Federal investigators eyeing Shreveport loan program

Federal investigators are looking into potential conflicts of interest in appointments made by Shreveport Mayor Keith Hightower and links they might have to a city lending program that has produced thousands of dollars in delinquent loans.

Four city board appointees and a city employee are connected to proceeds from city-approved loans, The Times of Shreveport reported Sunday.

Federal prosecutors are probing loans that may have benefited Hightower friend Scott Pernici, James Pannell, chief of the Shreveport's NAACP branch, and Rod Caston, a mayor-appointed member of the city zoning appeals board, The Times said.

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