Shreveport Historic Districts - a Thanksgiving Day tour

On a beautiful fall Thanksgiving Day, we drove through several of the historic districts of Shreveport, LA.  We started at the 800  block of Texas Ave., through the Downtown Commercial HD, past the Oakland Cemetery, stopped for a picnic lunch in the St. Paul's Bottoms, then through the Highland HD and Fairfield HD.  On a future trip, we will visit the South Highlands HD.  It was a grand way to enjoy this Thanksgiving, 11/27/2014.

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Music supplied from the YouTube Audio Library. 
Credits:  "Dixie Outlandish" - John Delay and the 41 Players

Post-War Suburbs Celebration

The celebration presented by the Alexandria Historic Preservation Commission will occur on Saturday morning, July 13, in our National Register historic district.   I was interviewed for some TV coverage which aired on KALB News Channel 5 last night.  Select photo below to view.

 



Neighborhood listed on National Register of Historic Places

Louisiana's first mid-century modern historic district is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.  It has been very rewarding working with the Alexandria Historic Preservation Commission to communicate with our neighbors as the proposal has now become a reality.

Different Approaches - Same Topic

When I saw the letter to the editor the other day, I needed to respond; so I did in a positive way.  I believe in "love your neighbor ..."
Pertinent issues raised by our neighbor are answered on these pages:

• Alexandria Historic Preservation Commission - Frequently Asked Questions
• National Register of Historic Places - Frequently Asked Questions
• Myths and Facts about the National Register Program
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View our website for the proposed historic district.

TV Interview on Historic District

One of our local TV stations, KALB channel 5, did a feature today on our neighborhood which is being proposed to be on the National Register of Historic places.  Read about it and view the video on our historic district blog.

Neighborhood proposed as National Historic District

We were in Baton Rouge yesterday supporting the nomination for our neighborhood to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places.  The state review committee approved and will send to Washington.
View blog for the proposed district.