Month: April 2017

Be A Fan Month in the SB

For the month of May, the cities of Shreveport and Bossier City, the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau and the Downtown Development Authority want to encourage you to take in a show, go to the museum, be a tourist in your own home town! We can promise you several things. It will be FUN. We […]

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Parkmobile Parking App to Debut in Downtown Shreveport

Press Release Thursday, April 27, 2017 Contact: Lorenzo Lee ShrevePark Parking Services Contract Manager (318) 222-0290 Downtown Shreveport Unveils Parkmobile Parking App; Never Dig for a Quarter Again!  On Monday, May 1, motorists in downtown Shreveport will be able to park at a meter using the simple swipe of a finger. It’s easy! Step one is to […]

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Parkmobile Makes Parking Downtown a Little Easier!

Did you know? You can use your smartphone (or any phone, for that matter) to park at any of the on-street spaces downtown. Park by app or use the handy toll-free phone number that you will see on decals and signage. It’s easy!   PAY BY USING THE PARKMOBILE APP Download the Parkmobile app on […]

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May Downtown Artwalk!

April showers bring May flowers (and more showers) and the May Artwalk! Our fun monthly art event takes to the streets in the 200 blocks of Texas, Travis and the Red River District on Wednesday, May 3 Thursday, May 4 (rescheduled due to 100% chance of rain on Wednesday!) from 5-8 with new stops and even more […]

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Downtown’s Bridge to History

    HGTV fans will remember a show called ‘If Walls Could Talk’ that focused on fun facts buried beneath the sheet rock of homes across the country. It was always interesting to see what weird things homeowners had unearthed and even more entertaining to hear the homeowners’ reactions to these bits of history. As […]

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Information on Tax Millage Adjustment

The work of the Downtown Development Authority is largely funded by a small ad valorem or property tax of 8.64 mills levied on properties within the area called the Downtown Development District. Every four years, parish tax assessors do what is called a ‘reassessment’ in which they determine whether values have gone up or down. […]

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