The fight against blight has been a major initiative in Shreveport. Mayor Tom Arceneaux has put a program in place called “block by block”. This has been a concentrated effort in neighborhoods across the community. Yes, it’s a cleanup effort, but it’s also an educational campaign to let people what they can do to help fight blight.
But another tool is coming to address illegal dumping. Shreveport and Caddo Parish are getting some help to clean things up around the community. Keep Louisiana Beautiful(KLB) has awarded the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office a Litter Enforcement Surveillance Camera Grant. This grant will support the Sheriff’s efforts to enforce laws against illegal littering and dumping.
Sheriff Henry Whitehorn Sr.says this grant of $10,000 will help his department develop and implement a surveillance camera program aimed at identifying violators and increasing litter citations…