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It's back baby! Mudbug Madness 2021 officially kicks off this Friday at 11:30 AM.

The time has come. One of the biggest parties in the Ark-La-Tex is making its grand return to the Festival Plaza in downtown Shreveport. Mudbug Madness kicked off in 1984 as a two-day street festival in downtown Shreveport. Now Mudbug Madness is one of Louisiana’s largest Cajun festivals, with some of the best live music and mouth-watering Cajun cuisine, and cold beer. Mudbug Madness is nationally recognized as one of the Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Events and the American Bus Association’s Top 100 Event in the nation. We are very proud of all the success of Mudbug Madness. This...

We pause to remember those who died for our country. But you will also enjoy a long weekend. Here are some events happening in the area.

Teri Matthews from Mudbug Madness previews this year's event, kicking off Friday at downtown Shreveport's Festival Plaza. The annual fete, cancelled last year because of the pandemic, is back Memorial Day weekend, May 28 to 30. This year's musical guests include Louisiana legends like Wayne Toups, Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas, Chubby Carrier and Geno Delafose, Shreveport based, but nationally known The Seratones and Willie Jones and the well known rock band, Sister Hazel. "We're so excited about the possibilities for this year," says Matthews, "So we hope everybody comes out to be a part ...

Mudbug Madness 5k Take a run through downtown Shreveport before chowing down on pounds of crawfish and potatoes. The Mudbug Madness 5k kicks off the weekend at 6:45 p.m. on May 28 at Sci-Port Discovery Center, 820 Clyde Fant Pkwy, in downtown Shreveport. The race results will be announced at 8 p.m. on May 28 on the Swamp Stage. Sign up with Sportspectrum at https://runsignup.com/Race/LA/Shreveport/MudbugMadness5k. Admission to Mudbug Madness is free for participants who show their race bib at the festival gate. Crawfish galore There will be no shortage of crawfish in supply during the festiva...