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re: Shreveport City Council approves Aquarium proposal 5-0
Posted on 10/14/16 at 9:06 am to GaryMyMan
Posted on 10/14/16 at 9:06 am to GaryMyMan
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I have small children, if it's still in business in 4 years I'll probably have to go to this redneck fish tank 6 times a year. Did you know there's an alligator park off Greenwood Road? Me either, until my friends with kids told me.
Man, I pulling for Shreveport. I really am but i'm looking at this quote:
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Now with the vote, the city will bring the Barnwell building up to code using a $1.5 million bond issued by voters in 2011. Once that is complete, Planet Aqua Group will invest $2.8 million to improve the Barnwell and move its company headquarters to Shreveport.
and thinking to myself that $3M sounds like a lot of money but is more than likely a drop in the proverbial bucket.
For comparison, the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta cost nearly $300M to build. Obviously it's apples to oranges but it does provide a reference for how much it costs to run a truly successful aquarium that draws large numbers.
The Shreveport aquarium won't be nice enough to increase tourism numbers to the city but like y'all have stated will be good for local families.
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Posted on 10/14/16 at 9:06 am to White Bear
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The SciPort is pretty cool
It's a pretty neat place, but it needs some updating. The aquarium will be a nice addition.
Posted on 10/14/16 at 9:08 am to Salmon
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can't even get a dog park
It's coming. We have had massive flooding in that area like 3 times over the last 1.5 years, so...
They shut down the dog park a few years ago before the floods. So I don't how that relates. All Shreveport has going for it is casinos, they tried the red light district under the bridge and everything in there failed.
Posted on 10/14/16 at 9:08 am to Tigeralum2008
It's going to be small. It isn't that big of a building.
Posted on 10/14/16 at 9:08 am to Palo Gaucho
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It's a pretty neat place, but it needs some updating. The aquarium will be a nice addition.
Sci-Port is refurbishing its current exhibits, and is opening a new museum within Sci-Port, which is a mini town that resembles Shreveport. There will be a Selbers brothers department store, Brookshires (hopefully modeled after Line Avenue Brookshires and not Kings Highway). Its going to be really cool.
Posted on 10/14/16 at 9:08 am to ShreveportTIGER318
quote:I know, but clarifying might help the out-of-towners I guess.
BassPro is in Bossier, not the Ratchet City.
Posted on 10/14/16 at 9:09 am to jpainter6174
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They shut down the dog park a few years ago before the floods. So I don't how that relates.
No. They didn't. It got approved last year.
Posted on 10/14/16 at 9:10 am to Palo Gaucho
I agree with you Sciport needs a little refurbish, I was more entertained than my daughter. 
This post was edited on 10/14/16 at 9:11 am
Posted on 10/14/16 at 9:11 am to jpainter6174
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All Shreveport has going for it is casinos,
Thats just not true. That may be our highest tourism function, but definitely not representative of the City. In the past few years, and in an effort to shift some of the focus away from oil and gas, Shreveport, through a number of entities both public and private, has become a hub for startup companies, mostly biotech and pharma. There is some pretty cool stuff coming along that is actually hiring people. You will not see the huge revenue like you see in other places, but its happening. Takes years to actually get to market, but the fact is, they ar ehiring really smart people.
Also, the cyber innovation center, although in Bossier, has brought some cool tech companies to downtown Shreveport, including Cyber Reef Solutions, which is an investment of the North Louisiana Angel Fund which is located in Shreveport.
Posted on 10/14/16 at 9:17 am to Jim Rockford
I wanna pull up their audit report and see how broke they are yet have to have an aquarium, but then I'll just get angry at government even more
Posted on 10/14/16 at 9:19 am to ShreveportTIGER318
But what does it have for recreation and entertainment? The frisbee park of Clyde fant!!!
Posted on 10/14/16 at 9:21 am to SEClint
SEClint -
How about if LSU stopped recruiting players from Shreveport Bossier area? What would the football team look like? All those players from U High go to Alabama. So you need Shreveport Bossier.
You are a sorry b!tch. Im from Houma and now live in Bossier. So going from the real south to the north, I can tell you Baton Rouge is the worst place in Louisiana, maybe only second to Monroe.
Take away LSU college life, and the city is nothing but Alton Sterling democrats.
Shreveport Bossier isn't perfect by any means, but its not Baton Rouge, and I'll take that.
How about if LSU stopped recruiting players from Shreveport Bossier area? What would the football team look like? All those players from U High go to Alabama. So you need Shreveport Bossier.
You are a sorry b!tch. Im from Houma and now live in Bossier. So going from the real south to the north, I can tell you Baton Rouge is the worst place in Louisiana, maybe only second to Monroe.
Take away LSU college life, and the city is nothing but Alton Sterling democrats.
Shreveport Bossier isn't perfect by any means, but its not Baton Rouge, and I'll take that.
Posted on 10/14/16 at 9:21 am to Ford Frenzy
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I wanna pull up their audit report and see how broke they are yet have to have an aquarium, but then I'll just get angry at government even more
That is a tough pill to swallow. If I understand the deal correctly, the City money was a one time deal and not ongoing. The aquarium is for-profit, which will be interesting. They based their numbers on Sci-Port's attendance since they are similar. I really hope it works, but I have my doubts about a for-profit aquarium.
There will be a non-profit aspect, which means they will be able to receive donations to keep some things going. This will be the corporate headquarters for this company, they will be opening similar aquariums in other cities.
Posted on 10/14/16 at 9:23 am to jpainter6174
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But what does it have for recreation and entertainment? The frisbee park of Clyde fant!!!
I guess if you have no friends and no clue what is going on anywhere else in the Shreveport/Bossier area, yea that may be it. No fishing, no hunting, no skiing, no bike trails, no atv trails, no parks, no golf courses, no tennis courts, just frisbee golf.
Posted on 10/14/16 at 9:24 am to jpainter6174
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they tried the red light district under the bridge and everything in there failed.
Because they can't/won't police certain demographics down there. When it first opened, it was nice. A month later it looked like an outdoor version of Kokopelli's.
Posted on 10/14/16 at 9:26 am to jpainter6174
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All Shreveport has going for it is casinos
We have one of the best breweries in the state located right in one of the oldest neighborhoods in town.
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they tried the red light district under the bridge and everything in there failed.
Fattys is still going strong. Nickeys and fully stacked are as well.
Posted on 10/14/16 at 9:28 am to GumboDave
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You are a sorry b!tch. Im from Houma and now live in Bossier. So going from the real south to the north, I can tell you Baton Rouge is the worst place in Louisiana, maybe only second to Monroe.
Take away LSU college life, and the city is nothing but Alton Sterling democrats.
Shreveport Bossier isn't perfect by any means, but its not Baton Rouge, and I'll take that.
GTFO. I have lived both places and NorthEast Texas sucks arse. Baton Rouge and South LA are better off for your absence.
Posted on 10/14/16 at 9:32 am to ShreveportTIGER318
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has become a hub for startup companies
I just found out that SkyCoach was developed in Shreveport. I wonder if the NCAA will allow it's use in the future.
SkyCoach Ark-La-Tex made
Posted on 10/14/16 at 9:33 am to webstew
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I just found out that SkyCoach was developed in Shreveport. I wonder if the NCAA will allow it's use in the future.
SkyCoach Ark-La-Tex made
This is a really cool company. I'm not sure about the NCAA. Texas high schools also have limitations, but the NFL and other high schools have really helped this company. They already have revenue.
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