Come help us make Shreveport’s Victorian treasure shine again! The 1887 plant wasn’t retired from active service until 1984, making it the longest-running steam-powered water plant in the U.S. 1994 may be the last time the cool, Steampunk-ish machinery got a good spit n’ polish! WE PLAN TO CHANGE THAT ON SEPT. 23! It’s time […]
Are you sick of seeing trash in your city? Did you know the trash you see is getting into one of our water sources, the Red River, and is then just days away from the Gulf of Mexico? Do something about it! Join the #stopthedrop mission and help clean up the river and the surrounding areas […]
The Downtown Development Authority anticipates a quorum at a presentation of the Cross Bayou Development Proposal on Thursday, Sept. 7 at 2 pm in the 2nd Floor Mayor’s Conference Room at Government Plaza, 505 Travis Street. This meeting is open to the public.
Each one of the buildings and spaces in Downtown Shreveport has stories to tell. More than 180 years old, downtown has lived through it all – war(s), economic collapse, a legal Red Light District, gunfights in the streets, Yellow Fever, railroad wealth, oil and gas millions, Huddie Ledbetter, Howard Hughes, Elvis Presley. Our tales are […]
Press Release Contact: Jennifer Foster 972-977-1627 Downtown Shreveport Welcomes Another Building Rehab and New Co-Working Space; More Options for Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs The Milam Street building that most people have long referred to as only the ‘downtown post office’ has been rehabbed and given a new mission—as home to The Office Hub, an 8,000- square […]
Press Release July 11, 2017 Contact: Liz Swaine, 222-7403 Downtown Development Authority History on Tap: Our Unique Pairing of Beer and Buildings, Returns July 13! Four years ago with the help of sponsor Glazers Distributors and a number of partners and volunteers, downtown Shreveport became the first place in the country to combine beer with historic […]
Press Release Monday, July 10, 2017 Contact: Lorenzo Lee, Parking Contract Administrator Downtown Development Authority 318-222-0290 Parkmobile App Update; Twenty Days of Winning Giveaway Announced On Monday, July 10 at 10 am at Government Plaza, 505 Travis Street, join Shreveport Mayor Ollie Tyler and ShrevePark Parking Service to discover how parkers downtown are responding to the […]
On Thursday, July 13 from 5-9 pm, the Shreveport DDA & DSDC, Glazer’s Distributing & SMG/Municipal Auditorium are sponsoring an event unlike any you have ever experienced. You’ve heard of pairing wine with food? We pair BEER (courtesy of our friends at Glazer’s) with historic buildings and spaces. How fun is that?! Municipal Auditorium, along with Minicine? at […]
September’s Artwalk is already being planned and we’ll be sharing all the details soon! We return to the East Zone, which includes great stops like Norsworthy Gallery, Bon Temps Coffee Bar, Fully Stacked, and Remington Suite Hotel & Spa, among others. This month, we will welcome three NEW stops to the monthly artwalk: the downtown […]
Press Release May 19, 2017 Contact: Liz Swaine, Executive Director Downtown Development Authority 318-222-7403 Downtown Development Authority Asks City to Roll Forward Downtown Millage Yes, this is confusing, and it is almost impossible to condense it into an elevator speech, but the DDA is asking the City of Shreveport to roll forward the millage rate to […]
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