Shreveport mayor calls for criminal accountability as Sanctuary Apartments faces water shutoff

SHREVEPORT, La. — Shreveport officials are informing residents of The Sanctuary Apartments to relocate because without running water their dwellings are considered unsafe.

The city shut off water service Thursday afternoon because the property owner owes the city approximately $145,000 — a delinquency that started two years ago when a New Jersey-based business entity acquired the multifamily complex, according to an examination of business ownership structures.

The registered agent for the business entity listed as the property owner is connected to four additional legal entities, who own other apartments in Shreveport, the examination revealed…

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