According to a Shreveport City Council Administrative Conference Meeting document obtained by American Ground Radio, it appears that an investigation into the ‘Pay-gate’ scandal may be forthcoming despite a resolution calling for it being voted down Wednesday.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, Dr. Alan Jackson joined Stephen Parr and Louis R. Avallone in the American Ground Radio studio for an interview regarding the ‘Pay-gate’ scandal and Chairman James Green’s responsibility for it.
Read MoreIn a public statement punctuated with self-admonishment and prayer, Shreveport City Council Chair James Green offered a public apology for the unauthorized pay raises given to City Council Clerk’s Office staffers and publicly rescinded them with plans for the city to recoup the unauthorized payments from the employees.
Read MoreTroubling reports have alleged that huge pay raises for Shreveport City Council Clerks have been implemented without City Council vote as required under the Shreveport City Charter, sections 4.12 and 14.09. The increased salaries range from $56,624 to a whopping $100,799 for the February 2023 appointed City Council Clerk Shanerika Flemings. For comparison, city councillors for reference make $15,225.12 per year, Mayor Tom Arceneaux makes $95,999. Your average Shreveport family subsists on median household income of $41,782, the average individual income is $29,862 per the U.S. Census from 2021.
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Read MoreAGR’s American Mama Terri Netterville joined Stephen Parr and Louis R. Avallone Monday to discuss the controversy surrounding false characterizations that Jason Aldean’s pro-unity anthem “Try That In A Small Town” is racist. Netterville brought the most convincing voice of all to the forefront, the rural black Americans of the “black belt,” whose condemnation of the “trolls who are saying that this is racist,” should be the final word on the subject.
Read MoreThe CARES Act which purportedly pumped massive amounts of Taxpayer dollars into businesses suffering due to the COVID-19 lockdowns only to be proven rife with fraud and abuse as are nearly all government subsidies, was reportedly abused by two-dozen Shreveporters according to an indictment from U.S. Attorney Brandon B. Brown.
Read MoreThe quiet of the night near Plaquemine, Louisiana was ripped away by a massive explosion that rocked the Dow Chemical Complex near Plaquemine. The facility caught fire and multiple explosions sent plumes of flame into the skies along with thick clouds of black smoke that caused authorities to order 350 nearby homes to shelter in place. Louisiana Route 1 was also shut down by order of state and local officials.
Read MoreDuring the second hour of The American Ground Radio 4th of July Special, ‘What Makes America Great!’ Stephen Parr and Louis R. Avallone were joined by Country Music Superstar Clint Black who told AGR about his favorite thing about touring our vast and beautiful country.
Read MoreA recent poll released by Gallup has revealed what many conservatives have intuitively known for several years now: we no longer trust our Universities and Colleges. Since 2015, trust in our institutions of higher learning has plummeted from 57% to 37%. Let. That. Sink. In.
Read MoreOn Friday, Louisiana became the first state to outlaw the creation of deep faked sexually explicit materials involving children leading the way in protecting children from having their images and any images derived from them exploited. The new law will find violators facing between five and twenty years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both. Those who sell or advertise these materials will face even steeper sentences.
Read MoreAn independent poll for the contentious Louisiana Governor’s race has revealed Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry to possess a “commanding position” over his closest competitor over all of the GOP contenders and even the single Democrat participating in the ‘jungle primary’ that characterizes Louisiana’s unorthodox electoral system.
Read MoreA growing list of legislators has joined the chorus with Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin in calling for a Veto Override Session to overturn Democrat Governor John Bel Edwards’ attempts to defy the will of the legislature elected by the people of Louisiana. The evolution of the special session has been followed closely by the Citizens for a New Louisiana, a non-profit lobbying group that has tweeted that Republican State Rep. Larry Frieman, Rep. Alan Seabaugh, Rep. Gabe Firment, Rep. Dodie Horton, Sen. Blake Miguez, have endorsed the session.
Read MoreAlmost a week after Louisiana Senator Fred Mills, the Republican chair of the Health & Welfare Committee shocked conservatives by voting to kill the Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act or HB463, in an equally surprising move the Senate voted to recommit the landmark legislation to the Senate Judiciary Committee, essentially reviving the bill considered dead just days ago.
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