Public Service Commissioner candidate has local ties

  • John Atkins, center, a candidate for the Fifth District seat on the Louisiana Public Service Commission was the guest speaker for the Agitators Club meeting Thursday at the Shrine Club. Atkins was the guest of local attorney John Luster, left, and his son, Dr. William “Bill” Luster.
    John Atkins, center, a candidate for the Fifth District seat on the Louisiana Public Service Commission was the guest speaker for the Agitators Club meeting Thursday at the Shrine Club. Atkins was the guest of local attorney John Luster, left, and his son, Dr. William “Bill” Luster.

    Shreveport businessman and Caddo Parish Commissioner John E. Atkins visited Natchitoches last week campaigning for the north Louisiana seat on the Public Service Commission (PSC).

    Current PSC member Foster Campbell of Bossier City is termlimited and unable go make another run for the seat. Campbell has over 22 years on the PSC and 50 years of public service after serving 26 years as a member of the…