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Looking for a place to rent or one to call your own? We have something here that you will love, from historic buildings that need a bit of TLC to those that are turnkey ready. Jump in and take a look, and call us if we can help you narrow the field! https://downtownshreveport.com/real-estate/

Welcome to Downtown Shreveport. Our restaurants range from chicken fried steak on a plate lunch to gourmet hot dogs, fresh seafood, pizza to die for, sushi, fresh-baked treats, and hot donuts followed by steaming mugs of coffee. We encourage you to come downtown whenever hunger strikes – our restaurants will be ready for you! https://downtownshreveport.com/eatsanddrinks/

If you’ve been missing having lunch at Artspace, since Pepito XO’s departure from 708 Texas Street, you’ll want to be listening on May 15th as the Shreveport Regional Arts Council (SRAC) makes the formal announcement of what will be a fabulous new eatery in downtown.  Stay tuned!  

So many options! Take a look at our Downtown calendar of events to make certain you don’t miss a thing. https://downtownshreveport.com/event-calendar/  

Live just yards from where you work – eat, drink, play and soak in history- in the heart of northwest Louisiana and the tristate region. We’re where it all began…where oil and water DID blend, where cotton began its long dusty journey up the Texas Trail, where fortunes were made (and lost), where mayors drew […]

You are invited to a very special event, Sunday, May 12, 2024, 3:00pm, Couch Chapel, First Methodist Church, 500 Common St. Ilya Shmukler, a native of Moscow, began performing at age 12, Since that time he has performed throughout the world and has earned a graduate degree in piano from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. He […]

By now, most everyone reading this eBlast knows that the former Dees Building (Dripp Donuts) at the corner of Market and Texas Streets has been determined to be structurally unstable, unsafe, and a danger to the public.  DSDC2, Inc. owns the building at 421 Market and has had to make the difficult decision to demolish […]

Downtown, Artspace, Shreveport Regional Arts Council, and all of Shreveport lost a true champion recently.  Joe Kane went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 26, 2024.  Joe was a true supporter of the arts as long-time President of the Artspace Advisory Board.  His accomplishments in that role are many.  Downtown Shreveport, Artspace, […]

Are you looking for a temporary position managing social media, the DDA website, generating graphics as needed, general administrative work, taking phone calls, transcribing board meeting minutes, and other “fun and interesting” things to do for a few months? If so, the Downtown Development Authority has the perfect opportunity for you. We need an Administrative […]

Question:  “The space I parked in indicated I had a 1-hr. limit.  I was only parked for about 40 minutes, so why did I get a ticket?” Answer:  You were parked in a Commercial Vehicle Loading Zone.  These zones were created to be used, exclusively, by commercial vehicles needing to load and/or unload.  Per Section […]