Recent events have brought a fresh wave of attention to the downtown area, drawing more visitors and highlighting Shreveport. With this increased visibility, it’s more important than ever to make your storefront as inviting as possible. Your storefront serves as the face of your business, and a welcoming, eye-catching exterior can be the key to […]
We want to hear from our downtown businesses and property owners about the impact of the recent festival events, your suggestions, and any general feedback you may have. Survey Link: https://tinyurl.com/mrxcx3dm Thank you for taking the time to complete this quick survey. Your input is invaluable in helping the DDA better support our businesses and […]
On August 14th, Sci-port made an announcement that they will be closing… but not for long! According to their post, Sci-Port will be temporarily closed from September 2 through September 17 for some exciting upgrades and will reopen on September 18. We are excited and cannot wait to see what Sci-port has in store for […]
Fasten your seatbelts! Michael Mann’s high-octane biopic at downtown’s Robinson Film Center opens January 5th. The film, set in the summer of 1957, depicts Enzo Ferrari’s auto empire in crisis. His plan to save it puts everything on the line with the roll of the dice on one race – 1,000 miles across Italy. Kyle […]
In 2015, the City of Shreveport closed the Lake Street crossing just to the east of the Holiday Inn to work with Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to get a so-called ‘Quiet Zone’ established. The Mayor’s Office intended that the crossing would reopen, better and quieter than before. [box] CITY […]
Seven Weeks. 13 Restaurants. 700 lunches. The first couple of weeks of the DDA’s Lunch on Us, DDA staff had tickets left over and tried several times to stop people on the street and give them a $10 lunch coupon- to no avail. By the final weeks of Lunch on Us, all 100 of the […]
It’s the week before Christmas and all through the house at 431 Crockett Street creatures have been stirring – paint, that is- and climbing ladders and painting. Boy, have they been painting. “Yesterday I spent 16 hours painting,” said a weary-looking Chris Rhodes, one of the owners of the soon-to-open Crockett Street Trading Company. “We […]
Forte and Tablada, a Louisiana based engineering, surveying and advanced technology firm with branches in Baton Rouge, Denham Springs and Shreveport has purchased 1010 Marshall Street for their new regional office. Jordan Pearson, Sr. VP of North LA and Shareholder of Forte and Tablada is excited that the North Louisiana office is relocating from the […]
After years of sitting mostly quiet, lights, camera and action will soon be returning to the former Millennium Studios at 300 Douglas Street in downtown Shreveport. On Tuesday, December 12, the Shreveport City Council unanimously passed an ordinance approving a lease for Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s G-Unit (his TV and Film business). Beginning Jan. 1, […]
There’s always that one ( or two, or ten) people on your holiday shopping list that are problematic. You know ‘that’ person. He has everything and what he wants, he buys. She wants nothing, and only likes specific colors, scents, styles. Fret no more. We have discovered yet again during our Lunch on Us lunch […]
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