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John came to Shreveport in January of 1977 when he was transferred to Barksdale AFB.

He’s been active in Shreveport politics since deciding to make Shreveport his home.

John practiced law for 40 years and he now monitors local politics. He regularly attends Shreveport City Council and Caddo Parish Commission meetings.

John is published weekly in The Inquisitor, bi-monthly in The Forum News, and frequently in the Shreveport Times.

He enjoys addressing civic groups on local government issues and elections.

 

318 RESTAURANT WEEK RETURNS MARCH 16-21


Fifth installment of community-wide culinary celebration will include specials at 52 restaurants as well as seven one-night-only events

SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER, La. — 318 Restaurant Week, a community-wide celebration of Shreveport-Bossier’s restaurant scene, will return for the promotion’s fifth edition, March 16-21. 318 Restaurant Week will include $10 lunch and $20 dinner specials from 52 participating restaurants as well as seven one-night-only events.

318 Restaurant Week is organized by the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau and its partners. Sponsors of this edition of 318 Restaurant Week are ANECA Federal Credit Union, LSU Health Shreveport, Sam’s Town Hotel and Casino, KSLA 12, Cumulus Media, Colossal Cove, and Glow Alchemy Kitchen. Complete details are available at www.318Restaurant Week.com.

One-night-only dining experiences for 318 Restaurant Week 2020 will include: a beer pairing dinner with Chef Brad Jones and Chef Allison Gras of The Revenir at Great Raft Brewing, Monday, March 16, with host Mallori Sanders; Us Up North Kitchen presents “Made Up North,” Tuesday, March 17, with host Chris Jay; “Upscale Southern” at Sauvage, Wednesday, March 18, with host Angie White; the inaugural Louisiana Strut benefiting Highland Jazz and Blues Festival on Thursday, March 19; “Spring Equinox/Ostara Celebration” at Glow Alchemy Kitchen, with host Bevin Hicks, Friday, March 20; the 318 Crawfish Crawl hosted by Jada Durden, Saturday, March 21; and “A Taste of Lion Mountain: An African Dining Experience” with Chef Niematulai Longstratt, Saturday, March 21, with host LaShina Mitchell. Tickets for each of the one-night-only dining experiences may be purchased at www.318RestaurantWeek.com.

Visitors to www.318RestaurantWeek.com may also enter to win the promotion’s largest-ever giveaway. Visitors to the site who sign up for the 318 Restaurant Week e-newsletter may enter a drawing for $565 worth of gift certificates to 13 local restaurants. Entries may be submitted online now through March 21.

For complete details of 318 Restaurant Week, including a list of participating restaurants and their daily lunch and dinner specials, visit www.318RestaurantWeek.com. For more information on things to see, do, taste and experience in Shreveport-Bossier, visit www.Shreveport-Bossier.org or call 1-800-551-8682.
 

THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE February 28 ISSUE OF THE INQUISITOR.

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