Cross Bayou

Gateway Development Consortium's Larry English says, "If you're going to really develop Cross Bayou...and it's going to take you at least a decade to do that."

The City Council will hear the Gateway Development Consortium's presentation at their working session on May 21, then plan to vote at their meeting the next day.

Gateway Development Consortium's Paul Pratt says "the city council voted to add GDC to the agenda for May 21st and, at that time, they will hear a presentation."

James Flurry' says a city memorandum of understanding "let's (Gateway Development Consortium) move ahead with those people that are interested in financing."

Political analyst Scott Hughes says "(Cross Bayou is) troublesome...in many ways."

Oliver Jenkins, who voted against last year's $100 million development proposal, says he doesn't think "bigger is necessarily better."

Paul Pratt explains why the 10 year, $1 billion project is worth the investment and how it would change the face of downtown Shreveport

The project gets new life thanks to group of businessmen.

Pundit Scott Hughes says that, when it comes to next fall's Shreveport mayoral race, "This is a bomb that went off and had collateral damage everywhere."

Steven Jackson talks about the recent City Council vote shooting down a proposal by Mayor Ollie Tyler to borrow $30 million to fund a new, downtown sports arena.