The Caddo Parish Commission adopted the resolution that would put in place a process that asks for an outside review when someone dies at a parish-owned facility or property.
Following Caddo Parish Commissioner John Atkin’s attempt to table the legislation (five in favor, six against, and one absent), the resolution passed seven in favor, four against, and one absent.
Caddo Parish Commissioner Steven Jackson sponsored the legislation after it came to light that Casey Louis Simpson Jr., died March 16 while in Caddo Correctional Center custody.
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Shreveport City Council approves one-time hazard pay for employees, redirects $250,000 appropriation Deborah Bayliss, Shreveport Times
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The Shreveport City Council changed the funding source to provide a lump sum, one-time payment to City of Shreveport employees, and reallocated funding appropriated for each councilman to the Community Development fund during a special Friday session.
According to language in the amendment to Resolution 145, which deals with the one-time payment, the city does not have sufficient funds to authorize a permanent pay increase for generally classified employees for 2021, but funding is available for a one-time pay increase in lieu of the permanent cost of living, merit or other pay raise.