Joint Appropriations & Economic Development Committee Meeting
CADDO PARISH COMMISSION
505 TRAVIS STREET, GOVERNMENT PLAZA
PUBLIC NOTICE
JOINT APPROPRIATIONS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES
MEETING AGENDA
June 2, 2026
10:00am
- APPROPRIATIONS PLAN COMMITTEEROLL CALL:
Victor Thomas (Chair)
John-Paul Young
Roy Burrell
John E. Atkins
Greg Young, President
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ROLL CALL:
Stormy Gage-Watts (Chair)
John-Paul Young
Roy Burrell
Grace Anne Blake
Gregory Young —President
- INVOCATION:
- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Veterans and active military members saluting during recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance would be appropriate, should you wish to do so. All others, please recite with your hands over your hearts, and we ask that everyone please remember our POW-MIA’s as we say the Pledge of Allegiance.
- AGENDA ADDITIONS:
- PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Citizens who wish to address the Committee may appear in person, and either fill out a comment card or request to speak when the chair asks if there are additional public comments. Individual comments are limited to 3 minutes
6. NEW BUSINESS:
NGO Showcase Presentations series round 2 (Showcases are simply an overview of participating NGO’s to provide Commissioners with a broad understanding of the organizations the Parish has funded in recent years, the type of work that they do, scale, etc. This is not directly related to 2027 appropriations determinations.) featuring:
10:00 – 10:15 AM | Rho Omega & Friends
10:15 – 10:30 AM | Shreveport-Bossier African American Chamber of Commerce
10:30 – 10:45 AM | Cedar Grove Community Development
10:45 – 11:00 AM | Salvation Army (Red Shield Shelter)
11:00 – 11:15 AM | Salvation Army Corps (Merkle Center of Hope)
11:15 – 11:30 AM | Martin Luther King Community Development Corp
11:30 – 11:45 AM | Christian Service Program Institute
11:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Social Justice Civic League, Inc.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM- Lunch break
1:00 – 1:15 PM | Setting The Standard Barbering and Natural Hair Academy
1:15 – 1:30 PM | Northwest LA CDC
1:30 – 1:45 PM | Booker T. Washington
1:45 – 2:00 PM | Volunteers for America
2:00 – 2:15 PM | JAG Family Resource Center
2:15 – 2:30 PM | Hope for Louisiana Clinic
2:30 – 2:45 PM | Holy Angels
2:45 – 3:00 PM | Catholic Charities of North Louisiana
- ADJOURN:
Statement of Accommodations
To all persons desiring to attend and observe a meeting of the Caddo Parish Commission, or who wish to present information to the body: If you have physical limitations that require special accommodations in order for you to attend and participate in a meeting of the Caddo Parish Commission, please contact the office of the Caddo Parish Commission Clerk at (318) 226-6596, at least 24 hours in
