Harrah’s Louisiana Downs (8000 E. Texas St in Bossier City) will be hosting Wiener Dog Racesand Pet Day on Labor Day (Sept. 6th) starting at 11am. In addition to the races there will be contests for cutest dog, best costume, and best trick, and you can have your picture taken with your pet. [...]
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HRA Board Member Liz Swaine recently chaired and represented District B in the 2010 Citizens Bond Study Committee, which was formed to determine if the city of Shreveport needs a bond issue and if so, which needs would be addressed in the bond. The committee was “stunned” by needs totaling more than half [...] Last month HRA members received their Summer 2010 newsletter and read about outgoing councilman Monty Walford’s development of a renter’s ordinance. Designed to protect renters and neighborhoods from substandard housing, Walford and fellow councilman Calvin Lester introduced the code at a recent city council meeting and plan to hold a public hearing about it in [...] Highland resident and bagpiper Vernon Love is creating a Highland Park Cairn (a pile of stones used in ancient times as a memorial), which will be dedicated to the victims and heroes of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. On Saturday, Sept. 4 at 1pm he will be holding an event at the Greenwood Flea [...] A Better Shreveport is holding a couple of events leading up to this year’s elections. The Candidate Walk & Bicycle Ride will be held Thursday, September 2 at 6pm. The walk & ride, which seeks “to engage our future community leaders in a dialog about growth and renewal while riding a narrated route in downtown [...] The HRA District B City Council Candidate Forum will be held this Thursday, Aug. 26th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Noel Methodist Church Fellowship Hall (520 Herndon St). The question portion of the forum, which will last from 6:30-8:00 pm, will be followed by a 30 minute mingle with beverages and cookies provided by [...] HRA will be sponsoring a City Council District B Candidate Forum on Thursday, August 26 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Noel Methodist Church Fellowship Hall (520 Herndon St). All candidates for the District B city council seat will be invited to attend and share with us how they plan to represent the interests of [...] The website for the National Trust for Historic Preservation makes it very easy for anyone to become an advocate for historic preservation. You can send personalized emails supporting historic preservation legislation to Congressmen and Senators, make a donation, get updates on endangered historic places across the country, and sign up for email notifications about important [...] |
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