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    Been here once. It was okay. Very quiet and didn't see many people there but the staff was very nice.

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    Shreve Memorial Library

    Shreve Memorial Library

    4.5(2 reviews)
    5.2 mi

    This is the main branch of the Shreveport City Library system. It's housed in the old federal…read morebuilding which used to be the Post Office and Court House. It's a very stately building and is located in the middle of the downtown area. The staff was friendly and helpful. As a visitor to the area, I didn't know what type of system they had to be able to use the Internet. But they had a guest pass system that allowed me to gain access to the Internet. I was a bit bummed that the children's department was as small as it was. I was surprised that it wasn't larger. Being that this was the main library for the Shreveport system, I was surprised that the collection wasn't as up to date as you would think a main library would be. For instance, I found old tax guides on the shelf from the early 1990s. Tax laws change yearly so keeping anything more than several years old is just obsolete after a while. I was also surprised that I was unable to locate any library catalog computers. Since I was there with my dad, we decided to make the trip worthwhile beyond just checking email. We decided to see if they had any books on Clementine Hunter, the primitive artists that we learned about at the Melrose Plantation. I looked for any computers that said library catalog, but couldn't find any. So I just decided to use the Internet computers to do my search. Thankfully, I know my way around a library catalog and quickly located some biographies on Clementine. A good thing to note about this library is that they are a government depository, meaning they have a government documents collection. So, if you're researching congressional hearings or legislation, you can find information here. Also, they have a petroleum documents collection for your oil industry research.

    FYI - the iBistro system is on the same computers that you can use for internet access. you can…read morealso access the system through the internet. the children's section downtown is probably lacking because it is DOWNTOWN... The entire Shreve Memorial system covers Caddo parish and consists of neighborhood libraries that cater to the population.

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    Huddie William "Lead Belly" Ledbetter Statue - Huddie huddled with 12-stringed Stella ready to strum us through winter storms ahead! Great blues weather! 1/3/15!

    Huddie William "Lead Belly" Ledbetter Statue

    5.0(2 reviews)
    5.2 mi

    Huddie "Lead Belly" Lebdetter was hardcore street, before there was hardcore...or really even much…read moreof a street. Lead Belly, twice sent down to various state prisons for murder or attempted acts thereof, plucked a guitar and did it well, when he wasn't plucking his adversaries with a sharp blade, also well. A trigger finger, and a hair trigger temper it turns out, was equally as efficient when it came to strumming a twelve string named Stella. Ledbetter also had a posthumously heavy-handed influence over three of rock n' roll's biggest rock Gods: Kurt Cobain (born 1967-Aberdeen, Washington), Robert Plant (born 1948-West Bromich, United Kingdom), and Jack White (born 1975-Detroit, Michigan). Dates and places of birth displayed to show the generational as well as geographical range, distances and differences of these famous musicians, and yet it was the music of Lead Belly out of Mooringsport, Louisiana that somehow found its' way into the homes and hearts of these one-time garage rockers on their catapult to rock super-stardom. Cobain held Lead Belly in such high esteem that he covered one of his songs, with his band Nirvana, in one of their last live performances, which was also recorded, and certified five times over platinum, "MTV Unplugged In New York" The Lead Belly song, "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" is song number 14 on the set list, and was also the last song played in this performance. It was one of the last songs, if not the last song ever played live by Cobain before his own untimely death. Robert Plant, the famous front man of the infamous Led Zeppelin, placed Lead Belly on as high of a pedestal, as any other musician or historian. So much so, that Plant, when playing a solo gig in Shreveport on his Now and Zen tour, made the trip in person to Lead Belly's grave site in Mooringsport to pay his final respects. Jack White, just at the very moment he adorned the cover of Rolling Stone, played a sold out concert on his 2014 Lazaretto Tour at the famed Municipal Auditorium in downtown Shreveport. White, the former lead singer of The White Stripes, and founding member of The Dead Weather, and The Raconteurs, opened his Shreveport show with a video/audio montage of Lead Belly himself, singing his own songs and performing. Between songs of his own live performance, White often spoke fondly and respectfully of Lead Belly. He even closed the show, on his final encore, to a fantastic cover of Lead Belly's, "Goodnight, Irene", The Lead Belly statue, located on Texas Street in downtown Shreveport, directly in front of the downtown branch of the Shreve Memorial Library, does not appear to be of scale. I'm not certain of Lead Belly's height and weight, and though his legendary status may make him seem larger than life, the statue, though impressive, doesn't appear to exactly measure up to real-life specifications. If they do, then Lead Belly is much smaller than I would've imagined him in life. That being said, the statue is still very much worth visiting and posting selfies with and such. The statue as you see it, is pointing. It is pointing to Ledbetter Heights (Formerly St. Paul's Bottoms neighborhood-Shreveport's Red Light District, and Fannin Street) This is where Lead Belly honed his skills as a guitar virtuoso and musician, vocalist. Another famed Shreveport blues musician, married to Mel Gibson's only daughter-as a point of reference, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, released his first major studio album at the age of 18, the name of the album? Ledbetter Heights. The infamous song "Black Betty" covered and modernized with hard and unforgiving electric guitar riffs that ricocheted throughout the end of the 1970's and beyond was covered by a band called Ram Jam in 1977. Lead Belly is the author and original performer of this song, which is arguably one of the greatest, if not the greatest, rock songs of the 1970's. The Lead Belly statue is open 24/7/365 and is free to the public. Other statues of other noted local musicians such as Elvis Presley and Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame inductee James Burton can be found in front of Municipal Auditorium on Elvis Presley Avenue!

