Time is running out for you to get tickets to an event 150 years in the making- The Merciful Frost Victorian Banquet, the event celebrating the end of Shreveport’s 1873 Yellow Fever epidemic. Tickets to this once-in-a- sesquicentennial banquet are available now and are extremely limited. In the late summer and early fall of 1873 […]
Have you been to Shreveport Aquarium Mutiny yet? Time is running out to breakfast with the mermaids, sing with the pirates and try to defeat the dreaded Kraken. On October 28, plan to come for Breakfast with a Mermaid, but make your reservation now as slots are going quickly! After your breakfast, go meet some […]
Downtown’s historic Holy Trinity Catholic Church is celebrating its 150 birthday by going interactive! If you’ve ever wanted to explore the beautiful building, now you can with help from their new interactive photo tour. The tour, according to Fr. Duane Trombetta, utilizes Google 3D Indoor Streetview technology that allows you to navigate around the panoramas […]
PrizeFest is back with its first festive weekend filled with music and fashion, followed in quick succession with food, film and comedy. There are still tickets available for each, but they are going fast. Downtown will be hopping at venues ranging from the Music Prize Garage to Phoenix 2.0, the 600-700 blocks of Texas Street, […]
It was a beautiful day at historic downtown Oakland Cemetery for the Shreveport Yellow Fever 150th Commemoration Memorial Dedication. The dedication was at the site of the Yellow Fever Mound, in which nearly 800 souls lay buried, most of the nearly 25% of the population that perished in the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1873. Finally, […]
Did You Know That Coming to The Red River Revel Makes You a Downtown VIP? Your Revel wristband grants you access to dozens of shopping, dining & drink specials. Enjoy festival post-Revel night parties and music with discounted admission! It’s Revel+ and it’s all yours, right here in Downtown Shreveport. Click here are to see […]
You just have a few days left to get your comments in on the proposed I-49 Inner City Connector (ICC). We’re asking that you send comments stating your opposition to Alt Route 3A, one that we believe is especially damaging to Downtown. Opposition to 3A so far includes the Downtown Development Authority(DDA), the Downtown […]
It’s back! Once again this year, the Red River Revel and the Downtown Development Authority are giving you the opportunity to become a Revel VIP. If you purchase one of the 47th annual Red River Revel’s digital payment wristbands, you will be treated to special deals at a number of downtown businesses. Earn everything from […]
Thanks to all who attended the I-20 Rehab Meeting Wednesday morning at artspace. DoTD Public Information Officer Erin Buchanan Mills briefed attendees on the phases of construction to come, suggested alternate routes of travel, and updated the DoTD’s minority participation process and goals. One of the most important things to come out of the meeting […]
This is a big and eventful year for Holy Trinity Catholic Church located at 315 Marshall Street in downtown Shreveport. The church is celebrating its 150th anniversary along with the special commemoration of the devastating Yellow Fever Epidemic in Shreveport. The church has also been designated a Minor Shrine of the Five Priests. This designation […]
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