Featured photo: An Old Fashioned cocktail prepared by Joanna Foster of Wine Country Bistro & Bottle Shop. Photo by guest blogger Judd Smith. Editor’s Note: This post brings to a close a series of three contributions on local cocktail culture by guest blogger Judd Smith, author of the Beard and …
Editor’s Note: With just two more Saturdays left to enjoy the Summer 2014 edition of the Shreveport Farmers’ Market, we asked home cook and farmers’ market enthusiast Ashlie Daigle to share her take on the market. The Shreveport Farmer’s Market is a regional Shangri-La for the home chef. For self-proclaimed …
To me, Friday nights are sacred. A hallowed time of unwinding and minimal effort is mandated, and this past Friday night was no different. Despite my commitment to personal laziness, I decided to put on clothes meant for the general public and venture outside. What could be worthy of both …
For Shreveporters, Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter (1888-1949) represents an iconic music figure from our own backyard. Growing up in nearby Mooringsport, the bright red lights of St. Paul’s Bottoms neighborhood (renamed Ledbetter Heights in 1982) attracted Leadbelly to Shreveport where he honed his guitar skills. His time spent in the Bottoms …
Photo: Rev. Utah Smith, circa 1948. Source: Shreveport Sun (Shreveport, LA), June 26, 1948; Black Ethnic Archives, Southern University at Shreveport. The scene of a minister conducting faith healing ceremonies under a tent in Shreveport’s Allendale-Lakeside neighborhood during the 1940s evokes a striking mental image. Perhaps even more so when …
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s guest blogger, Mr. Kippers, is no average English bull terrier. He has his own line of bow ties, his own blog and his own Facebook business page. He’s also been named the first-ever animal to serve as grand marshal of a local Mardi Gras parade. We thought …
The Louisiana Film Prize has no rival in the short film festival world. Nowhere in the world are filmmakers cared for and given the kind of opportunity like the Louisiana Film Prize presents, and it all happens in downtown Shreveport. The grand prize is a check for $50,000 for the …
