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Special Event Parking Rate for PrizeFest!

Park ALL DAY and not worry about getting a ticket using the Special Event feature of the Downtown Shreveport Parkmobile Parking app! Because so many people will be downtown for the Louisiana Film Prize Friday, ShrevePark Parking Services has set up a Special Event feature that will allow one payment – $6- via the app […]

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Be the Prize at Prizefest

After months of waiting, days of arguing and many cups of coffee, it’s here- Prize Fest kicks off tonight! Over the next few days you will be making merry with: 20 films, eight bands, and five culinary creatives who will go mano-a-mano in the Iron Chef event we like to call the Golden Fork. Tonight’s schedule: […]

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Bistro to Go Free Bread Pudding Friday!

If you love great bread pudding (I know, who doesn’t?), you need to know about this offer from Bistro to Go on the ground floor of the Regions Tower, 333 Texas St. (and tell all your friends, too). On FRIDAY,  OCTOBER 12, if you dine in the restaurant or take out, BTG will add a FREE […]

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Mid South Tower Puts a Lid on It!

Noticed a giant crane in the vicinity of the 400 block of Travis Street? Responsible downtown property owners know that roof leaks don’t correct themselves and a small bit of water intrusion can turn into big problems. Keeping a good, intact roof is imperative, but re-roofing a two-story building isn’t nearly as challenging as replacing […]

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Friday Lunch & Weekend Fun (Sunday, too)!

Did you go down to the Revel this week for lunch only to realize the schedule has changed? Never fear- our favorite downtown arts, music and food festival is OPEN FOR LUNCH Friday, and they’re pulling out all the stops for the downtown crowd! At 11 a.m., the one and only Buddy Flett will be […]

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Book Returns to Library, 84 Years Overdue

We’ve all forgotten to return a library book, but this one might take the local record. In 1934, Spoon River Anthology, a book of poetry by Edgar Lee Masters, was checked out by an 11-year-old girl who lived on Egan Street. Many remember the book being on a school reading list. It tells the stories […]

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Road Closures Downtown

The 43rd annual Red River Revel and Louisiana Film Prize bring with them a few road closures to be aware of. Beginning Friday, Sept. 28 and lasting through Sunday, Oct. 7, Crockett Street from Spring Street to the Clyde Fant Parkway adjacent to Festival Plaza will be closed to through traffic. In addition, the 600 […]

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Get Tickets Now to SB Fashion Week!

September 26-29, SB Magazine is hosting Shreveport/Bossier’s first-ever Fashion Week and three of their most fabulous fashion-forward events are being held downtown. If you love clothes and the latest trends, are interested in seeing how local designers have been able to channel the biannual Christmas in the Sky event to  create ten amazing looks,  want […]

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DSDC Graffiti Removal Team Hits Downtown Streets

See the KSLA TV News report on Graffiti removal in Downtown Shreveport.  Chances are good that while driving through downtown or city neighborhoods, you have seen something like this- Or this… Or this… ‘Taggers’ armed with spray paint hit signs, buildings, art murals, and recently even Sportran buses, and cause significant damage. The problems to […]

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