Monday, Dec. 11 was a good day for Shreveport with back-to-back press events unveiling grant dollars being deployed for downtown. Centerpoint Energy Foundation and Sam Walters, the CenterPoint Energy North Louisiana District Manager, were on hand to give a ceremonial check, but a very real $30,000 to the Shreveport Regional Arts Council (SRAC). SRAC Executive […]
Working on all the things needed downtown is a big job, and we really appreciate the help recently from Heard, McElroy and Vestal, the Shreveport Aquarium, Barksdale Air Force Base and Chimp Haven! The Aquarium pitched in with volunteers on Saturday, Nov. 4 to help clean up the serious overgrowth around the Waddell A-Truss Bridge […]
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 […]
Got a favorite business downtown? Here’s your wrap-up of changing hours heading into summer’s blessed end. Downtown’s favorite gathering space for coffee and chat, Rhino Coffee at 624 Texas Street, has gotten its AC repaired and hours are now 7 am-5 pm. Pending hiring of additional staff, hours could be extended further. Rhino is open […]
Congratulations to the Shreveport Aquarium for being recognized as a KultureCity® certified sensory inclusive venue, which means a greater ability to assist and accommodate visitors who may have sensory needs. Staff at the aquarium will go through annual training on how to recognize those guests with sensory needs and how to handle a sensory overload […]
Downtown’s Shreveport Aquarium is swimming right along. Jon Whitehead, the founding partner of the Planet Aqua Group which owns the aquarium, tells us the Destiny Garcia has been promoted to aquarium General Manager. Garcia, who has been at the facility since 2018 takes over from Jason Coffel, who is leaving to focus on his growing […]
What’s more dangerous than a shark? A lot of things actually. Sink your teeth into fun facts all about sharks during Shark Week at the Shreveport Aquarium. Ongoing family-friendly activities, experiments and displays portray the truth about the ocean’s most misunderstood creature. Learn all about these jawsome apex predators and their essential role in the […]
If you’ve not been to the SALT Restaurant at the Shreveport Aquarium, it’s time to plan a meal there. The restaurant is now open seven days a week from 11:00 am until 5 pm with the exception of Thursdays, when the hours are 11 am until 9 pm for JAM ON THE RED ,their every Thursday […]
Beautiful weather and fun events top our Thursday evening in downtown Shreveport. The Jam on the Red events at the Shreveport Aquarium continue tonight with Goga Music’s Goga Denisov. Denisov is a Dallas musician comfortable with opera to Top 40 to Rap. He brings his eclectic style to Shreveport tonight for this free concert on […]
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