Month: August 2021

Done & Dunn, 709 Texas’ New Life

The morning I called Drayden Dunn, he was at the pediatrician with son Christian, a brand new 1st grader fighting a fever and stomach bug. Wife Brittney Dunn was calling him, too, asking him to come back inside. It was gearing up to be another busy day in the Dunn household. It’s a rare day […]

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Covid Treatment Offered at UrgentEMS

Downtown’s UrgentEMS, our new quick care facility that also offers the FDA-approved Pfizer Covid vaccine and Covid testing, has been approved for Covid monoclodal antibody treatments.  The goal of this therapy is to help prevent hospitalizations, reduce viral loads and lessen symptom severity.  For those seeking a Covid vaccination, the Pfizer shot has been approved […]

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Film Prize Top 20 Announced!

It’s a wrap! The Top 20 Films of 2021 have been announced at a night filled with raw nerves, happy faces, perspiration and tequila. It was a hot night on the rooftop deck at the Remington Suite Hotel, but an exceedingly exciting one for filmmakers, actors and supporters of the Louisiana Film Prize, celebrating its […]

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Citizens National Bank Expands Downtown

After a one-two-three punch in which ‘super regional’ banks Chase, Regions and Capital One consolidated and abandoned downtown branches, comes word that Citizens National Bank is expanding their already sizeable presence in Beaird Tower, 330 Marshall St. The ground floor is home to the bank branch and business bankers, the entire 4th floor includes bank […]

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Work Underway on 421 Market St.

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New Small Business Loan Opportunity

Small and local businesses with revenue of less than $3m who employ 50 employees or fewer could be eligible for a new loan opportunity offered by the City of Shreveport, the U.S. Economic Development Administration and a company called TruFund. The revolving loan fund is available for regional businesses in amounts up to $250,000 for […]

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Sci-Port’s New Orthotic Display

Visitors to Sci-Port Discovery Center, downtown’s center for all things science, will now be able to learn more about the devices that help people stand, walk and function. The science and technology of orthotics: braces, lifts and the like, is changing at light speed. Cumbersome and heavy metal braces have made way to composite, lightweight […]

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ULM College of Pharmacy Opens Downtown Campus

400 Texas has a new tenant! Their tenth floor is now home to the Shreveport campus of the ULM College of Pharmacy. The school held their grand opening last week to show off their new digs, great space and beautiful views. Students and alumni heard from  Shreveport Regional Dean Dr. Shawn Manor, ULM COP Dean […]

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