The installation of programmable LED lights on the Long-Allen Bridge, known as the Texas Street Bridge in Shreveport-Bossier City began on Sept. 1.
In 1999, the Shreveport City Council established a Tax Incentive Financial (TIF) district titled the Downtown Economic Development Area. This is the area under the Texas Street Bridge, often referred to as the Red River District.
Talk about a punch to the gut. Since 1951, Topps, a company that started out producing chewing gum, has produced baseball cards for kids and grownups alike. You’ve opened a pack of cards, you’ve enjoyed the chalky pink piece of gum and torn through the cards included in the pack, looking for your favorite player. You collected them, you traded them with your friends in the neighborhood and at school. You’ve put them in the spokes of your bike and rode down the street for everyone to hear how cool it sounded. Topps baseball cards are a piece of American history that has become a staple amongst those who love the game of baseball and the memories their cards bring back.
The role of local government is to provide basic services and protections to its citizens. That’s the reason for public funding of police, fire, EMS and sanitation. And in today’s world, local government should insist on COVID safeguards to protect its citizenry.
The Centenary Muses, a volunteer group dedicated to funding projects and programs for Centenary students, have announced that the 34th Centenary Book Bazaar scheduled for September 10 and 11 will be canceled due to ongoing public health concerns.
Editor’s Note: We are missing a number of booking photographs from the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office due to problems with the agency’s website. We are working with them to recitify the situation.
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