Press Releases

509 Market Street Development

Press Release Contact Neil Kapadia, ViaNova Development 412-512-3270 or neil.kapadia@vianovadevelopment.com Liz Swaine, Downtown Development Authority and Downtown Shreveport Development Corporation 318-222-7403 or liz@downtownshreveport.com THE STANDARD SETS THE STANDARD FOR SHREVEPORT ONCE MORE City’s oldest skyscraper becomes downtown’s newest mixed-use development  SHREVEPORT, La.—When Peter Youree was named president of Shreveport’s Commercial National Bank 125 years ago, he had seen […]

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Downtown Shreveport Begins First Wednesday Monthly Art Walk

Press Release August 30, 2016 Contact: Liz Swaine, Executive Director Downtown Development Authority Downtown Shreveport Development Corporation 318-222-7403 Downtown Shreveport Begins First Wednesday Monthly Art Walk What goes together like peanut butter and jelly? Why, downtown and an art walk, of course. Starting on Wednesday, September 7 and happening every single first Wednesday of every single month, […]

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Downtown Museums Awarded Union Pacific Foundation Grants 

Press Release August 2, 2016 Contact: Liz Swaine, Executive Director Downtown Development Authority 318-222-7403 Downtown Museums Awarded Union Pacific Foundation Grants  The Shreveport Water Works and Shreveport Railroad Museums are $20,000 richer today thanks to generous grants from the Union Pacific Foundation. $10,000 was given to each of the museums, which are co-located in downtown Shreveport […]

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DSDC Wins State Award

Press Release May 26, 2016 Contact: Liz Swaine, Executive Director Downtown Development Authority Downtown Shreveport Development Corporation 318-222-7403   Downtown Shreveport Development Corporation (DSDC) Wins State Award   The Downtown Shreveport Development Corporation (DSDC) has been named the winner of the statewide Historic Preservation Heritage Award for their successful efforts in saving and utilizing historic properties […]

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Two Downtown Buildings Given New Lives: Open House

Press Release April 17, 2016 Contact: Liz Swaine, Executive Director Downtown Shreveport Development Corporation 318-222-7403 Two Downtown Buildings Given New Lives: Open House #CoolDowntown  In the world of historic preservation, giving new life to an old building is called “Adaptive Reuse”. Monday, April 18 from 4:30-7:00 pm, the public is invited to see this process up […]

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Alive After 5 Concert Series

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Join us on Thursday, April 7 from 5-7 pm for Alive After 5 in the Red River District. The Wall Chargers, a Folk Rock Art Collective once known as Engine, will take the stage from 5 until 7 pm. Bands for April 7 and May […]

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History on Tap Countdown

Press Release March 22, 2016 Contact: Liz Swaine, Executive Director Downtown Shreveport Development Corporation 318-222-7403 TWO DAYS AND COUNTING UNTIL OUR HISTORIC HISTORY ON TAP!  On March 24, we will once again welcome History on Tap, an event that is unique to downtown Shreveport.  History on Tap is the ONLY History-Beer Pairing event in the world […]

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Downtown Flooding Preparations

CITY OF SHREVEPORT OFFICE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS OLLIE S. TYLER AFRICA PRICE MAYOR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 505 Travis Street, Suite 200 Shreveport, Louisiana 71101 Tel: 318.673.5008 FAX: 318.673.5055 Cell: 318.716.8794 africa.price@shreveportla.gov www.shreveportla.gov PRESS RELEASE ______________________________________________________________________________ March 9, 2016 City of Shreveport serves sandbags around the clock The City of Shreveport […]

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famous singer, songwriter and guitarist Huddie Lead Belly Ledbetter

The Blues and Folk Legend of the South

The Blues and Folk Legend of the South Take a walk down Texas Street and you’ll come face to face with a bronze statue of Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter and his famous 12-string guitar Stella. No one is more emblematic of the early southern folk music movement than this singer, songwriter and prolific guitarist. Most […]

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Downtown, Red River District Welcomes Bon Temps Coffee Bar

Press Release FOR Sunday, November 29, 2 pm Contact: Liz Swaine, Executive Director Downtown Development Authority 318-455-2593 Downtown Welcomes Newest Business; Ribbon Cutting For Bon Temps Coffee Bar Sunday, November 29 at 2 pm, downtown’s newest retail business will officially open its doors with a ribbon cutting and grand opening celebration. Owner Marcus Mitchell has spent […]

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