Louisiana buys Shreveport office building and we say goodbye to a taco favorite

Hey there Shreveport, are you able to atone for all of the enterprise within the 318 properly look no additional. The Shreveport-Bossier space had information making headlines from the primary girl to steer a B-52 squadron at Barksdale to an area favourite closing its doorways. 

Louisiana to purchase downtown Shreveport workplace constructing

After sitting vacant for some time, a downtown Shreveport constructing is getting a brand new lease on life. 

500 Fannin Avenue generally referred to as the Waggoner Constructing has been bought by the state of Louisiana. This constructing will substitute the getting older Mary Allen State Workplace Constructing on Fairfield Avenue.

This newly renovated constructing is meant to consolidate many Shreveport-area state workers. The present Mary Allen State Workplace Constructing homes 358 workers working for 10 state companies.

To study extra concerning the Waggoner Constructing, click on right here. 

The primary girl within the Air Pressure to steer a B-52 squadron and he or she’s at Barksdale

U.S. Air Pressure Lt. Col. Vanessa Wilcox turned commander of the 96th Bomb Squadron, of the second Operations Group, throughout a change-of-command ceremony on April 21,  marking her as the primary feminine B-52 squadron commander.

Wilcox is a B-52H Weapon Techniques Officer with greater than 1500 hours together with a number of deployments to the Pacific.

“I’m humbled and grateful for the chance to steer this historic squadron,” stated Lt. Col Willcox.

Tacomania closed and it is being changed with a Starbucks

After a 12 months of being in the marketplace, Starbucks has purchased the land the place Tacomania stood and will likely be placing in a brand new location. 

Alan Clarke, Govt Director at Shreveport/Caddo Metropolitan Planning Fee stated, “that the constructing will likely be demolished and changed with a Starbucks.”

Tacomania situated on 641 East Kings Freeway has been serving genuine Mexican meals to the Shreveport-Bossier space for over 20 years. 

Former minor league Shreveport baseball discipline to be demolished

The beloved Honest Grounds Discipline could discover itself nearer to demolition.

The demolition is anticipated to value $580,000, with $200,000 of that complete going towards eradicating the protected bat species which have lengthy occupied the stadium.

The $3.5 million stadium was constructed for minor league baseball group the Shreveport Captains.

They have been affiliated with a number of main league groups, together with the San Francisco Giants, however have not used the stadium since 2002.

To study extra concerning the Honest Grounds Discipline, click on right here. 

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Makenzie Boucher is a reporter with the Shreveport Instances. Contact her at mboucher@gannett.com.