Projects We Have Done
Erected 50 "Highland Area" signs and 30 "Historic Site" signs.

Worked with the Highland Restoration Association and the City of Shreveport to provide 16 "Highland Historic District" signs bordering the newly expanded Highland Historic District.

Place 39 "Shreveport Green litter receptacles throughout the neighborhood.

Acquired and renovated houses at 105 E. Lister, 407 Washington and 621 Wichita for resale to homeowners

Special PSI-4 "neighborhood sensitive" zoning at I-49 and Kings Highway

Assisted Highland Restoration Association in the rezoning of 22 Highland Area blocks to better reflect current and anticipated land uses.

Placed "gateway" arches at Creswell and Kings Hwy and Gilbert and Marshall.

Advocated Highland Ave. curb, curb sidewalk, catch basin and lighting improvements.

Assisted in obtaining a $750,000 U.S. Department of Justice "Weed and Seed" grant to reduce crime.

Placed historic marker at plaza at the northwest corner of Highland and Marshall.

Initiated "Streetscape" landscaping project on Louisiana Avenue (from Jordan to Stoner).

Co-sponsored "Louisiana Saturday Night Street Dance" with Louisiana Avenue Merchants Association.

Negotiated with Wendy's, McDonald's, Texaco Xpress Lube, Walgreen's, Brookshire's, Advanced Auto Parts and Family Dollar to provide more aesthetically pleasing sites.

Sponsored a $500 home improvement contest, providing  more then 52 grants totaling $26,000 to homeowners. 

Developed program whereby a sticker with a local contact person's phone number is placed on the window of businesses and institutions so local police have a contact to call after business hours.

Publish quarterly newsletter, "Happenings" with a circulation of over 3,000.

Produced 475 Shreveport Flags for distribution throughout Shreveport neighborhoods.

Produced a promotional program that included a 30-second television public service announcement and 10 billboards that identified Highland as a "great neighborhood."

Cosponsored the Krewe of Highland Mardi Gras parade with the Highland Restoration Association.

Acquired funding for "buffer" landscaping on the east side of I-49