Caddo Parish board member's home not boarded up in June, despite lawsuit allegations

Makenzie Boucher, Shreveport Times
Updated ·1 min read

On June 8, several vehicles were parked outside of 4119 Greenwood Rd., the permanent address of Caddo Parish School Board member Barbara Smith Iverson.

Iverson is currently in litigation with Caddo Parish District Attorney James Stewart for allegedly living outside of her qualifying address.

On June 2, Stewart filed a suit against Barbara Smith Iverson for having permanent residency in Bossier Parish. The suit claims that Iverson lives in Lone Oak Oasis apartments on Benton Road in Bossier City, while her qualifying form states the Greenwood Rd. property.

Barbara Smith Iverson lists her address on the qualifying form as 4119 Greenwood Rd., Shreveport, photographed on June 8, 2023.
Barbara Smith Iverson lists her address on the qualifying form as 4119 Greenwood Rd., Shreveport, photographed on June 8, 2023.

Iverson's qualifying address is zoned as a light industrial property, prohibiting it from being used as residential. The suit stated that before Iverson qualified for office this property was deemed I-1 zoning and was used in the past as a real estate office and daycare.

In Sept. 2022, a photograph was taken of Iverson's property with a vehicle and unknown subject outside of the building in what appears to be someone selling items under a tent.
In Sept. 2022, a photograph was taken of Iverson's property with a vehicle and unknown subject outside of the building in what appears to be someone selling items under a tent.

On May 11, the Greenwood Rd. property was investigated by the Shreveport property standards division and was deemed vacant and in a state of disrepair.

In Sept. 2022, the Greenwood Rd. property was seen on Google Street View with an unknown person outside of the building who appears to be someone selling items under a tent, however, the windows do not appear to be boarded up at that time.

When the Shreveport Times went to investigate the property, the home was not boarded up and vehicles were parked in the driveway.

Iverson has 19 days to file an answer or other legal pleadings on this matter or could be vacated from her seat as a school board member. The Shreveport Times reached out to Iverson for comment on this matter but did not receive a response prior to the deadline.

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Makenzie Boucher is a reporter with the Shreveport Times. Contact her at mboucher@gannett.com.

This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: When the Shreveport Times went to investigate the property, the home was not boarded up and vehicles were parked on the driveway.