Month: January 2021

Self-Guided Architectural Tour of Downtown!

The downtown Shreveport Commercial Historic District is nothing if not interesting; filled with all kinds of architectural types.  From two story office buildings constructed to house cotton ‘factors’ (merchants) in the late 1800’s to multi-story steel and glass high rises built from the 1950’s to present, downtown’s style runs the gamut. What is important to remember […]

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Downtown’s Top Five 2020 Stories

Wherever we looked in the final days of 2020 there were grim lists of top stories. Covid 19, social justice and injustices, and all things politics dominated headlines in the year past, and has turned the corner to dominate the earliest days of 2021. Much of what people have experienced this year fell into the […]

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Cotton St. Farms’ New Hours

Walk into Cotton St. Farms at 406 Cotton Street and you’ll see hydroponic walls of fresh greens and herbs as well as giant locally-grown sweet potatoes and hydroponically-grown Beefsteak and Cherry tomatoes! The tomatoes come from a farm in Mooringsport that has taken their tomatoes out of the ground and into greenhouse to be able […]

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Special Reserve Coffee Moves to C & C

C&C Mercantile and Lighting at 1110 Texas Avenue has added another reason to make you linger. Special Reserve Coffee Roasters is now in the house, serving up espresso drinks, cold brew coffees, estate teas and specialty drinks like Vietnamese Masala Chai. They plan to soon launch a ‘Nitro Bar’ that will feature SR’s coffee concentrates. […]

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Morgan Tools’ New (Old) Look

In 1923, William Fitzgerald was ready to build his new plumbing and heating company at 939 Louisiana Ave. In December of that year, city building inspector J.T. Harrison issued a permit for a one-story building with basement that would cost an estimated $25,100. By August, Fitzgerald Plumbing and Heating Company was open for business, and […]

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