2020 Official Visitors' Guide to Shreveport-Bossier
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Shreveport-Visit Bossier Louisiana 2020 Official Visitors’ Guide Find Your FUN SIDE WHAT’S LET’S MARDI SHREVEPORT-STYLE NEW GRAS, Y’ALL STUFFED SHRIMP: A TASTE OF HISTORY p. 8 p. 34 p. 49 www.Shreveport-Bossier.org 1 2 3 Creole ‘N’ Soul Since 1921 FamousTr y our Stuffed Shrimp Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner Daily Southern Lunch Specials Seafood, Gumbeaux, Catfish and more. Airport Exit I-20 4916 Monkhouse Drive | 318-635-1641 Mon-Sat 8am-10pm • Closed Sunday 4 www.orlandeauxs.com 5 Laugh Out Loud Shreveport Comedy Club Aquarium TABLE OF CONTENTS 48 HOURS IN On the cover WHAT’S SHREVEPORT- NEW 30 BOSSIER Shreveport-Bossier residents Mary 8 and Joe Bluhm posed for a photo with Krewe of Orlandeaux’s Café their daughter, Betty, during the 2019 Harambee CenterPoint Energy Red River Balloon Parade Rally. Photographer Jennifer Robison captured this sweet moment. 49 SHREVEPORT-STYLE The CenterPoint Energy Red River STUFFED SHRIMP: Balloon Rally will return to the campus A TASTE OF HISTORY of LSU Shreveport, June 12-13, 2020, with nightly balloon glows, live music, and family fun. The festival is one of more than 55 major festivals and events held annually in Shreveport-Bossier. See ad for discount on page 32. DOG-FRIENDLY Find Your See a behind-the-scenes video of the photoshoot LET’S MARDI 58 RESTAURANTS & at www.Shreveport-Bossier.org/Welcome. 34 GRAS, Y’ALL BREWERIES CHANGING TIMES TABLE OF CONTENTS FUN SIDE A new restaurant basis. Check out the “What’s New” here, a new section for just a few examples of entertainment great new things to see, taste and venue there. New experience in Casinos places to shop, Shreveport-Bossier. 11 new festivals, and new owners The only thing about all of this Nightlife & Spirits taking the reins change is you’ll have to plan several 15 of historic local visits to take it all in! businesses – these are the kinds Things to Do 1-800-551-8682 | www.Shreveport-Bossier.org of incremental changes that can Wishing you safe travels, 21 collectively reshape a destination. Downtown Shreveport welcomed a Festivals & Annual Events 33 beautiful new park, Caddo Common Park, and a new distillery, Every Man a King, is in the works. Just Stacy Brown, President Dining across the Red River in Bossier City’s Shreveport-Bossier Convention and 43 new East Bank District, it seems as Tourist Bureau though new options for dining and Shopping entertainment debut on a monthly 61 DOWNTOWN SHREVEPORT SHREVEPORT REGIONAL Hotels VISITOR CENTER AIRPORT VISITOR CENTER 67 629 Spring St., Shreveport 5103 Hollywod Ave., Shreveport 318-222-9391 • 1-800-551-8682 318-635-7933 [email protected] Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Venues Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. 71 FOLLOW US The 2020 Official Visitors’ Guide to Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana is published for the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau. All cities are within Louisiana, unless otherwise specified. Information in this /LouisianasOtherSide /ShreveportBossier guide is carefully compiled in order to ensure maximum accuracy. The Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau, its staff and agents cannot and do not guarantee the accuracy of all the information furnished to them @SBCTB Blog: www.20x49.com nor the complete absence of errors or omissions. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, @SeeShreveportBossier Events: www.SBFunGuide.com or portions thereof, in any form. Printed in the USA. For more information, call 318-470-6661. 