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2003 Annual Report CADDO PARISH ANNUAL REPORT 2003 President’s Message Unless a permanent solution can be found, the budget problem that made itself painfully felt in Caddo Parish during 2003 will continue into 2004 and beyond. The problem is not unique to Caddo Parish–it is part of a larger problem that has plagued virtually every parish in Louisiana for many years---the ever-growing cost of funding all the aspects of the criminal justice system. Every felony offender who passes through the criminal justice system, from the time of his apprehension by law enforcement officers, his prosecution by the state Attorney, his adjudication by the state Court, and his incarceration by the State or the Parish, imposes a large and ever- growing burden upon the taxpayers of this parish and this state. The same scenario can be found in varying degrees in every county of every state in the Union. Every dollar spent on criminal justice is a dollar that could be spent on more beneficial and positive public works and improvements–or a dollar that could remain in the pockets of taxpayers. Within the annual budget administered by the Caddo Parish Commission are several budgetary agencies that are components of the criminal justice system–the District Attorney’s Office, the District Court and the Juvenile Court. The Parish jail—Caddo Correctional Center—is provided and maintained by the Caddo Parish Commission, even though it is operated by the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office. In total, these criminal justice expenditures account for the major part of the annual budget of the Parish of Caddo. All of these agencies are in effect competing for a limited number of dollars—the tax revenues provided by the citizens of the Parish. The question of “Who pays for what—and how As I look back on 2003 and my year as President of the Caddo Parish much?” provides an ongoing forum between the Commission and the Commission, I see it as a year of progress and achievement. I also see it budgetary agencies. That question became the focus of a lawsuit filed as a year of challenges, difficulties and continuing concerns. by the Sheriff against Caddo Parish during 2003, and it is still before the courts. On the negative side, 2003 was the year in which a Juvenile Court budgetary problem we had seen developing for years finally reached a point where This Parish has been very fortunate in recent years that boarding fees recurring and growing deficits could no longer be balanced by applying received from the casino boats in Caddo Parish have provided a source funds from our reserves. of revenue that could be applied to the deficits in the criminal justice area. However, various factors have resulted in reduced revenues in the The tax millage that funds Juvenile Court has not changed since 1957. Riverboat Fund, and we continue to seek ways to streamline operations During that 46 years there have been major changes in the juvenile justice and reduce costs as well as to restore or replace lost revenue sources. system. Juvenile offenses have dramatically increased in both numbers and in severity. These have resulted in dealing with the problem in new The positive side of the 2003 ledger contains many bright spots. For me ways that stress prevention, redirection and rehabilitation rather than personally, the opportunity to serve as president of this splendid body was incarceration alone. This in turn has produced a need for more judges a rewarding and humbling experience. (three currently as opposed to one in 1957), more trained counselors and probation officers, and more remedial programs for not just the youthful It is my hope that as President I played a role in fostering a continuance of offenders but often their families as well. The work that needs to be done the harmonious and cooperative relationships that this body has enjoyed today cannot be done on 1957 funding. during this Commission term. I also hope that as a body we set an example for good government, demonstrating that Commissioners can have good, We first addressed the problem in 2001 when we asked the voters to professional interpersonal relationships with each other while attending reallocate money from some other areas of our overall budget to apply to the business of the Parish and representing the particular interests of them where needed most, but this was a stop-gap measure at best. We their diverse constituencies. I believe that during this term and during also initiated a rigorous internal cost reduction program. However, we this year we have turned a corner in our working relationships and that determined that cost-cutting, by itself, would not be enough to close we can move forward and conduct the Parish’s business in a decent and the budget gap, and that the reserve could no longer cover the deficit. orderly fashion. Consequently, at the end of 2003 we had to take stringent measures to address the shortfall that the 2004 budget would otherwise bear. On the cover: A breathtaking view of “Government Ditch” on Caddo Lake. This passageway was used many years ago by steamboats on their way to Jefferson, Texas, and has become well traveled by many who enjoy the beautiful cypress trees adorned with Spanish moss. Working together, we tackled the aforementioned budget problems that to the tax rolls. In a related effort, during 2003 Caddo Parish contracted with a dominated much of our time, with the common goal of ensuring that Caddo private firm that specializes in collecting back taxes on properties. We expect Parish would be fiscally sound in difficult times. The hard cuts were painful, some impressive results from this program. but we saw our greater responsibility as one of being good stewards of the taxpayers’ funds. We continued in 2003 to battle a new threat, the West Nile Virus, that has been particularly prevalent in this area. We intensified our efforts to kill As I look back on the year, I see numerous highlights. One occasion that was mosquitoes, the carrier of the virus, by increasing mobile spraying and especially pleasing to me was the unfurling of a new flag for Caddo Parish. application of larvicide. Perhaps more importantly, we initiated an education This banner, featuring the Parish Emblem shown on the cover of this report, program for citizens, distributing some 95,000 pamphlets in schools, churches now flies in front of the Government Plaza with our national, state and city and businesses, emphasizing the importance of eliminating places on private flags. This flag serves as an important visible symbol of Caddo Parish as both property where water can stand and mosquitoes can breed. a geographical and a governmental entity. Every ten years the governing bodies of this state and nation are required to Many good things happened in Caddo Parish in 2003. General Motors “reapportion” themselves in response to population and demographic shifts completed a major expansion, and before the end of the year began producing that have been revealed by the decennial Census. In 2002 and 2003 the Caddo the first of a complete new line of mid-size trucks. Caddo Parish was pleased Parish Commission completed its reapportionment process prior to the fall to be able to assist GM in this expansion phase not only by making available to Commission elections. Four new Commissioners were elected, replacing four the company additional land in the West Shreveport Industrial Park, but also sitting Commissioners who either sought other offices or who reached the by making Parish-owned lands available to some of the company’s suppliers mandatory retirement imposed by term limits. who relocated here to serve that plant. Ai Corporation, Oakley Tire and Wheel Assembly, Intier Automotive and Crown Enterprises built new facilities here The departure of one of those outgoing Commissioners, District 10 Commissioner to be near GM. A major road that serves the General Motors Assembly Plant Danny Dumas, had special historical significance: Danny, who represented the was dedicated as Al Bourland Drive in recognition of a Haynesville, Louisiana, Southern Hills area, was the most senior member of the Commission, with native who could properly be called the “father” of the Shreveport GM Plant. 24 years of service. More notably, he was the only remaining member who Mr. Bourland, a former GM executive, in the early 1970's worked with former had initially served on the Police Jury-–the predecessor body that governed Senators Bennett Johnston and Russell Long and Congressman Joe Waggoner the Parish from 1847 until it was replaced by the Caddo Parish Commission in in convincing General Motors that Shreveport was the right area for the 1984. Danny was conscientious and effective, and the model of a good public company to locate an additional manufacturing plant. servant. In the southwest part of the Parish, exciting new plans began to take shape The departure of the last remaining Police Juror is also a symbolic point in the on Parish lands that were part of the former Caddo Detention Center tract. transition that the Commission has been undergoing in recent years. I feel The Eddie D. Jones Park opened, providing much-utilized trails for mountain that relationships forged four years ago still continue as a spirit of harmony, bikers, horseback riders, hikers and long-distance runners. Chimp Haven, cooperation and consideration that characterize the Commission today. The an organization devoted to providing a sanctuary for chimpanzees no cohesiveness of this body will be a critical factor as we face the daunting new longer needed in research, moved its national headquarters here and began challenges and needs we see on the horizon–and those not yet in sight.
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