Highland Restoration Association

Fairfield Highland Cultural District

kgay — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:57:37 +0000

The HRA is assisting with the proposed development of a Fairfield Highland Cultural District. According to the Office of Cultural Development, the goal of a cultural district is to “revitalize a community by building on and creating new cultural opportunities, through unique tax incentives. Once a Cultural District is certified, renovations to historic structures within [...]

Wiener Dog Races to Benefit Robinson’s Rescue

kgay — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:33:01 +0000

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

kgay — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:30:54 +0000

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 [...]

Bond Study Discovers Urgent Needs Throughout the City

kgay — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:59:15 +0000

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 [...]

Proposed Renter’s Code for Shreveport

kgay — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:56:23 +0000

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 Park Cairn

kgay — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:33:21 +0000

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

kgay — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:33:49 +0000

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 [...]

“Hurricane Damage” at Multicultural Center

kgay — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:38:22 +0000

This Sunday, August 29th, marks the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s destruction in the Gulf Coast. To commemorate this event, the Mulitcultural Center of the South (520 Spring St) is hosting “Hurricane Damage,” an exhibit from Katrina transplants-turned-Highland-artists Su Stella and Curt Harville. The show, which uses photos and memorabilia to recreate the experience of [...]