Press Releases

Press Release Contact: Patrick Wilson Huval and Associates 337-371-8296 Historic Cross Bayou A-Truss Bridge Takes First Step to Rehabilitation On Tuesday and Wednesday, October 17 & 18, a crew from Huval Associates, a Consulting Engineer firm from Lafayette, will be on-site creating plan measurements for the historic A-Truss railroad bridge. These ‘as-built’ measurements are the first step […]

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 […]

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 […]

Press Release Contact: Jim Malsch, CEO Enterprise Computing Services, Inc. 318-219-3427 After Nationwide Search, Jessica Schiele Named Cohab Executive Director  After a six-year stint as Cohab’s Director of Programs and seven months as its interim Executive Director, the Cohab Board of Directors has named Jessica Schiele the Executive Director. The Cohab search committee looked nationwide for […]

Press Release Contact: Liz Swaine, Executive Director Downtown Development Authority 318-222-7403 Swaine Speaks at Tulane University’s Preservation Conference Downtown Development Authority/ Downtown Shreveport Development Corporation Executive Director Liz Swaine was invited to speak to historic preservationists from around the region about historic projects spurring investment in downtown Shreveport last week. The Preservation Matters conference in New […]