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R.W. Norton Art Gallery
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  • Updated By acrijk on May 12, 2003
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    R.W. Norton Art Gallery Gardens
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  • By acrijk on May 12, 2003
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  • A Magnolia from the gardens in bloom. - Shreveport
    A Magnolia from the gardens in
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    Spring Street Museum
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  • By leafmcgowan on August 30, 2005
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    Spring Street Museum
    by leafmcgowan
    "National Register of Historic Places built 1865 as Tally and Co., bankers for Martin Tally, Mayor 1867-1868, and Brother Dew Lafayette Tally. Pike's Bank 1867-1876, (George Pike), Asher's Bank 1876. E&B Jacobs Bank 1877-1883, that became Shreveport's first national bank in 1886. Restored 1975. One of the oldest remaining downtown buildings with the original bank vault and door."
    "Harrison Building:
    Built by Mayor Martin Tally about 1865. Known as the Smith Building from 1870. Extensively remodeled 1897. Served as first federal courthouse of Shreveport 1880-1887. Later home to Elliott Electric company and Harrison Tobacco Company. " (monument marker outside of bank)

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  • Address: Spring Street - Hwy 71 downtown
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    Louisiana Boardwalk
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  • Updated By IronLenz on March 13, 2007
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    by IronLenz
    As a general rule, I HATE malls. I also hate new construction. But I really like the Louisiana Boardwalk! This is the most progressive thing I have seen in Louisiana.

    A strip of shops on the Bossier side of the river with a trolley (think Main street in Memphis). Shop til you drop at all of the popular stores found across the country. Good view of the river, downtown, and casinos.

    The Louisiana Boardwalk would be a lot better if it had something to do other than eat or spend money...like a skate park or volleyball court.

    It might have helped that it was a beautiful night when I visited, but nonetheless worth visiting if staying in S'port.

  • Address: 390 Plaza Lp, Bossier City, LA
  • Directions: Riverfront on the Bossier side.
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    Casino Magic Riverboat
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  • Updated By keeweechic on September 17, 2002
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    Casino Magic Riverboat is a hotel and Casino. It was voted the best Casino in Shreveport Bossier.
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    Beautiful gardens & great art - Norton Art Gallery
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  • By saraheg77 on October 18, 2004
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  • Gardens behind the Gallery! - Shreveport
    Gardens behind the Gallery!
    by saraheg77
    If you're looking for some culture in Shreveport, check out the art gallery! The exhibits are lovely and so are the gardens behind the gallery!

    ADMISSION
    There is no admission charge to view the grounds, the museum's art collection, or special exhibitions.

    HOURS OF OPERATION
    The Gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. It is closed to the public on Mondays and on national holidays. The gardens are open to visitors daily during daylight hours.

    And it was a wonderful place for me to take my bridal portraits! I had to blot myself out til after the wedding! =)

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  • Address: 4747 Creswell Avenue
  • Phone: (318) 865-4201
  • Directions: From I-20 take I-49 going South. Take Exit 203, the Pierremont Ave Exit. Turn left on Pierremont. The fifth traffic signal is Creswell Avenue. Turn left on Creswell Avenue. Go 1 1/2 blocks and the Gallery main entrance is on the right side of the street.
  • Website: http://www.rwnaf.org
  • Other Contact: gallery@rwnaf.org
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    Mudbug Madness Festival
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  • By sjjordan2002 on June 14, 2007
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    by sjjordan2002
    In 1984, a group of brave and loyal North Louisianans decided to take a stand. This group was tired of hearing: “You people in Shreveport are more like Texans than anything else. You’re hardly a part of Louisiana, at all.” So this daring group gathered in the Downtown Shreveport Unlimited office to organize their ranks and pay homage to the most cherished of Louisiana institutions – the crawfish boil! And this group wanted to make their crawfish boil the granddaddy of them all.

