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Pack your bags and head to Shreveport-Bossier for Spring break
Spring
break is right around the corner. It might mean a vacation from school and work, but it doesn't have to mean a departure from fun.
So pack your bags and travel to Shreveport-Bossier: Louisiana's Other Side, a family-friendly place suitable for kids big and small (that includes you, Mom and Dad). Shreveport-Bossier
has lots of things to keep you occupied and spice up your family's spring break vacation. Skip the dull getaways of the past and prepare for thrills, wonders, and good ole plain fun.
On a budget? No problem! There are many free and inexpensive attractions and reasonably priced hotels in Shreveport-Bossier.
The average daily hotel rate is just $70. To book a room today
go
here
For a free list of things to see and do
go
here.
For even more fun ideas,
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here!
That's Entertainment
Experience 24-hour gaming; entertainment in Shreveport-Bossier
If
you're ready for a night (or a day) out on the town, Shreveport-Bossier has five riverboat casinos and a racino that offer 24-hour entertainment. On the Shreveport side of the Red River you'll find Sam's Town and Eldorado casinos. Across the river in Bossier
City are Horseshoe, Boomtown and DiamondJacks. Bossier is also home to Harrah's Louisiana Downs.
So what you do depends on what's your pleasure...blackjack, poker, craps, roulette, ponies? There are plenty of chances for you to try your luck. If you're in the mood to
be entertained, there are big name entertainers monthly at any of the casinos. You can even indulge in some serious shopping at the casinos' on-site boutiques. After all that fun, you'll be sure to have a big appetite, and the casino restaurants offer a wide
range of menu items from sandwiches to prime rib. Gaming in Shreveport-Bossier is your all-in-one getaway. (go
here for more).
SBCTB "Outstanding CVB of the Year"
The Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau was named "Outstanding CVB of the Year" by the Louisiana Travel Promotion Association.
"We are humbled to receive the high honor of CVB of the Year and to be recognized by our peers for our hard work and dedication to growing tourism in northwest Louisiana,"
said Stacy Brown, SBCTB president. "Our efforts have strengthened tourism overall and generated increased revenues in Caddo and Bossier Parishes, as well as the state of Louisiana."
Family shares treasures of historic home with visitors
One
of Shreveport-Bossier's major thoroughfares, Line Avenue, was just a dirt road when the
Davis Homeplace
was built back in 1916. Constructed of cypress wood, the home contained many "amenities" of the day - working transom windows, pocket doors, high ceilings and push-button lights.
The home is filled with furnishings from the estate of A. J. Ingersoll and Effie Dalzell Ingersol. "Cap'n Jack" Ingersoll was one of the South's major cotton buyers. He was
instrumental in Shreveport's transition from a rough, riverfront trading post to a thriving city. Miss Effie's father, Rev. Dalzell, was a medical doctor and another early Shreveport hero. During the yellow fever epidemic of 1873, he risked his own safety
and chose to stay in the stricken city to help other patients rather than flee.
Rather than let history be buried in the trees and vines that covered the home when Terry and Marsha Gill purchased it in 2002, the couple decided to resurrect the home and
preserve history. They have set about to lovingly restoring it. Visitors to the home are enchanted by the second floor sleeping porch and artifacts like Mary Montgomery Davis' wedding dress, Cap'n Jack's pocket watch, and Miss Effie's opera glasses. The house
and its contents offer visitors a peek back to scenes of yesteryear. (Go
here for more)
