Centenary College was recently named by Forbes Magazine as one of “America’s Best Colleges” for 
2010. This is the third consecutive year that the Highland landmark has been recognized by the magazine, which ranked Centenary based on criteria such as student satisfaction, postgraduate success, average student debt after four years, four-year college graduation rate, and number of students winning nationally competitive awards. Congratulations to Centenary and thanks for continuing to bring academic excellence to the Highland neighborhood!
The Salon de Shreveport Art Show will be held Friday, August 27, 6:00-8:00 pm, and 
Saturday, August 28, 8:00 am-3:00 pm, at Lila’s Deli & Bakery (440 Olive St). This Noel Community Arts Program sponsored show features Highland area artists including NCAP instructors. Friday evening will be a reception and Saturday afternoon will be a show and sale of a variety of artwork. Please come show your support of our neighborhood artists and those teachers who have helped make the Noel Community Arts Program a successful ministry at Noel Methodist Church.
The Highland area has many unique shops and services that can’t be found anywhere else 
in town. One such business is the new CottonTails Diaper Service, which sells, sanitizes, and delivers eco-friendly cloth diapers. Parents can not only have clean diapers delivered to their homes each week but can also have the used ones picked up and sanitized for reuse. CottonTails was recently featured in a Shreveport Times article; click here to view a pdf of the article. For more information about this and other Highland area businesses, go to the “Neighborhood Attractions” section of the website on the left.
This election year presents an important opportunity for Highland residents to speak out about the changes they’d like to see in their community. Many Highlanders have expressed the desire for a historic commission that would actively protect the historic districts of Shreveport (the only major city in the state that does not have one). What do you think about a historic commission for Shreveport? Click here for information about New Orleans’s historic commission, which could be used as inspiration for our own.
The latest edition of SB Magazine has listed Highland among it’s “10 Great Neighborhoods” in the Shreveport-Bossier area. The article praises the architecture, community activism, and “great deals” that can be found in our historic neighborhood. Did you read the SB magazine article? What do you think of its characterization of Highland? Leave a comment and let us know!
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 the Fairfield Historic District Association. Come meet your District B candidates and hear what they have to say about important issues facing the Highland area.
