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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just did some research about Mayor Perkins. He seems like a great guy and has a top-notch resume. However, he graduated from law school and won his mayors race in 2018. Shreveport has a lot of issues when it comes to income inequality and jobs. Less than two years later, he is running for Senate. I hope his constituents don't think he is abandoning them or that he used to mayors office as a stepping stone. [/quote]
His website also has no "issues" section which is strange. But with that being said, anyone is better than Cassidy. Best of luck to the Mayor. [/quote]

There are snippets of his actions and issues as mayor the last two years on the Wikipedia page for him:

[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Perkins[/url]

[quote][b]Issues
Insurance change[/b]
Mayor Adrian Perkins decided to change companies shortly after taking office. His goal, as he explained earlier this year was to lower costs and bring in more minority participation. This new policy with the Frost Company will actually cost substantially more for far less coverage.[10] He initiated the change before he officially took office.[11]

[b]Economic development[/b]
Perkins supports expanding Shreveport's budding tech industry through "facilitating the growth of local entrepreneur's ideas and businesses by investing and promoting their models."[12]

[b]Energy[/b]
Perkins support expanding Shreveport's oil and gas industry, one of the largest industries and employers in the state of Louisiana.[12]

[b]Infrastructure[/b]
Perkins supports infrastructure investments for the Shreveport Regional Airport and city water and sewage systems.[12]

After taking office, Perkins called for an $18 monthly fee for residential and commercial garbage pick-up to be added to municipal water bills to pay truck drivers better and maintain the city's credit rating.[13] The city council, however, rejected Perkins' proposal in a six-to-one vote but held out the possibility of a garbage fee at a lesser amount.[14]

[b]Public safety[/b]
Perkins aims to increase public safety by "(1) identifying at-risk youth heading for trouble and offering an alternative route; (2) working alongside the Caddo District Attorney's office to implement programs for job training; (3) building a robust and effective economic stimulation plan that will offer jobs instead of incarceration; and (4) listening to our first class police officers, city leaders, and our community to develop more tailored policing methods."[12]

[b]Saggy pants ordinanc[/b]e
Perkins announced in May 2019 that he opposes his city's ban on persons wearing saggy pants in public. The city council is considering dropping the ordinance which was enacted in 2007. The matter promptly attracted national attention. Opposition stems from the fact that 98 percent of those arrested for violation of the ordinance are African Americans, and 100 percent of youth cited for violation of the law are blacks.[15][/quote][/quote]

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