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Caddo early voting line stretches 3 football field

Caddo early voting line stretches 3 football fields long during the largest early voting day in recent memory.

State and/or registrar officials declined to create an additional early voting location earlier this year. A second location proposal was meant to prevent long lines, increase accessibility, and make safety protocols easier to manage.

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The new structure marks the beginning of the end for the contentious Confederate monument in front of the Caddo Parish Courthouse. The structure is temporary until the plans to relocate the monument are finalized.

SHREVEPORT MANDATES MASKS INSIDE BUSINESSES TO FIG

SHREVEPORT MANDATES MASKS INSIDE BUSINESSES TO FIGHT CORONAVIRUS

As the numbers of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, the City of Shreveport is mandating the wearing of masks in response to the continued growth of COVID-19 in our community. The new rule requires citizens to wear a mask when in public spaces starting Wednesday at 5pm.

“Since Memorial Day we have seen an alarming uptick of COVID-19 cases in our community. This is not due to more testing in our area. Hospitalizations do not lie and our area is seeing an alarming rise in COVID hospitalizations,” said Mayor Adrian Perkins. “This increase is obviously due to community spread and this time calls for us to act.”

The requirement applies to customers inside any business that interacts with the public and to all customers except for those that have a medical condition that prevents them from wearing a mask (which is an incredibly small number of people). Businesses will be given documented warnings upon first offense and up to a $500 fine for the second offense. This mandate includes Shreveport’s public transit system, SporTran.

“After consulting with many of our area businesses, consulting with many of our area leaders, I am issuing an executive order requiring that customers wear masks or face coverings when entering a business establishment. It will also require businesses to post signage at all entrances showing requirements and prohibitions.“

The executive order will lift August 8th unless it is extended.

“This is not about politics, this is about our city,” said Mayor Adrian Perkins. “We can’t afford to lose any more of our friends, our family, our coworkers, our neighbors. Nor can we allow more of our businesses to shutter and close down if we go backwards.”

It is expected that Caddo Parish Commission may vote on a requirement as well.

Thanks to four years of leadership by @reformshrev

Thanks to four years of leadership by @reformshreveport and the hard work by volunteers and in partnership with the fantastic staff at @mysparshreveport, your tax dollars were used to transform Highland Park from an eroding, trash-filled dirt patch to a renewed neighborhood park complete with a new walking path, new playground, and new water fountain and other amenities.
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#shreveport #loveshreveport #dreamport #shreveportproud

IT’S OFFICIAL! Shreveport is going smoke-free in

IT’S OFFICIAL! Shreveport is going smoke-free in 60 days including all bars and casinos. More at heliopolis.la

History is happening in Shreveport. Young leaders

History is happening in Shreveport. Young leaders aren’t taking no for an answer to policing issues in the city.

Swipe to pan. #Shreveport protest, June 6, 2020 .

Swipe to pan. #Shreveport protest, June 6, 2020
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#BlackLivesMatter #louisiana #handsupdontshoot #solidarity 📸: @a.rogue1337

Brand new parking meters in #downtownshreveport. R

Stormy skies over downtown Shreveport.

Stormy skies over downtown Shreveport.

Common Park in downtown Shreveport. @holycrossepis

Common Park in downtown Shreveport. @holycrossepiscopal church in the background.

Someone is keeping your lights on, your water flow

Someone is keeping your lights on, your water flowing, your trash collected, your streets patrolled. Public service and utility workers are here to make sure our society keeps running and make sanitation possible.

Downtown Shreveport at dusk.

Downtown Shreveport at dusk.

G E T. A L L T H E T H I N G S 🤗 from @wellfe

G E T. A L L T H E T H I N G S 🤗 from @wellfedla on Egan Street!
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The Missing Link opens today at 11am for lunch! Go

The Missing Link opens today at 11am for lunch! Go grab a dog from your favorite gourmet wiener haus. @themissinglink504

Shreveport’s Bon Asian Cafe is open for takeout

Shreveport’s Bon Asian Cafe is open for takeout and looks great plated. @bonasiancafe

Students learning filmmaking at @rfcmovies in down

Students learning filmmaking at @rfcmovies in downtown Shreveport in January.

Local podcast Rational Middle speaking with an inv

Local podcast Rational Middle speaking with an investigative journalism team from Belgium earlier this year about their upcoming story on immigration detention centers.

Looking back a few weeks ago, feels like years. Ga

Looking back a few weeks ago, feels like years. Gabriel Balderas and crew at Zuzul. @zuzulcoastalcuisine

COVID closures in downtown Shreveport.

COVID closures in downtown Shreveport.

147 years ago, during the heat of Reconstruction,

147 years ago, during the heat of Reconstruction, Shreveport was ravaged by yellow fever. A church on this very spot — then St. Mark’s Episcopal Church (est. 1839) — was used to house ill citizens of Shreveport.

Through the darkness, nuns worked alongside prostitutes to tend to the sick. A military officer disobeyed orders to abandon the city and stayed to help. Black residents were designated as peace officers.
That event was almost the death knell for Shreveport, but people pulled together and helped each other - even the most unlikely of partners.

Luckily, we are not in such a dire situation today, but we may look at the heroic actions in our city's past for inspiration. We will not lose hope. We will not slip into despair. Shreveporters are here for you. We will get through this together.

First United Methodists Church, 700 block of Texas

First United Methodists Church, 700 block of Texas Street, Shreveport.

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