Traveling through LA and found a tee time on Golfnow. A good rate for winter time golf. The…read morecourse was in decent condition. It is a challenging layout. Some tight fairways and water comes into play on some holes. We loved the staff. John Mike and Miss Kim were pleasant and helpful. The owner even introduced himself and gave us Ralph and Kacoo as a suggestion for supper. Strongly recommend Northwood Hills and Ralph's.

This is a beautiful course, but when you pay $45 to pay you shouldn't lose your golf ball in the…read morefairway. The grass was so high.. So that was very frustrating. We spent more timing looking for our balls in the fairway then we did playing ..

Parking is limited to the street and I had to park down and around the corner. Short walk from the…read morerestaurant. 11:36 party of 1. I chose to sit at the bar. But table seating was available. After taking a couple minutes to decide. I chose the shrimp poboy. It was delivered at 12:05, with the tails on. Before I could eat, I had to pull them off. It was fantastic. So I guess I'll be okay. By 12:20 I was cashing out lunch for one $20. They issued a 20% discount for my military id.

When in Shreveport on a Monday, your dining options are...limited (unless you fancy a casino…read moredinner, which we did not). So, we ended up here--the only place open that wasn't serving up blackjack with a side of fries. First up: water. Now, if you've never had Louisiana tap water, let me tell you--it tastes like someone steeped a bag of potting soil in it for 12 hours. I was about to blame this restaurant until a little Google dive informed me that most of Louisiana water just tastes like this due to geosmin and MIB (algae bloom byproducts, apparently). Fun fact that nobody asked for, but here we are. Anyway, we pivoted HARD to cocktails. I ordered a Belvedere martini, which was well-made by Dustin but oddly expensive considering this wasn't exactly a swanky downtown hotspot. For dinner: Hubbs went for shrimp fettuccine, and while it was fine, it didn't exactly make us want to write home about it. I, on the other hand, ordered Natchitoches meat pies, thinking they'd be the real deal imported from the famous place there. Oh, how naive I was. Instead, they were sad little impostors, baked instead of fried, and just...meh. Final bill: almost $100 for four drinks and two average entrées. If we're dropping that kinda cash, I'd prefer a meal that didn't require an emergency cocktail switch just to recover from the water.

Nice little casino. Played about 30 minutes before loosing my $10. But it was a nice break.read more

I must have got super lucky last week at that other parade loading party- cuz we scored a spot…read moreimmediately across from the entrance and only had to cross the street. For this one I had to park two blocks away and around the corner. It was most definitely colder and there isn't any indoor/ heated space like the party from a week prior. Also this parade is smaller so less floats. I got a small beer for $3 before learning that the big one was $10 and bottomless. Hey bartender! Where's that up sell? Dang it. Just before I was leaving they built a giant bonfire. Had I been there with any friends I totally could have been talked into a bottomless beer and a chill by the fire. That was pretty awesome.

This was a really nice, though simple cultural outing. Basically you stand around either by the…read morefire place or near the beer/food stand and take in the floats that will be out the next day. Bonus, there are small stands selling MG trinkets. The whole thing is outdoors so do bring a jacket.

The first time I went to this little garden, I took my mom. It was so pretty, and we really enjoyed…read morethe art and sculpture. So when I went yesterday, I expected more. It was a festival after all. I wanted lights and lanterns, and trees lit from the limbs. There was none of that really. And the shows were on a low platform, so watching it above the crowds was a problem for short folks like myself. All in all, I recommend going when you can enjoy the space without the people. For an interesting change of pace, the festival was okay. Lots of food options as well as local vendors. Parking was not an issue. And I even walked around the church while waiting for the fireworks show. (And stopped in Parish Taceaux)

The homeless population has overtaken this area. It is sad how they seem to have No place or…read morechoose to have no place. We did not feel safe to get out and enjoy this beautiful place.

I don't know that this is a venue, so much as an extended lobby area in the entrance of the hotel…read more However, it certainly did the job. First, let me clear something up - they do serve a small gameday menu on Saturday through Monday. It's shown as though it is food cooked by Sam's Town Live, when in fact it is the same food on the menu at Smokey Joe's. Basic bar food selections. They do have some exceptional drink specials. $2 Domestic Bottles and $4 Pitchers. The beer selection for draft is kind of nutty though. When I was there it was Dos X Amber, Blue Moon, Stella, and some odd crafts that the bartender described as "Dark." Not a mainstream Domestic draft in sight. I settled on Stella. They have a bartop with a few small TVs, the seating area I discussed with about 4 small TVs and a projector screen that covers a stage that shows games quite often. The piped in audio is the corresponding audio being played as well. This made my game watching experience enjoyable. Overall, if you want to catch a specific semi-local game, check this place out. They also do live music (mostly cover bands) on weekend nights, and it's all just open seating.

This is one of my annual rites of Spring to where others have vanished (see minor league baseball…read morein Shreveport, the Barksdale Air Force Base Defenders of Freedom Air Show (sigh)) So, really, now this is my only Rite of Spring. And God bless it so. I LOVE Smoking On The Red! This is one of the coolest events in all of this area. If you are an avid cigar afficianado such as I, then this is the place for you!!! Ladies are certainly welcome and encouraged to attend. As a matter of fact, if you are a single female and your friends are single females (even if you don't just love cigars, you should come to this event. There are dudes everywhere. I've always told all the ladies I know on the prowl, you got to go to where the guys are, if you want to find one. Go to where they are most comfortable. There, you will find them in packs. This is a great event as put on by The Tobacco House Inc, and this year, being once again hosted by the lovely environs of The Phoenix Underground in downtown Shreveport. There are cigars galore. Heavy appetizers. Whiskey and Scotch tastings (yes, please!) Live music thia year by Identity Crisis. The event lasts from 5pm to 9pm. Cost is 45 dollars. Buy your tickets in advance at all Tobacco House Inc outlets. You get waaaaay more than your 45 bucks back on this deal. All cigar lovers, male and female, must converge on the Phoenix Underground on Friday, April 5th, for this event!!!!

Me likee. Used to be alot more showy when it was at Expo Hall, but now it's held at the lovely…read moreConvention Center. They used to really pin down some acts for a visit (old Nascar drivers, wrestlers, Playmates, etc.) This next weekend however, Jan 11-13, they will have Mountain Man from Duck Dynasty, some dudes dressed as Darth Vader and a Storm Trooper, and a kid from some Nickelodeon show. They also have tons of cars on display. It's cool. I dig it.