re: Shreveport nostalgia thread

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Shreveport Captains games
Betty Virginia Park
Mazzio’s Pizza
The Duck Pond
Dudley & Gerald’s
LSU’s two appearances in the Indy Bowl
Shreveport Pirates games
Cypress Inn
Strawn’s Eat Shop
Monjuni’s
Nicky’s Mexican Restaurant
Sci-Port Discovery Center
Red River Revel
Mudbug festival (mudbug madness?)
Holiday in Dixie
Swenson’s

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Betty Virginia, The Duck Pond, Strawns, Monjunis, Nicky's, Sci-port, Red River Revel, Mudbug Madness, and Holiday in Dixie are all still here.

I'll add: Cargill Park, Close Encounters BMX, Hot Wheels, OTTO's, TG&Y, Dominic's, Boothill Speedway (Technically Greenwood), Sunset Acres, in addition to the others mentioned.

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saw pictures of the Shreveport captains stadium it’s all abandoned and overgrown with vines. Damn crime that is how did that happen? Couldn’t the city maintain it and let little league or bossier community college use it? I guess that’s my nomination the Shreveport captains

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I contacted the Shreveport City Council a couple of years ago about the stadium and asked why they couldn't use it for High School and College Baseball tournaments. Basically wanted to know what their plans were for it. I was told it was over run with bats (the flying kind) now and they had caused so much damage it wasn't worth repairing. So, basically they're just going to let it rot to the ground. I grew up here but this place has become a shite hole. I live outside the city limits thankfully, but Shreveport politics and politicians for the most part, suck.