Heliopolis Editorial Team
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Shreveport City Council will vote on emergency mask ordinance
The emergency ordinance, which will be voted on Tuesday, July 14th, would take effect immediately. It would include the following provisions:
Within the City of...
Shreveporters March for Black Lives
On Sunday, May 31, 2020, a group of Shreveport citizens marched and protested police brutality as national demonstrations broke out following the murder of...
Smoke-free Shreveport: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
“Would you like to be seated in smoking or nonsmoking?”
It has been over 10 years since Louisiana restaurants went smoke-free, following the passage of...
Centenary to host lecture on Shreveport’s legacy of lynching Tuesday, February...
Will James, executive director of the North Louisiana Civil Rights Coalition (NLCRC), will deliver a lecture on the legacy of lynching as part of...
City Council District B Candidate Forum to be Held Thursday, September...
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Highland Restoration Association and Heliopolis Magazine will host a public forum for City Council District B...
ReForm Shreveport Announces Workshop on Local Economy, Infrastructure, MPC
ReForm Shreveport has announced that it will host its next public engagement event featuring Cultivate Collaborative of Dallas, TX. The event will take place...
Shreveport Little Theatre to Hold Auditions for 2019 Production of ‘Mamma...
This article was created from a press release from Shreveport Little Theatre.
Shreveport Little Theatre will hold auditions on Saturday, August 18, 2018 for Mamma...
Election 2018: Shreveport’s First Mayoral Forum to Take Place Tonight
We are just four days into the four month election season as candidate qualifying ended this past Friday. True to our commitment to participate...
Caddo Commission Funds $1 Million Trust to Create Affordable Housing in...
According to data available from urban.org, Caddo Parish suffers from a lack of affordable housing options. The study, created using information available from the...
Highland Jazz & Blues Festival Announces Title Sponsor for 2018
Highland Area Partnership announced today that Geaux Brands, the restaurant group behind owns Rotolo’s Pizza and Bistro Byronz, will be the Title Sponsor of...