Shreveport has made great strides in collecting huge overdue water bills from commercial customers. But we still have several that have high balances.
You’ll probably say if you let your water bill go for a couple of months, your water would probably get turned off. That is pretty standard. A couple of years ago, KEEL News found that dozens of businesses in Shreveport have outstanding water bills going back for years.
Back in 2024, we requested a list of all delinquent accounts that have a balance of more than $10,000. The list at the time had more than 50 accounts on it. We recently requested a new list and after several months of bugging the city for an update, we got the new list.
How Many Shreveport Water Accounts Owe More than $10 Grand?
We have found considerable improvement. This latest list provided by the city shows only 11 customers owe in excess of $10 thousand dollars…