Evan Roberts
![Independence Day Extravaganza At Louisiana Downs](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Independence Day Extravaganza At Louisiana Downs
If you're looking for something to do on this 4th of July in Shreveport then this might peak your interest, especially if you're a country music fan. This 4th of July Louisiana Downs is throwing a huge event to celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, fireworks, food trucks, kids zone, petting zoo, live races, and tribute concerts for Shania Twain and the late country legend Toby Keith.
![Shreveport Welcomes World Champ Mark Henry](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Shreveport Welcomes World Champ Mark Henry
Former Olympian and World Heavyweight Champion, Mark Henry is coming to Shreveport this august for Geek'd Con.
![Remembering a Shreveport Jazz Legend Behind Iconic Hits](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-3.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Remembering a Shreveport Jazz Legend Behind Iconic Hits
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler was a jazz drummer who was most popularly known for his work on Michael Jackson's Billie Jean as well as being the co-writer of Let it Whip by the Dazz Band.
![The Local Rock Band That Became Indie Rock’s Biggest Band](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2024/06/attachment-Untitled-design-23.jpg?w=980&q=75)
The Local Rock Band That Became Indie Rock’s Biggest Band
Ruston, Louisiana may be well known for Louisiana Tech University, but the town is also known for creating one of the most revered indie rock bands of all time. The Elephant 6 Recording Company started sometime in the late 1980s in Ruston, being a collective of likeminded musicians who'd grown up in the area and/or had been students at Tech...
![Shreveport Art Piece on Display in NYC and Chicago](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2024/06/attachment-Untitled-design-11.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Shreveport Art Piece on Display in NYC and Chicago
The Meadows Museum of Art at Centenary will be loaning a historical painting as part of an exhibition.
![Locally Owned Music Shop in Bossier City Says Goodbye](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2024/06/attachment-Untitled-design2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Locally Owned Music Shop in Bossier City Says Goodbye
A local music shop in Bossier City has announced they will be saying goodbye.
![Louisiana Embraces Cryptocurrency](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2024/06/attachment-Untitled-design1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Louisiana Embraces Cryptocurrency
Louisiana passes the Blockchain Basics Act, protecting individual's rights to own cryptocurrency.
![T-Mobile Gives $50k Grant to Ruston Community Project](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2024/06/attachment-Untitled-design-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
T-Mobile Gives $50k Grant to Ruston Community Project
The Skatepark of Ruston community project receives over $50k in additional funding from T-Mobile's Hometown Grant program.
![Get Ready For Geek’d Con With These Top Halo Games](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2024/06/attachment-Untitled-design-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Get Ready For Geek’d Con With These Top Halo Games
This August will see the return of Shreveport's Comic Convention, Geek'd Con, and this year comes the voice of Halo's Master Chief, Steve Downes. What Halo games should you play before coming to Geek'd Con 2024?
![What’s up with the Pierre Bossier Mall?](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2024/06/attachment-Untitled-design.jpg?w=980&q=75)
What’s up with the Pierre Bossier Mall?
It's no secret that malls as a whole have had a rough time in the last ten or so years, but the Pierre Bossier Mall has found itself in an odd place. Even with stores shutting their doors, new stores find a home in the Pierre Bossier Mall.
![The New Mountain Dew That Shreveport Won’t Get to Taste](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2024/06/attachment-Untitled-design-14.jpg?w=980&q=75)
The New Mountain Dew That Shreveport Won’t Get to Taste
Mtn. Dew is introducing a new bottled flavor that you won't be able to find in Shreveport, Bossier City, or anywhere nearby.