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It was a sunny Sunday afternoon, great weather for flying.
Fred Phillips, an avid flyer, decided to take his one-seater plane up in the sky for a couple of tricks when the unthinkable happened and his plane crashed into Cross Lake. Phillips was killed in the crash. He was 73.
Phillips, a father and grandfather, was loved by many for his witty and passionate character.
He was the president and CEO of Phillips Energy, Inc. as well as an active member of the Shreveport community. Phillips was the son of Betty and Leonard Phillips who were the benefactors of Betty and Leonard Phillips Deaf Action Center (DAC), where Phillips served as chairman.
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Quite a few interesting items were advanced to Caddo Parish Commission’s Thursday meeting.
Among those is an ordinance amending all of Chapter 4 of the Code of Ordinances pertaining to permits for the sale of alcoholic beverage handling cards.
The commission finds that changes in the hearings for violation of parish ordinances regarding alcoholic beverage permits would be in the best interest of the public and permit holders.
Language in the ordinance states further that changes in the penalties for the violator of the alcoholic beverage permits are warranted and that moving for the creation of an Alcoholic Beverage Committee to conduct hearings and make recommendations for penalties, would improve and streamline the process.
Shreveport Helping Several Non Profit Agencies
The Shreveport Council recently approved some extra funding for several of these agencies.
The money will come from the Riverfront Development Special Revenue Fund.
Here are the agencies getting some of the money:
MLK Community Development Corp $15,000
Northwest LA Youth Golf & Education Foundation Inc $15,000
Oasis of Hope $15,000
Fit For Life Ministries, Inc.$15,000
Food Bank of Northwest LA $15,000
MLK Health Center & Pharmacy $15,000
Volunteers for Youth Justice $15,000
Red River Film Society dba Robinson Film Center $12,500
CoHabitat Foundation, Inc. $12,500
Betty & Leonard Phillips Deaf Action Center $5,000
The total is $135,000 and will help these agencies continue to work through the challenges we have been facing this year.