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Get our free mobile app It seems as though its been years since we had a real festival in Louisiana, because, in reality, it has. COVID hit us just as Mardi Gras was getting underway in 2020 so the entire festival calendar was wiped clean faster than a nine year old can go through a bag of Oreos. We lost Holiday in Dixie, Poke Salad, the Red River Revel and most importantly, Mudbug Madness was called off. You could hear the wind being sucked from the lungs of the Mudbug Madness crazed as the th...

Get our free mobile app It has been an extremely long fourteen months of "nothing to do." Those who used to say, "Theres nothing to do around here", found out how prophetic that statement was, once the entire country was in the grips of the COVID pandemic, but in the last couple weeks following Governor Edwards loosening of the restrictions, we have been pleasantly surprised to see a number of events arising from the ashes. There have been announcements of concerts, the reincarnation of Mudbug ...

3 more North West Louisiana parishes have met the criteria to move to the next level of re-opening

With the news of our state entering the next phase towards a full-reopening, Mudbug Madness took to Facebook to make a special announcement.

SHREVEPORT, La -- Phase 3 of reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic means most businesses and events can increase capacity to 50 percent. Its a boost for local tourism after the lost year of 2020, with festival season on the way. "This opens us up to new events that havent been able to happen to this point," said Stacy Brown, President of the Shreveport-Bossier Convention & Tourist Bureau. "It also allows us to increase attendance to some of those already planned." Gov. John Bel Edwards order to ...

7 Things to Never Say to a Person From Shreveport Get our free mobile app Everyone on this planet has certain things that simply presses their buttons. Lets look at the seven things you do not want to say to a Shreveporter. Ive grown up in Shreveport all my life and most days I feel as though Ill be here forever. Growing up here, you learn a lot about this town and the people who also call it home. You learn a lot about what people here really like, but also, what people really dislike. Today...

Louisiana Office of Public Health Regional Director Dr. Martha Whyte talks about festivals and fairs scheduled for this spring and how they will be affected by the pandemic. A number of festivities are committing to spring dates, but in many cases permits for those dates have yet to be approved. Events including Gumbo Gladiators have already announced that they are off for this year, but plan to return in 2022. But CORK, the Barksdale Air Show, Mudbug Madness and even a modified State Fair of L...

A number of area festivals are still planned for this spring. Given the chance of ongoing restrictions - and even ominous warnings about COVID - will you attend?