Shreveport Convention Center Losses More Than Expected

sbl_admin · 02-27-2007, 07:33 AM

The new Shreveport Convention Center suffered operating losses of about $2.1 million in 2006, about $350,000 more than initially expected, according to numbers released by the city Monday.

Isaac-Saxxon · 02-27-2007, 09:17 AM

Keith Hightower was a car salesman and I would guess that he is back to selling cars again for Charlton Holmes. He sure left his mark on Shreveport and we will be paying for this mistake for a very long time. I know they should go up on property taxes and that will fix the problem. When they where building that mess they would not let the city vote on it just like when they go up on taxes. I hope Glover will just stick to the small entitlements.
Isaac

Rough Rider · 02-27-2007, 09:39 AM

That convention center seems like a huge Cluster@#$@3.
and I have to say that hotel is one ugly looking thing.
I can only imagine what kind of 'lovely' view there is from the Hotel 'Hightower' ???

rhertz · 02-27-2007, 03:47 PM

Ya know, if they had built the Convention center and Hotel in south Shreveport (right next to Holmes Honda for instance), and filled it with merchandise and food, then maybe it would be a better success. Likewise if the convention center was more like CenturyTel in nature, but with a hotel attached, then maybe we could out-do Bossier for once. But no, we had to build it in a high crime area a mile south of a stink rendering plant. Why? So we can host the lawn and garden and gun and knife and boat shows?

I say convert the whole thing to a sports and concert arena and bring in a Shreveport team of some sort. (after capping the lid on that stink plant)

Isaac-Saxxon · 02-27-2007, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by rhertz

Ya know, if they had built the Convention center and Hotel in south Shreveport (right next to Holmes Honda for instance), and filled it with merchandise and food, then maybe it would be a better success. Likewise if the convention center was more like CenturyTel in nature, but with a hotel attached, then maybe we could out-do Bossier for once. But no, we had to build it in a high crime area a mile south of a stink rendering plant. Why? So we can host the lawn and garden and gun and knife and boat shows?

I say convert the whole thing to a sports and concert arena and bring in a Shreveport team of some sort. (after capping the lid on that stink plant)

I all I can say to that is

Isaac

02-27-2007, 07:33 AM	#1
sbl_admin Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 1,965 Rep Power: 260	Shreveport Convention Center Losses More Than Expected The new Shreveport Convention Center suffered operating losses of about $2.1 million in 2006, about $350,000 more than initially expected, according to numbers released by the city Monday.

02-27-2007, 09:17 AM	#2
Isaac-Saxxon SBLive! Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 4,421 Rep Power: 317	Our tax dollars at work thanks to corrupt Keith Keith Hightower was a car salesman and I would guess that he is back to selling cars again for Charlton Holmes. He sure left his mark on Shreveport and we will be paying for this mistake for a very long time. I know they should go up on property taxes and that will fix the problem. When they where building that mess they would not let the city vote on it just like when they go up on taxes. I hope Glover will just stick to the small entitlements. Isaac

02-27-2007, 09:39 AM	#3
Rough Rider Advanced Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 141 Rep Power: 219	That convention center seems like a huge Cluster@#$@3. and I have to say that hotel is one ugly looking thing. I can only imagine what kind of 'lovely' view there is from the Hotel 'Hightower' ??? __________________ Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. --Sir Winston Churchill

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02-27-2007, 03:47 PM	#4
rhertz SBLive! Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,834 Rep Power: 294	Ya know, if they had built the Convention center and Hotel in south Shreveport (right next to Holmes Honda for instance), and filled it with merchandise and food, then maybe it would be a better success. Likewise if the convention center was more like CenturyTel in nature, but with a hotel attached, then maybe we could out-do Bossier for once. But no, we had to build it in a high crime area a mile south of a stink rendering plant. Why? So we can host the lawn and garden and gun and knife and boat shows? I say convert the whole thing to a sports and concert arena and bring in a Shreveport team of some sort. (after capping the lid on that stink plant)

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