Restaurants, golf venue, movie studio and more coming to Louisiana Boardwalk

BOSSIER CITY, La. (KSLA) – A significant vote, price tens of thousands and thousands of {dollars}, is anticipated to come back earlier than Bossier Metropolis Council members Tuesday, March 21.

A neighborhood group of traders has already begun work on the primary of a collection of proposed initiatives alongside the Louisiana Boardwalk hall on the Pink River. The massive headline is a brand new {golfing} expertise referred to as Chasing Aces. It’s anticipated to interrupt floor and open up within the subsequent couple of years.

Traders are hopeful they’ll get the go-ahead from all seven council members Tuesday. On Monday although, KSLA bought an unique behind-the-scenes have a look at their initiatives and the plans this group has for your complete Boardwalk.

A type of initiatives is simply weeks away from the doorways swinging open, and it’s the primary of a number of eating places and different ventures that may quickly name the Boardwalk residence.

“There is no such thing as a cause why this riverfront can’t flourish, and we’ll do every thing attainable to deliver household leisure again to the riverfront,” mentioned John Dudley, the Shreveport native who’s main the funding group.

“The atmosphere is second to none, lights on the Texas Road bridge.”

Dudley has began work on the primary of what could possibly be a half dozen separate investments alongside the Louisiana Boardwalk hall, together with his new Latin American restaurant, The three Amigos, which is about to open on Cinco de Mayo (Might 5).

“After we seemed on the constructing, we have been amazed how large the area was,” mentioned Dudley.

Different initiatives are deliberate simply on the north facet of Margaritaville in a 20-acre unfold of undeveloped property owned by the Metropolis of Bossier Metropolis.

“I’m the founding father of Chasing Aces. I needed to create an expertise that goes past what’s occurring in golf leisure,” mentioned Dudley.

About the one similarity from its predecessor, High Golf, is the practically three dozen swing bays to permit fun-seekers an opportunity to let it rip. However Dudley mentioned he has deliberate way more behind the partitions of his proposed two-story leisure complicated.

“Thirty swing bays, positive eating restaurant, common restaurant, sports activities bar, banquet corridor and a nine-hole sensible course.”

He’s referring to a nine-hole, day-and-night par 3 golf course, and an 18-hole placing inexperienced course. It’s a dream he mentioned he’s anxious to lastly tee off on after two years of planning.

“I knew my coronary heart and conviction that is what I needed to do,” mentioned Dudley.

For now, work continues to safe the vacant property earlier than the primary little bit of dust on Chasing Aces will be turned.

“We have now about 45 days to make this factor occur,” Dudley mentioned.

However they’re already laborious at work proving their price, flipping the outdated Buffalo Wild Wings right into a dinner and leisure venue.

“Going to have a dwell band each weekend.”

Patrons will have the ability to expertise leisure, meals and a professional bull-riding licensed mechanical bull.

Dudley guarantees The three Amigos is only the start.

“As soon as we have now it launched, we’re placing in a comedy membership and a second restaurant in 2024. We consider in Shreveport-Bossier, and make the most of this nice Boardwalk we have now and nice river we have now.”

Dudley mentioned that they’ve labored carefully with the Metropolis Council and that a number of planning has gone into their large day in entrance of the council Tuesday.

And it’s been a busy few months for the Louisiana Boardwalk, too. The Marriot subsequent door is present process an growth, including near 60 rooms. In latest weeks, the Boardwalk additionally inked a cope with a film studio that may quickly start development on studios. The Louisiana tax incentives are nonetheless inviting sufficient to snag established Hollywood group Troubled Muse Studios.

And folks will likely be seeing much more legislation enforcement presence on the Boardwalk for the following couple of years. The Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Workplace’s detective unit will likely be housed on the Boardwalk whereas their places of work subsequent to the courthouse in Benton are renovated.

KSLA has additionally discovered that one other group is flipping a big part of the Boardwalk into an occasions middle. Extra about that venture needs to be launched within the coming weeks.

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