts -- and expand their payment options. Customers will now be allowed to pay by credit card and contact customer service by e-mail

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Shreveport's First "Mentoring Academy"

Angela Thomas — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:31:31 +0000

Shreveport has launched its first "Mentoring Academy." According to a news release from the city, the aim is to add depth to the training for those employees striving to become the city's future leaders

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How to Lower Your Energy Bills

Angela Thomas — Tue, 10 May 2011 17:18:48 +0000

The City of Shreveport's Energy Efficiency Division has a new program that can help you with that. Homeowners can have "energy audits" of their homes performed to determine whether energy-efficient improvements could save them some significant cash

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