Shreveport - Bossier, Louisiana's Other Side

Horseshoe Casino and Hotel - July Promotions

For more information, contact Jessica Oliver / office (318) 741-7800, cell phone (318) 207-7363

JULY 2009 PROMOTIONS

Free Buffet – Thursday, July 9th

It’s Horseshoe’s 15th Anniversary, and we are giving you a free buffet! On July 9th, present your Total Rewards® Card at Village Square Buffet to receive your free 15th Anniversary Buffet. Must be 21 or older to participate. See Total Rewards® for details.

Million Dollar Free Pull – Everyday in July

We’re bringing back the "original" $1,000,000 Free Pull! Visit the Promotion & Events Center to swipe your Total Rewards® Card for your chance to win a free Buffet or cash prizes from $25 to $25,000, plus a chance to win $1,000,000 every day in July! Free Pull promotion is from 11am-7pm Sundays-Thursdays and 11am-10pm Fridays and Saturdays. On Friday, July 3rd, Free Pull will end at 7pm. Must be 21 or older to participate. See Total Rewards® for details.

Bold & Beautiful Giveaway– Saturdays in July

Enter the Bold & Beautiful Giveaway for your chance to win an Escalade or Corvette, others will share $5,000! Swipe your Total Rewards® Card at the Promotion & Events Center from 5-9:30pm to activate your entries. At 10pm, five finalists will compete to win their choice of either a Cadillac Escalade or Corvette Convertible! Finalists must report to the Hotel Pavilion within 10 minutes to qualify. Must be 21 or older to participate. See Total Rewards® for details.

$250,000 Slot Tournament- Thursday, July 23rd – Sunday, July 26th

Celebrate our 15th anniversary in the $250,000 Slot Tournament for your chance to win up to $100,000! Early Bird registration is from 8-11pm on Thursday, July 23rd. Registration is from 6-9pm on July 24th at the Promotion and Events Center. Rounds begin at 10am on July 25th and 26th. Prizes include $1,000 session winners and $100,000 first place. Must be 21 or older to participate and present to win. See Total Rewards® for details.

CMT Crossroads Bar Entertainment –June 2009

7/1 3 Chord Truth 7pm-11:30pm

7/2 DJ Reno 8pm-1:30am

7/3 Hipshot 8pm-1:30am

7/4 Josh Wallace 8pm-1:30am

7/5 3 Chord Truth 8pm-1:30am

7/7 Pro Karaoke and DJ featuring Reno 8pm-1am

7/8 Dixie Tradition 7pm-11:30pm

7/9 Insane Funk Train 8pm-1:30am

7/10 Magnolia Sons 8pm-9:30pm; Sequoyah Prep School 10pm-1:30am

7/11 Magnolia Sons 8pm-9:30pm; Sequoyah Prep School 10pm-1:30am

7/12 Identity Crisis 7pm-11pm

7/14 Pro Karaoke and DJ featuring Reno 8pm-1am

7/15 3 Chord Truth 7pm-11:30pm

7/16 Five Star Iris 9pm-1am

7/17 Five Star Iris 9pm-1am

7/18 Five Star Iris 9pm-1am

7/19 Hipshot 7pm-11pm

7/21 Pro Karaoke and DJ featuring Reno 8pm-1am

7/22 Insane Funk Train 7pm-11:30pm

7/23 Black Water Band 8pm-1:30am

7/24 Roscoes 8pm-1:30am

7/25 Roscoes 8pm-1:30am

7/26 Black Water Band 7pm-11pm

7/28 Pro Karaoke and DJ featuring Reno 8pm-1am

7/29 Hipshot 7pm-11:30pm

7/30 Hipshot 8pm-1:30am

7/31 Magnolia Brown 8pm-1:30am

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. is the world's largest provider of branded casino entertainment through operating subsidiaries. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada nearly 70 years ago, Harrah's has grown through development of new properties, expansions and acquisitions, and now owns or manages casinos on four continents. The company’s properties operate primarily under the Harrah’s, Caesars and Horseshoe brand names; Harrah’s also owns the London Clubs International family of casinos. Harrah's Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its customers through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership. More information about Harrah’s is available at its Web site – www.harrahs.com. Know When to Stop Before You Start®. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-522-4700. © 2009, Harrah’s License Company, LLC.

Shreveport-Bossier, La. -  Multicultural Center of the South Presents the 4th Taste of Culture Fundraiser

Saturday, July 18, 2009

401 Texas Street

6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

$35.00 per person

Celebrate the sights, sounds and tastes of culture. Sample authentic food and wines from around the world. Wine provided by Glazer's. Enjoy live entertainment of local cultural organizations and artists. Silent auction and more!

Debbie Coleman is this year's chairperson. Proceeds benefit MCCS cultural outreach programs.