6 7 Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club Opened May 2019 WHAT’S 618 Commerce St., Shreveport 318-353-1600 www.facebook.com/laughoutloudshreveport Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club is the latest addition to Shreveport-Bossier’s bustling nightlife scene. Located on the riverfront in downtown Shreveport, the venue spotlights local comedians as well as sidesplitting New? national headliners with Friday and Saturday performances. Caddo Common Park New restaurants, shops, attractions and events Opened November 2019 are opening on a regular basis in Shreveport- 869 Texas Ave., Shreveport Bossier. Here are a few of our favorite additions 318-673-6500 to the growing list of things to see, do, taste and * Caddo Common Park is a newly revitalized area experience around town. For the latest news on new located on the west edge of downtown Shreveport. At by Chris Jay, attractions and restaurants in Shreveport-Bossier, the heart of Caddo Common is a 2.4-acre community 20x49.com Blogger check out www.20x49.com. greenspace with walking paths, a food truck court, and regularly scheduled cultural programming overseen by Shreveport Regional Arts Council. Sauvage Opened November 2019 608 Absinthe Ct., Shreveport Us Up North Kitchen David Bridges is chef and co-owner at Sauvage, Opened August 2019 where he approaches traditional Southern comfort 300 N. Allen Ave., Shreveport foods with a fine dining chef’s attention to detail. His 318-639-0022 outstanding fried chicken and biscuits are the product www.facebook.com/usupnorth of more than 10 years of recipe development. Chef Hardette Harris created the Official Meal of North Bridges’ wife and pastry chef, Stephanie, creates Louisiana – only the second official meal in the U.S. – in unforgettable versions of popular regional desserts. 2015. Since then, she has become a leading proponent of traditional North Louisiana cuisine. At her new restaurant near downtown Shreveport, she serves up Bayou Axe Co. exemplary fried catfish, barbecue, and more. Opened March 2019 509 Barksdale Blvd., Bossier City 318-588-5095 www.bayouaxe.com For a complete list of things to do in Shreveport-Bossier, visit www.Shreveport-Bossier.org. Louisiana’s first indoor World Axe Throwing League-affiliated venue has been an enormously popular addition to Bossier City’s new East Bank District. With a fully stocked bar on-site and delicious food from BeauxJax Crafthouse next door, Bayou Axe Co. is a one-stop-shop for a unique night out. S-B Rides Opened July 2019 Various locations 318-519-0957 www.facebook.com/shreveportbossiercityrides Greg Powell’s S-B Rides organizes neon-lit bicycle rides throughout Shreveport-Bossier on a weekly basis. Often, rides begin and end in downtown Shreveport, with a stop for libations somewhere along the way. 8 9 WHERE THE FUN Casinos NEVER STOPS! 24-Hour Slot & Table Game Action Free Valet Parking Three Restaurants Bar with Live Entertainment Over 400 Hotel Rooms Free Wi-Fi Resort-Style Outdoor Pool Family Fun Arcade Room Fitness Center Full Service RV Park 711 DiamondJacks Blvd | I-20, Exit 20A 1-318-678-7777 | 1-866-5JAXMAX (552-9629) | www.diamondjacks.com Must be 21 years of age or older. See Rewards Club for details At Shreveport-Bossier’s six riverfront casinos and Thoroughbred race track, guests can enjoy luxurious, resort-style amenities – from 315 CLYDE FANT PARKWAY posh accommodations, pools, and spas to dining, shopping, and SamsTownShreveport.com more – as well as Vegas-style gaming and nightlife. Find yourself in a gaming paradise with the very best in slot and table game excitement! Here you’re sure to find all your faves, with all the classics as well 7 as the hottest new releases! One of our five restaurants will satisfy 3 East Texas Street Harrah's Louisiana Downs what you crave; from a quick bite at 1 I-20 • Exit 26 Java’s Deli to a culinary feast at our Traffic Street Bossier City award-winning steakhouse, William B’s. Enjoy specialty cocktails and local 2 Barksdale Boulevard entertainment at Sam’s Town Live. 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