SBC Zombie Walk Shambles Into the East Bank District
The SBC Zombie Walk will rise from its shallow grave to delight fans of the zombie horror genre this Saturday, Oct. 19, 4-9 p.m. For the 2019 event, the SBC Zombie Walk will relocate from…
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….
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Bad Wolf BBQ to Make Shreveport-Bossier Debut on July 4
Andrew Caskey, the 29-year-old pitmaster behind Ruston’s immensely popular Bad Wolf BBQ, calls the style of slow-smoked, Instagram-friendly barbecue that he serves “craft barbecue.” Caskey will serve barbecue in Shreveport-Bossier for the first time during…
Zydeco, Wrestling, Ostrich Races: Unusual Fourth of July Events in Shreveport-Bossier
If you’re looking for fun, free ways to celebrate Independence Day 2019 in Shreveport-Bossier, we’ve got you covered. Bossier City’s East Bank District and Plaza will host the East Bank Block Party headlined by Louisiana…
Music Prize’s Summer Music Series Offers a First Look at a New Venue in Downtown Shreveport
There’ll be a boatload of talent onstage during the June 20 Music Prize event at 211 Market Street in downtown Shreveport, but the star of the show could very well end up being the venue…
SALT Restaurant at Shreveport Aquarium Hosts North Louisiana Seafood Week, June 3-8
Featured photo: Chef Gabriel Balderas, of El Cabo Verde, will host a cooking demo during North Louisiana Seafood Week at SALT Restaurant. Photo by Jim Noetzel. Whether you’re a local food enthusiast, a home cook,…
Mudbug Madness 36 Updates: Great Raft Beer Garden, $5 Lunch Specials and More
I’m as big a fan of Cajun and zydeco music as the next Louisianian, but what typically attracts me to Mudbug Madness – downtown Shreveport’s enormous annual Memorial Day Weekend festival – is the food….
“The Great Create” Will Showcase One Cool Shop and Two Cool People
Each May, the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau (publisher of this blog) and the Shreveport-Bossier Attractions Association partner to present Be a Fan of Shreveport-Bossier. This month-long promotion of local attractions offers dozens of exclusive…
Giveaway: Enter to Win Two Tickets to Kegs & Corks
Flying Heart Brewing & Pub, the craft brewery and pizza joint located at the heart of Bossier City’s new East Bank District and Plaza, is joining forces with the Bossier Arts Council to host the…
Locals Invited to Provide Input on Louisiana Civil Rights Trail
From April 22 to May 22, 2019, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser will host a series of meetings in cities across Louisiana to help identify locations for the new Louisiana Civil Rights Trail. According to a…