Caddo Commission meets Thursday: Box Road rezoning, a land purchase and the library’s 2027 budget

The Caddo Parish Commission meets in regular session Thursday, Oct. 22, at 3:30 p.m. at Government Plaza, 505 Travis St., Shreveport. You can watch live on the parish’s YouTube channel. Here’s what’s on the posted agenda.

Public hearings and final votes

• Ordinance 6646 (District 10): would rezone property in the 8600 block of Box Road from C-4 Heavy Commercial to R-1-5 Single-Family Residential (zoning case 26-26-P).
• Ordinance 6647 (District 3): would let the parish buy property in the Manchester Addition subdivision in Shreveport.

Each has a public hearing first, then a final vote.

Also on the agenda

• Ordinance 6648: Shreve Memorial Library’s 2027 budget, to be introduced by title. The final vote comes at a later meeting.
• Resolutions 57, 58 and 59: would let the Louisiana State Mineral and Energy Board and the Office of Mineral Resources take bids and award oil, gas and mineral leases on some mineral rights the parish owns. One is in District 2 and two are in District 10.
• A discussion on property standards at Settled Inn Village.
• Special resolutions, including one proclaiming Veterans Celebration Week in Caddo Parish.

How to take part

• Speak: Fill out a comment card in the chamber foyer and give it to the president or the clerk. Comments are limited to three minutes each. On public hearing items, each speaker has a total of 15 minutes for or against an issue.
• Need an accommodation? If a physical limitation makes it hard to attend, call the Commission Clerk’s office at (318) 226-6596 at least 24 hours before the meeting.
• Next regular sessions: Nov. 5, Nov. 19 and Dec. 3, all at 3:30 p.m., according to the parish calendar.