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SPAR extends youth baseball registration deadline

SPAR extends youth baseball registration deadline

Shreveport Public Assembly and Recreation's Athletics Department announces that its registration deadline extension for 2013 youth t-b all, machine pitch, softball and baseball leagues for girls and boys age 4-12 (age cutoff is March 31 of the current year.)

Holiday in Dixie to host first BBQ cook-off

Holiday in Dixie to host first BBQ cook-off

The Holiday in Dixie Ambassadors Club will host the inaugural Holiday in Dixie BBQ Cook-Off from 3 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 20 in the riverfront area of Festival Plaza in downtown Shreveport.

Admission is $10 and includes three BBQ sample tickets. Additional sample tickets may be purchased for $1. Proceeds raised at the event will benefit the Holiday in Dixie Senior Essay Scholarship for Caddo and Bossier Parish students.

Cinderella Project to host first prom dress giveaway

Cinderella Project to host first prom dress giveaway

With the average cost of a prom ticket approaching $60, buying a dress, shoes, a purse and accessories can add up.

That's why a volunteer group called The Cinderella Project has set up its first dress giveaway in Shreveport. The event will run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.

CCAA Head Start accepting enrollment applications

CCAA Head Start accepting enrollment applications

The Caddo Community Action Agency, Inc. Head Start Program is now accepting enrollment applications for the 2013-14 school year for children betweeen ages 3-5 and living in Caddo Parish. Children with disabilities are encouraged to enroll.

Enrollment applications for Head Start will be screened the second week of May. Applicants applying after the screening process will be placed on the prioritized waiting list.

SPAR announces Spring Break Camps

SPAR announces Spring Break Camps

Shreveport Public Assembly & Recreation announces Spring Break Camps to be held from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from March 25 - 29 at each of its 15 community centers.

SPAR announces free etiquette lessons for girls

SPAR announces free etiquette lessons for girls

The Shreveport Public Assembly & Recreation (SPAR) Bilberry Park Community Center will host a “Pretty Girls Rock!: Etiquette Lessons for Girls” from 4 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, at the center located at 1902 Alabama Street. 

BPCC presents Black History Month events

BPCC presents Black History Month events

Bossier Parish Community College announces events scheduled for Black History Month, including a gospel music tribute and a literary read-in: