Shreveport LA Politics & Civic News

Caddo Parish County sits inside one of the most layered governmental structures in the region. Residents answer to at least five levels of elected authority simultaneously: the federal government, statewide offices, Caddo Parish County Council, Shreveport City Council, and school district boards — each a separately elected body covering its own geographic slice of the county.

Caddo Parish’s federal delegation includes US Rep. Mike Johnson (LA District 4) and US Rep. Cleo Fields (LA District 6) and Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy.

Caddo Parish County Council controls property tax millage, land-use zoning outside city limits, and fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreements. Downtown zoning decisions and the Shreveport Police Department budget run through Shreveport City Council. State funding for schools, roads, and Medicaid flows from the Louisiana Legislature. The Caddo Parish County Elections and Voter Registration Office administers local balloting under LA Election Commission oversight.

HERE Shreveport covers Caddo Parish County Council meetings, Shreveport City Council sessions, Louisiana Legislature session, federal delegation votes and town halls, school board meetings, and candidate filing windows. We also pull FOIA-sourced travel records and contracts at both the city and county level. If it shapes how Caddo Parish County is governed, it’s HERE.