Shreveport's Department of Water and Sewer Director updates the condition of the city's aging water system and addresses the number of pipe blowouts around the city.
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Shreveport Sends Out Checks for Water Overbilling
Residents are getting checks from the city this week. This is the end of a long saga over water billing in the city. A class action lawsuit was filed over the way the city rounded up bills between October 1, 2011 through December 31, 2019.
If you were a customer of Shreveport s Department of Water and Sewer during those years, you will be getting a refund check. Many of those checks have arrived in mailboxes this week.
Caddo Parish District Court Judge Michael Pitman approved a settlement of $5,900,000.00 for overcharges on Shreveport water and sewer bills. The nearly six million dollar settlement comes after a long litigation and heavy negotiations between Class Counsel and attorneys for the City of Shreveport.