Month: March 2019

Chateau Suite to Open As Holiday Inn Express

The Downtown Development Authority is told the construction at the old Chateau Suite Hotel, 201 Lake Street, will soon be coming to an end. It is scheduled to re-open in early-to-mid June (if not a little earlier) as a Holiday Inn Express.  The HIExpress signage will be installed about a month before the official opening. […]

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Office Space Available, 631 Milam

Downtown is filled with cool historic buildings. Some need lots of work and some- like the old Blanchard-Shepherd Building at 631 Milam- are move-in ready. REALTOR Chris Stokes of Walker-Alley & Associates says this space has a lot to offer. Parking, for one. A surface lot is located just behind the building at the corner […]

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Sanctuary Glass Opens at 1200 Marshall

Downtown Shreveport welcomes its newest art business- Sanctuary Glass Studio at 1200 Marshall. Sanctuary will be co-located in a fun space that also houses Red River Brewing Co., Fat Calf Boucherie, Smith Family Farms and a number of other small and local businesses. Sanctuary will be  hosting hands-on glass events, community outreach programs, and private glassblowing […]

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Family Fridays at Sci-Port Discovery Center

Each Friday in March, Sci-Port is providing a special discount and extended hours of operation. Admission to Sci-Port will be $10 per person. The admission is good for an all day exploration of the center AND one IMAX movie. (Members of Sci-Port are provided a $2 price for one IMAX movie.) Except for March 15, […]

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318 Restaurant Week Downtown

Lunch meetup TODAY (Thursday) from 11:30- 1 p.m. at Market 104 at the downtown Hilton Hotel. Great $10 meal deals from which to choose AND some chat about new electrical technology, some new things on the horizon for the area’s largest utility company and more. When you arrive, just ask for the 318 Meetup Group. […]

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Texas Street Bridge Work Update

Updated Photos 3/6/19 Ongoing work on the Texas Street (Long-Allen) Bridge connecting downtown to Bossier City.   Original Story- Latest on Bridge Work/KSLA-TV Press Release on Bridge Work from LaDOTD The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development advises motorists that beginning Monday, February 18, 2019, there will be intermittent lane closures of the eastbound and […]

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