Wiener Dog Races to Benefit Robinson's Rescue

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. [...]

Centenary's 24th Annual Book Bazaar

This year’s Book Bazaar will be held Friday, Sept. 10th from 4pm-9pm and Saturday, Sept. 11th from 9am-4pm at the Centenary College Gold Dome (Kings Hwy at Woodlawn Ave). More than 70,000 books, DVDs, records, VHS tapes, and cassettes will be offered, with prices starting at 25 cents and most items priced below $5. Proceeds [...]

Highland Park Cairn

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's Pre-Election Events

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 [...]

Farmer’s Market to Feature Highland Goodies

The Shreveport Farmer’s Market will reopen for the summer season on Saturday, June 5 at the Festival Plaza downtown. The market will feature a variety of homemade Highland goodies such Pan’s Pantry jams, jellies, and preserves from Highlander Noma Fowler-Sandlin, who also manages the Farmer’s Market, and an assortment of sweet and savory offerings from [...]

Attention Landlords!

The Rental Association of Highland meets the 3rd Monday of each month at El Chico in Madison Park (4015 Fern Ave) at 6:00pm. The evening starts with networking and a “Dutch Treat supper” then continues with a meeting and guest speakers. For more information about the association, click here or email Bob Pitts at BobPitts@hotmail.com.

HRA Monthly Board Meetings

The Highland Restoration Association Board now meets the last Wednesday of each month (instead of the first) in the Highland Center, 520 Olive St, at 6pm.  If you’d like to attend and make a presentation to the board or just observe issues being discussed, please contact Board President Teresa Edgerton at the HRA office to [...]