Today we visited Shreveport/Bossier. I made a separate entry specifically on the Louisiana Boardwalk. On our way there, we stopped by an AT&T building that had an impressive 8 story high mural. More information about it can be found here. We also visited the R.W. Horton Art Gallery (a museum really – not a store,… Continue reading Beautiful multi-story mural In Shreveport LA
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Hard times in Shreveport/Bossier
All cities have lists of the “top 10 things to see in…”, and we are presently in the Shreveport/Bossier area (Shreveport is on the western side of the Red River and Bossier on the eastern side). So we went to the “Louisiana Boardwalk”, which was advertised as a factory outlet type shopping area right next… Continue reading Hard times in Shreveport/Bossier
The Louisiana purchase
While still in Alabama, and visiting the Mobile Carnival Museum, our guide spoke about the French heritage in Louisiana, which is all ultimately related to the Louisiana purchase. The Kingdom of France had controlled the Louisiana territory from 1682 until it was ceded to Spain in 1762. In 1800 Napoleon reacquired the Louisiana territory for France and then sold it back… Continue reading The Louisiana purchase