Tickets are on sale now at the Multicultural Center. Call for tickets at (318) 424-1380, ext. 206. You may also click on the PayPal "Buy Now" icon (left), or purchase online at www.mccsouth.org.

Shreveport-Bossier, La. -  Multicultural Center of the South Presents the 4th Taste of Culture Fundraiser

Saturday, July 18, 2009

401 Texas Street

6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

$35.00 per person

Celebrate the sights, sounds and tastes of culture. Sample authentic food and wines from around the world. Wine provided by Glazer's. Enjoy live entertainment of local cultural organizations and artists. Silent auction and more!

Debbie Coleman is this year's chairperson. Proceeds benefit MCCS cultural outreach programs.

Tickets are on sale now at the Multicultural Center. Call for tickets at (318) 424-1380, ext. 206. You may also click on the PayPal "Buy Now" icon (left), or purchase online at www.mccsouth.org .

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Louisiana Boardwalk

540 Boardwalk Blvd

Bossier City, LA 71111

CONTACT: Ashley Roe, Marketing Manager, 318-752-1455

Georgiou Opens at Louisiana Boardwalk

BOSSIER CITY, LA (June 17, 2009) – The Louisiana Boardwalk is pleased to announce the grand opening of the ladies apparel store, Georgiou on Friday, June 19th. The 2,500 sq. ft. store is located between Papaya and Easy Spirit. This is Georgiou’s first location in North Louisiana.

"The Louisiana Boardwalk is thrilled to have Georgiou at our center", said marketing manager, Ashley Davis. "Georgiou has an exciting mix of women’s apparel, accessories and shoes for our customers to enjoy."

Each Georgiou Collection consists of hundreds of styles that are created by a design team under George Georgiou’s direction in the Georgiou Design Studio in San Francisco. The design team focuses on the feminine figure, ensuring a chic European-inspired style that gives the customer superior fashion and a comfortable fit. Each collection reflects up-to-date color trends, fabrics and contemporary styling, appealing to customers who live both a sophisticated and casual lifestyle. Season to season, pieces can be mixed and coordinated to enhance and build a wardrobe. With over 25 years of manufacturing designs directly with the factories, Georgiou is able to deliver high quality designer clothing at Ready-To-Wear prices.

Louisiana Boardwalk is a development of O&S Holdings, LLC. The Los Angeles based development firm owns over 80 properties in the United States and currently has several under development. The 850,000 sq. ft., Louisiana Boardwalk, features nearly 60 shops and restaurants and is anchored by Louisiana’s only Bass Pro Outdoor World and Regal Cinema’s 14. For more information on O&S Holdings, visit www.osholdings.com or www.louisianaboardwalk.com

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Celebrities to Support Kidney Disease Awareness During

Celebrity Weekend hosted by Stromile Swift and the Swift Foundation

Shreveport, La. – Stromile Swift and The Swift Foundation will host the inaugural Swift Foundation Celebrity Weekend from Thursday, June 25 – Sunday, June 28. The weekend will commence with the Marathon for Mary, raising awareness for individuals struggling with kidney-related issues. Marathon for Mary is in loving memory of Mary Swift, Stromile's mother, who recently passed away after a long battle with kidney disease.

In addition to the walk-a-thon, the foundation will host a series of events: a Meet & Greet Casino Night, the Stro Show Bowling Challenge, a Black and Red Affair after party, as well as the Swift Family Fun Day.

Stromile has enlisted the help of his friends to participate in the activities; which includes music industry veterans Master P, Romeo and Silk the Shocker; NBA players Shaquille O'Neal (Phoenix Suns), Vince Carter (New Jersey Nets), Josh Howard and Brandon Bass (Dallas Mavericks), Rudy Gay, O.J. Mayo (Memphis Grizzlies), Kyle Lowry (Houston Rockets), Earl Watson (Oklahoma Thunder); and NFL player Ronnie Prude (Atlanta Falcons).

Proceeds will benefit Swift Foundation's charitable efforts and the National Kidney Foundation of Louisiana.

Please see link for more details and a complete schedule.

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Registration Begins for 92 Blessings Football Camp

Shreveport, La. – Demetric Evans, defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers, announced on May 11, that registration for the third annual 92 Blessings Football Camp has officially begun.

The camp will be held Thursday, July 2, at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, La. Online registration is available for high school players from grades 9-I2 at www.92blessings.org. Registration forms may also be picked up at all SPAR recreation centers. The charge for the camp will be $50 until June 15, for early bird registration, and $60 until the camp begins on July 2.

See link below for more details.

