Downtown’s monthly artwalk returns, and we’re going to be celebrating Black History Month, Mardi Gras and Valentine’s Day–all wrapped into one fun evening! Artwalk runs from 5-8 pm, Wednesday, February 7. It is free to attend and we welcome supervised children; our fun is all ages friendly. On street parking and several lots are FREE […]
Historic Goode-Cage Drug Company Building Purchased: Plans Unveiled The red brick building with bricked-in windows at 401 Spring Street in downtown Shreveport has seen a lot in 100-plus years, and soon it will be playing a more robust role in downtown’s future. That future was looking iffy. Approximately three years ago, the back half of […]
For Immediate Release December 20, 2017 Contact: Liz Swaine 318-455-2593 Louisiana Congressional Members Lead Successful National Effort to Preserve the Pro-Growth Federal Historic Tax Credit Provision championed by U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy protects the historic tax credit program, which has supported dynamic economic development in communities across Louisiana and throughout the country New Orleans, LA – When […]
2018 kicks off with a bang with the January Downtown Artwalk, Wednesday, January 3, 5-8 pm! The event, which happens the first Wednesday of each month, is a perfect start to the new year, and to Mardi Gras (yes, its already that time). It’s free and all-ages friendly. We’ll have some amazing one-of-kind Dennis Beckman […]
The shopping season is upon us and before you turn to your computer and order from a warehouse in a faraway land, how about taking a look at some of the cool yule swag we have right here at home? Check out all our Holiday Gifting Pinterest Boards Right Here and then pay a […]
Tours are: Saturday, Dec. 16th 4:00-6:00 PM $10.00/per person Sunday, Dec. 17th 6:00-8:00 PM $10.00/per person Experience a Victorian Christmas at Downtown Shreveport’s Ogilvie-Wiener Mansion. The home is one of the few remaining downtown mansions from an any when huge homes were on each block. Located at 728 Austen Place, this 1896 Queen Anne- style […]
Press Release Tuesday, Nov. 14 Contact: Liz Swaine 318-455-2593 **We are available for morning show and other interviews.** Downtown’s 130-Year Old Celebrates With Food and Fun with Food Trucks at the Museum The Shreveport Water Works Museum, 142 North Common Street, hosts the second Food Trucks at the Museum, Saturday, Nov. 18 from 11 am- 3 […]
Downtown Shreveport is coming back. Beautiful historic buildings are being rehabbed into apartments, condos, businesses and offices. The cost of rehabbing century-old structures, many with deferred maintenance, is high, and the numbers sometimes will only work with the assistance of the Federal Historic Tax Credit (HTC), begun by President Ronald Reagan. This credit is now […]
Join us at the historic Shreveport Water Works Museum for Food Trucks at the Museum, a day filled with food, food, food, live music, food, tours of the water works, fun things to buy, events for the kids, events for the adults, and food. Did we mention food? The Saturday, Nov. 18 event runs from […]
Press Release Contact: Patrick Wilson Huval and Associates 337-371-8296 Historic Cross Bayou A-Truss Bridge Takes First Step to Rehabilitation On Tuesday and Wednesday, October 17 & 18, a crew from Huval Associates, a Consulting Engineer firm from Lafayette, will be on-site creating plan measurements for the historic A-Truss railroad bridge. These ‘as-built’ measurements are the first step […]
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