Event Update: Sunflower Trail and Festival Canceled for 2020, Photo Contest Will Move Forward
While the 2020 Sunflower Trail and Festival is canceled, the popular annual sunflower photography contest will proceed as planned.
Five Outdoor Escapes in Shreveport-Bossier
If you’re anything like me, you’re itching to get out of the house as summer approaches. If you and your family are ready to get out and about, consider visiting these five wide-open spaces located…
North Louisiana’s Small-Town Main Streets Compete for $25K Prize
Featured photo: A harmonica festival on the square in downtown Homer. Photo provided by Jimmy Hand. If you’re spending lots more time online as a result of COVID-19 and the ongoing “stay-at-home” orders that have…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
June is the Perfect Time to Visit Blueberry Hill in Haughton
After years of intending to do so, I finally got out to Blueberry Hill (5121 Bellevue Road, Haughton), a friendly little berry farm located just a few miles east of Bossier City, for their pick-your-own…
In Case of Pizza Emergency, Call Sal’s Pizzeria
2019 is shaping up to be the year of quirky food trucks in Shreveport-Bossier. Hot on the heels of the debut of May the Cheese Be With You, a Star Wars-themed grilled cheese truck, Sal…
Louisiana Smoke House is an Outstanding Barbecue Truck
If you’ve seen the price of brisket lately, you know that operating a barbecue joint is an expensive proposition. As a result, it’s becoming more common to find genuinely great barbecue being served from a…
Restaurant Happenings: Chinese New Year, Stuffed Shrimp and More
There’s so much fun stuff happening in the local restaurant community right now (Jan/Feb 2019), it’s crazy. Here are a few things that I’m really excited about: Organizers of the Shreveport Stuffed Shrimp Festival have…
Don’t Miss the Krewe of Harambee’s Post-Parade Battle of the Bands
One of the most dramatic and fun Carnival season events in Shreveport-Bossier is also one of its most mysterious. The annual Battle of the Bands that takes place on the steps of Shreveport Municipal Auditorium…
An Appreciation of the Onion Loaf at Longwood General Store
Each year, as sites like Eater.com release year-end “best of” lists, I’m tempted to write a 20×49.com post recapping Shreveport-Bossier’s most interesting culinary moments of the past 12 months. But, if I’m honest with myself,…
Music Fans to Dedicate a Grave Marker for Reverend Utah Smith
As far as epitaphs go, the words that are etched into Elder Utah Smith’s new grave marker in Shreveport are about as cool as they come: “Electric Guitar Evangelist.” At 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec….
Chef John Folse to Prepare World’s Largest Gumbo at 2018 Walk-On’s Independence Bowl
Featured photo: The Walk-On’s Independence Bowl logo adorns the field at Independence Stadium in Shreveport. Photo downloaded from the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl Facebook page. The Walk-On’s Independence Bowl is probably not on most folks’s list…
Menu Explorer: Angie’s Lumpia at Biscotti’s
You could be forgiven if, upon arrival at Biscotti’s – the first-rate little restaurant attached to Lewis’ Gifts at 5807 Youree Drive in Shreveport – you didn’t look around and say to yourself “Here’s a…
Halloween Shopping? Head to Gina Marie’s, Shreveport-Bossier’s Strangest Store
Need a mummified bat? Shopping around for ghost hunting equipment, serial killer-related memorabilia, or creepy, ancient medical equipment? Gina Marie’s Antiques, Oddities, & Curiosities – which gets my vote for the strangest shop in Shreveport-Bossier –…