Sickle Cell is gearing up for its 33rd Annual Softball Tournament

Softball Tournament to raise funds set for July 10 - 12

Shreveport, LA - For 33 years, men and women come with their families from throughout the South, and all over the nation to help the Northwest Louisiana Chapter of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America raise funds. They do this by entering a three-day softball tournament held in Shreveport, Louisiana. The activity kicks off is Friday, July 10, 2009 with the AT&T Home Run Derby.

Sickle Cell is debilitating and a painful disorder that affects red blood cells. It’s a serious health problem that encroaches on the lives of many individuals. Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins of the R&B group TLC is one of more than 80,000 people across the United States living daily with this disease.

The softball tournament helps the local sickle cell organization do its part to help find a cure for, and ease the pain of the sickle cell patients residing in the 10 parishes that make up Northwest Louisiana. Last year’s tourney had to be rescheduled due to inclement weather, so we are asking EVERYONE to come out and support us this year!! The group’s goal is to raise $80,000 this year to support research, education, and sickle cell-stricken people in the community.

The softball tournament will kick off with the AT&T Homerun Derby at Cargill Park, July 10, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.; 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners of the Home Run Derby. Teams will be eliminated from the tournament to be held at Cargill and Southern Hills parks throughout the weekend. Participants play into the wee hours of the morning. No one goes home until the best team wins. Admission is only $5 per car ($2.00 for walk-ins) on Saturday and Sunday and we are asking that the public please use the Wisteria Street entrance to the park.

Herman Vital, Softball Tournament Director estimated that over 200 teams will be competing Friday – Sunday, July 10, 11 and 12, 2009 at Cargill and Southern Hills fields. Teams come mostly from Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and Mississippi. However, there are teams that come from as far away as California, Illinois, Tennessee, and Florida.

"Each year, this tournament grows," said Softball Chairman Roy Burrell. He heads the committee that organizes the event. "The committee has done some things differently and we expect that to directly impact the number of participants and economic impact this event has on Shreveport-Bossier."

All money collected from the tournament helps the 800 local sickle cell patients. These patients come from a 10-parish area in Northwest Louisiana. Through research and education, scientists have been able to determine that the disease doesn’t just affect black people though blacks are stricken more with it. Teams interested in participating in the event or individuals wishing to make a contribution to a worthy cause can call (318) 636-5300, email us at nwlascdaa@bellsouth.net or visit our web page at www.sicklecellnwla.org.

Sample Itinerary:

Explore the Outdoors - Sabine Parish, La.

Weekend Getaway

Day 1

• Check-in to Wildwood Resort or Cypress Bend Golf Resort and Conference Center.
• Tour Hodges Gardens State Park.
• Picnic Lunch at Hodges Gardens.
• Tour Fisher, La. - a great example of a Sawmill Town, which is on the National Registry of Historical Places; Walking tour through the Village of Fisher and a tour of the 17,000 sq. feet Ole Mill Store, which was an old commissary and houses some great antiques and collectibles.
• Fishing for Crappie with Living the Dream Fishing Guide Service.
• Dinner at Fisherman’s Galley located on Highway 6.

Day 2

• Depart for Toledo Bend Dam.
• Visit South Toledo Bend State Park - tour, with a visit to the Learning Center and also a guided Eagle Walk Tour.
• Lunch at Cypress Bend Golf Resort and Conference Center.
• Horticultural Tour of Cypress Bend with Horticulturalist Cathy McCurdy including tour of grounds and golf course.
• Evening golf outing.
• Dinner at Cypress Dining Room.

Shreveport-Bossier, La. - Shreveport’s Downtown Development Authority and ShreveportHappyHour.com have partnered to present Unwind Downtown, a pub and culture crawl, which takes place at downtown Shreveport bars on the third Thursday of each month.

The event is open to patrons age 21 and up. More than 800 pub crawlers have joined in the fun at past events and more are expected to attend.

Registration is 5 p.m.-9 p.m. at Artspace, 710 Texas Street. Participants receive a FREE passport that directs them to participating locations.

Unwind Downtown also is held in connection with the Shreveport Regional Arts Council’s Thursday Night Trolley Express – a free transit to and from various cultural venues to discover downtown through art, history, culture and science. Also on the third Thursday of each month and beginning at Artspace, the TNT Express takes visitors to museums, galleries, historical sites and more, with 20 minute stops from 5 p.m.-8 p.m.

Grab your cash, comfy shoes and join in the fun!

This summer, Burton will present the James Burton International Guitar Festival Aug. 21-23 in Shreveport. The event, themed "A Tribute to Elvis," will feature talent competitions and plenty of live music – including the famed James Burton and Friends Concert – and much more. This year, Burton hopes to break the world record for the most guitars playing the same song at the same time.

The festival was created to help raise money for the James Burton Foundation. The foundation provides music training and guitars to children and young adults in schools, communities and hospitals.

For more information, visit www.JamesBurtonMusic.com.