    A small and unassuming statue that packs a lot of character at its street corner location. An easy…read moreaddition to any walking tour.

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    Huddie William "Lead Belly" Ledbetter Statue - Huddie huddled with 12-stringed Stella ready to strum us through winter storms ahead! Great blues weather! 1/3/15!

    Huddie huddled with 12-stringed Stella ready to strum us through winter storms ahead! Great blues weather! 1/3/15!

    Huddie William "Lead Belly" Ledbetter Statue - Huddie huddled with 12-stringed Stella ready to strum us through winter storms ahead! Great blues weather! 1/3/15!

    Huddie huddled with 12-stringed Stella ready to strum us through winter storms ahead! Great blues weather! 1/3/15!

    Huddie William "Lead Belly" Ledbetter Statue - Huddie huddled with 12-stringed Stella ready to strum us through winter storms ahead! Great blues weather! 1/3/15!

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    Huddie huddled with 12-stringed Stella ready to strum us through winter storms ahead! Great blues weather! 1/3/15!

    Centenary College of Louisiana - 2023 Graduation

    Centenary College of Louisiana

    5.0(6 reviews)
    3.8 mi

    I'm reviewing this college first as a parent of a graduate, and secondly as a member of the…read moresurrounding community. When deciding on schools, my son only applied to one school . . . Centenary College. Initially, I was terrified, because as a single mother, a private school meant big bucks. I knew that Centenary College was one of the best schools in the south, my son was academically a good fit, but I never thought we would be able to manage the financial side of it. Centenary was helpful in so many ways: The admission counselor was welcoming, knowledgeable and a great resource of information for what to expect. The finance department not only gave us forms to fill out but found scholarships and grants that made tuition affordable and possible. Had my son not lived on campus, he would not have had any student loans, which says a lot in itself. Throughout the entire process, administration and faculty were champions for my son. The landscape is stunning and the size of the campus is cozy. It is a wonderful fit for any student who is not interested in getting lost in the crowd of large universities. Personal attention from professors is what I believe make this school a gem. Students have one on one experience and interaction with faculty, staff and administration. As a parent with another student in a state university, I can say without a doubt that Centenary College far exceeds the public experience. As a member of the community, I have been involved with many of the programs and community events that Centenary has to offer. I have attended art events at The Meadows Museum, athletic games at the Gold Dome, music and theater events at the Marjorie Lyons Playhouse to name just a few. Centenary College builds community beyond it enrollment!

    If I grew up in Shreveport, I would have come here. It is a super nice campus and is worth walking…read morearound even if you aren't a student/professor/employee there. They have a nice wooded trail, buildings that are classically pretty, and it's quite close to Strawn's.

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    Centenary College of Louisiana - 12/19/16 Monday afternoon. Gents Basketball (Grey) vs Rust College Bearcats (Blue) of Mississippi. 1st period action! Gold Dome!

    12/19/16 Monday afternoon. Gents Basketball (Grey) vs Rust College Bearcats (Blue) of Mississippi. 1st period action! Gold Dome!

    Centenary College of Louisiana - 8/29/18. Wednesday night. Gold Dome. Ladies Volleyball vs. Henderson State (Arkansas) Reddies. Outside Dome. Starting to rain.

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    8/29/18. Wednesday night. Gold Dome. Ladies Volleyball vs. Henderson State (Arkansas) Reddies. Outside Dome. Starting to rain.

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