    So Mudbug Madness was born. What began in 1984 as a two-day street festival in downtown Shreveport is now one of Louisiana’s largest and most popular Cajun festivals, featuring renown Cajun, Zydeco, Blues and Jazz artists, mouth-watering Cajun cuisine, raucous contests, and fun for all ages. Now a four-day festival held each Memorial Day weekend, Mudbug Madness is nationally recognized as one of the Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Events, drawing as many as 56,000 people in one day.

    Mudbug Madness created renewed interest in Louisiana’s rich cultural heritage and the event’s original organizers are proud to have brought a little bit of south Louisiana fun north to Shreveport.

    Through the years, festival organizers remain dedicated to the original premise of Mudbug Madness: Provide a downtown venue where everybody has a good time celebrating Louisiana’s rich Cajun heritage. But Mudbug Madness is more than just a big crawfish boil. Supporters take their commitment to downtown Shreveport very seriously and the festival has been successful in producing healthy revenues, a portion of which are reinvested in other downtown endeavors. Downtown Shreveport Unlimited, the presenting organization, provides sponsorship dollars for other downtown projects and events including: “Let the Good Times Roll,” “Jazz & Gumbo Festival,” “Cinco de Mayo,” “Rockets Over the Red” and the Shreveport Police Mounted Patrol Unit.

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  • Address: Festival Plaza in Downtown Shreveport, LA
  • Directions: From I-20:Take Spring Street exit. Festival Plaza is located underneath the Spring Street Bridge at Crockett Street. From I-49: Take I-49 north to I-20 east. Follow directions from I-20 east.
  • Website: www.mudbugmadness.com
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    Have a fun day at Sci-Port Discovery Center!
    saraheg77
  • By saraheg77 on January 22, 2005
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    Katie & Kellie
    by saraheg77
    Sci-port is a fun thing to do for both kids and adults! I took my two cousins for a fun-filled day. Sci-port has lots of fun hands-on learning games and things. There is also a cool IMAX theater, but we didn't go to that, as it almost doubles the price and we wanted to spend our time at the exhibits. There are the main things that stay in the exhibits all the time, and then there are daily demonstrations and shows and things. One while we were there was about static electricity and how it can make your hair stand up. A couple of the permanent things are an archway you have to build with blocks, a big table with a domino train thing that we finally got to work and a cool seat that you can use air to pump you up off the ground. The kids had a lot of fun and so did I! It was well worth the $7 for them and $8.50 for me.

    Hours are 10 to 5 on week days, 10 to 6 on Saturday and 1 to 6 on Sunday.

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  • Address: 820 Clyde Fant Parkway
  • Phone: 877-SCI-PORT
  • Directions: From I-20 West take Spring Street exit (exit 19-A), traveling north on Spring Street for one block. Turn right on Crockett Street. Turn right on Clyde Fant Parkway. Travel one block. Sci-Port is on your right.
  • Website: http://www.sciport.org
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    The KCS Railway Bridge
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  • Updated By keeweechic on September 17, 2002
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    The KCS Railway Bridge spans the Red River between Shreveport and Bosier City.
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  • Address: Riverfront
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    Norton Art Gallery
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  • Updated By sue&gene on October 4, 2004
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    Norton Art Gallery
    by sue&gene
    The RW Norton Art Gallery houses collections of American and European paintings, sculptures and decorative arts spanning more than four centuries. It has impressive collections of work by masters of Western Art, Frederic Remington and Charles M Russell. The Gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. It is closed to the public on Mondays and on national holidays. There is no entry fee.

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  • Address: 4747 Creswell Avenue, Shreveport, LA
  • Phone: 318-865-4201
  • Directions: From Interstate 20 take Interstate 49 going South. From I-49 take Exit 203, the Pierremont Avenue Exit. Turn East (left) on Pierremont. The fifth traffic signal is Creswell Avenue. Turn North (left) on Creswell Avenue. Go 1 1/2 blocks to the Gallery.
  • Website: http://www.rwnaf.org
  • Other Contact: email: gallery@rwnaf.org
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