Starting next month, Shreveport police and firefighters will get a big pay bump. Other city employees also will make more starting next year.
The Shreveport City Council last week approved 6% pay raises for the city’s police and fire departments and is expected soon to give other city employees a smaller pay bump. The public safety raises are coming as planned, but the other pay increases are on an expedited timeline.
Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux proposed in September increasing pay for police and firefighters by 6%, raises he said would be possible in part thanks to as-of-yet-unrealized revenues associated with data centers. The raises are designed to improve personnel retention and hiring…