Our final first for the amazing month of February is not a person. It is non other… More »
Dr. David Williams II, Executive Officer to the Assistant Medical Center Director at Shreveport’s VA Hospital, is… More »
Judge Carl Stewart made history in 2012 by becoming the first African American Chief Judge of the… More »
Omelia Stewart was appointed Alderman in Oil City in 2017, making history as the first, female African… More »
Mention Freeman & Harris Café’, and two things may come to mind: the delicious, signature sauce and… More »
Jesse N. Stone, Jr. shares several firsts in black history moments. He was a member of the… More »
January 1984, a month for a momentous first in the City of Shreveport. Its when Dr. Maxine… More »
The first African American elected from Caddo Parish since Reconstruction to the Louisiana House of Representatives, Alphonse… More »
The First female and first African American physician to practice in Shreveport, Dr. Sirporah S. Turner, went… More »
2007 marked a year the City of Shreveport will never forget. It was the year the first… More »
