Great Raft Brewing to Host First-Ever Beer Dinner on Oct. 11
Two wildly independent chefs team up for a different kind of beer dinner.
Explore Seven Historic Churches During This Weekend’s Heritage and Harvest Tour
Featured photo by Jazmin Jernigan.The Heritage & Harvest Tour, an annual event that spotlights the history and culture of northern Caddo Parish towns like Dixie, Belcher, Gilliam, Hosston, Mira, and Ida, returns this Saturday, Sept….
Kiltabar Transport Brings a Different Kind of Event Shuttle to Shreveport-Bossier
Kiltabar Transport brings some much-needed fun and funkiness to local party shuttle offerings.
Hootenanny Alert: Sons of the Pioneers to Perform at Pioneer Heritage Festival
Occasionally, a live music event crops up in Shreveport-Bossier that is so unusual or quirky that I cannot help but spotlight it here at 20×49.com. In general, there’s always great live music happening somewhere in…
Ogilvie-Wiener Mansion Opens for More Tours, Including Halloween 2019
For visitors and locals alike, the giant, Victorian-era mansion (the largest in Louisiana) located at 728 Austin Place in downtown Shreveport is the subject of much interest. Whether you call it the Ogilvie-Wiener Mansion, “the…
Chase Bryant, Macy Kate, Seratones Among Revel ’19 Headliners
The Red River Revel Arts Festival, coming up Sept. 28 through Oct. 6, 2019, has posted a partial schedule of live music performances planned to take place during the upcoming event. You can view the…
Flash Giveaway: Free Tickets to the 2019 Battle on the Border
This is not a drill: The Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau has been given 30 free tickets to the 2019 Landers Battle on the Border High School Football Schowcase, and we’d like to share them…
Enter to Win About $427 Worth of Shreveport-Bossier Goodies
Could you use some free entertainment this Fall? If the idea of winning about $427 worth of tacos, pizza (and/or beer), gift certificates, and even a free hotel stay at the Hilton Shreveport sounds good…
Giveaway: Win Tickets to Holy Angels’s Annual TASTE Fundraiser on Sept. 26
This giveaway has ended. Congratulations to Audra W. on winning the giveaway! Holy Angels’ annual TASTE: A Festival of Food and Art is one of Shreveport’s biggest and longest-running food events. The 38th annual TASTE…
Enter to Win Tickets to the Shreveport Blues and Southern Soul Festival on Sept. 1
The 10th Annual Shreveport Blues and Southern Soul Festival will be held, 5-11 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 1 at Festival Plaza in downtown Shreveport. The festival will include live performances by Southern Soul artists including Latimore,…
The August 28 Opening of Us Up North Kitchen is a Very Big Deal
Three of the highest-profile chefs in Shreveport-Bossier will be opening new restaurants within the next few months, and the local dining scene could change dramatically as a result. First up to open is Chef Hardette…
Café Roux’s is Oxtail Heaven on Thursdays
Café Roux’s (2508 Hollywood Ave., Shreveport), a new Cajun and country cooking spot that is still in the “soft opening” phase, more than makes up for what it lacks in atmosphere by serving the best…
Mannie Fresh and Tipsey to Headline Picnic in Riverview Park
More of this, please: A two-day event called Shreveport Summer Sendoff, which is planned for Aug. 31-Sept. 1 in downtown Shreveport’s Riverview Park, will conclude with a $10 concert featuring legendary New Orleans DJ Mannie…
CADA is Bringing Danny Freakin’ Trejo to Bossier City
Featured photo of Danny Trejo courtesy of DannyTrejo.com. Move over Geek’d Con, the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse of Northwest Louisiana is bringing one of the biggest names in cult and action cinema to…
Donate School Supplies, Get a Free Beer at Flying Heart Brewing and Pub
Even in these divided times, there are things that we can all agree on. Among those things: kids having the school supplies that they need is a good thing, and free beer is definitely a…
Visit Haughton’s Heirloom Farms for Organic, Hard-to-Find Produce
Caroline King’s Heirloom Farms (895 Allen Town Rd, Haughton, 318-949-9592) opened in 2013, but King’s interest in growing began much earlier. As a 14-year-old growing up in Harrisburg, PA, she worked alongside local Amish farmers….
Giveaway: Win Tickets to Chillin’ on Line Avenue
Line Avenue, a popular boutique shopping and dining corridor in Shreveport, follows an arrow-straight path from downtown Shreveport to Cedar Grove. Along the way, travelers pass some of the most interesting antique stores and boutique…
Bring That #USWNT Energy to the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team Matches in Bossier City
Featured photo: Kelsey Robinson of the U.S. Women’s National Volleyball Team attacks during a match against Thailand in June 2019. Photo courtesy of the USA Volleyball Facebook page. If you were one of the countless…
Menu Explorer: The Baked and Fried Chicken at Pita De’ Novo
One of the things that I love most about the restaurant community in Shreveport-Bossier is the ready availability of delicious, creative cuisine in totally casual, affordable restaurants. Case in point: The baked and fried chicken…
SB Rides Brings LED-Lit Bike Outings to Shreveport-Bossier
Greg Powell, a young entrepreneur who is the son of well-known local candy maker Dardanella “The Queen of Pralines” Powell, has introduced a new, LED-lit bicycle group ride in downtown Shreveport. The group goes by…