HRA General Membership Meeting Next Week

Highland Restoration Association will be holding its first General Membership Meeting of 2012 on Tuesday, February 21st at 6pm at the Randle T. Moore Center (3101 Fairfield Ave). We will vote on board members who are up for re-election this year, share updates on HRA projects and other neighborhood initiatives, and enjoy Mardi Gras refreshments. [...]

Mayor Glover's Community Briefing

HRA encourages its members to attend the Mayor’s Community Briefing this Monday, October 10 at 6pm at Municipal Auditorium (705 Elvis Presley Blvd). The purpose of the meeting is to provide information regarding current and proposed initiatives in areas near Highland, such as the Shreveport Common Plan, developments in Ledbetter Heights, and the I-49 Inner [...]

Historic Tax Credits Renewed

On July 7th Governor Jindal signed into law HB 348, a bill that extends & improves the residential historic rehabilitation tax credit, and SB 63, which extends the commercial historic rehabilitation tax credit. As Jindal said, “Signing these bills into law encourages the restoration of some of our most beautiful and historic buildings and communities, [...]

HRA Supports the Bond Issue

On Saturday, April 2, Shreveport residents will vote on a $175 million bond issue that is desperately needed throughout the city. Voting YES on the bond election will bring improvements to water, sewage and other city facilities. There’s no tax increase or new taxes for citywide improvements in the bond issue. Got to [...]

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 [...]

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