Highland Service Project

Photo by Douglas Collier

Members of the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce and students from the Byrd High School Lyle Leaders program recently participated in a Highland Service Project. The group helped paint the Highland Friendship House and completed yard work at a nearby home. Visit the Shreveport Times Photo Gallery here to see the [...]

New Businesses in Highland

Photo by Jim Hudelson

The Highland area has recently become home to several new businesses, one of which was featured in a Shreveport Times article. Collier’s Custom Classics and Hot Rods at 2915 Youree Drive sells restored antique cars from the 1940s and beyond. To read more about this locally-owned family dealership, click here. And [...]

Proposed Historic Preservation Ordinance

After much time and effort from the Shreveport Historic Preservation Study Committee, our city has finally developed a model historic preservation ordinance! The ordinance would, among other things, create a historic preservation committee that would protect Shreveport’s historic landmarks and districts. Currently Shreveport is the only major city in Louisiana that does not have a [...]

Don't Forget!

HRA’s general membership meeting will be Tuesday, January 18 at 6:00pm at the Randal T. Moore Center (3101 Fairfield Ave). The meeting will include an election of board members and officers for 2011, a vote on proposed changes to HRA by-laws, information about current and upcoming HRA projects, and a discussion with [...]

Greek Orthodox Church Begins Mural Project

Photo by Jim Hudelson

Highland’s St. George Greek Orthodox Church (1719 Creswell Ave) has been undergoing renovations over the past few years and has recently begun work on the interior of the church. Iconographer Tom Clark has decorated the vaulted ceiling and walls of the sanctuary in the style of the ancient Byzantine churches and [...]

Proposed Changes to HRA Bylaws

HRA will ask members to vote on changes to our bylaws at our next General Membership Meeting. Please read over the proposed changes so you can make an informed decision; click here to read the redlined version and here to read the revised bylaws. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 18th at 6pm at [...]

World Religion Day

The Highland Center (520 Olive St.) will be sponsoring the 12th annual local celebration of World Religion Day on Sunday, January 23 from 1pm-5pm. World Religion Day is an international holiday originated in 1950 by the Baha’i Faith to promote interfaith understanding around the world; Shreveport and Bossier City are proud to claim one of [...]

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