Day: January 21, 2021

Kajun Korner Coming Soon

Downtown will soon be welcoming a new Cajun-themed fast food restaurant at 400 Texas Street adjacent to the Shreve Memorial Library. Kajun Korner Food Express is owned by Karanda Martin-Tucker, who made such a hit at the Shreveport Farmers’ Market that she has decided to go for a brick-and-mortar. Martin-Tucker is working on a hundred […]

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Downtown Lighting Project Wraps Up

Chances are good that if you’ve been downtown after dark recently, you’ve noticed things are brighter. That’s because the Shreveport DDA has been able to change every public street light with energy-efficient, bright LED lights that have a dual benefit of both saving money and fossil fuels. The nearly $170,000 project was made possible by […]

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Envision Yourself Here: 718 Crockett-For Sale

Right across from the newly- redone Andress Artist and Entrepreneur Center is the former home of the Yellow Cab Taxi Company. Over the years, the building at 718 Crockett Street has been a number of businesses, including a Lincoln Mercury dealership and Nall’s Glass. Things changed for the building with the most recent owners, Paula […]

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