![Jay Whatley](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2017/12/Screenshot_771.png?w=300&q=75)
Jay Whatley
![Jay Whatley](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2017/12/Screenshot_771.png?w=300&q=75)
![You Should Get Your NYE Fireworks in Shreveport ASAP](http://townsquare.media/site/181/files/2020/11/Fireworks.jpg?w=980&q=75)
You Should Get Your NYE Fireworks in Shreveport ASAP
I'm really writing this more for me, because I am a notorious procrastinator.
![Louisiana Shows Large COVID-19 Spike Following Holiday Week](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2021/12/attachment-GettyImages-1329618176.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Louisiana Shows Large COVID-19 Spike Following Holiday Week
Sadly, our state is showing a large spike in COVID-19 cases.
![Take a Peek Inside Phoenix 2.0 Ahead of Grand Opening](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2021/12/attachment-FedePhoto.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Take a Peek Inside Phoenix 2.0 Ahead of Grand Opening
Well, it's finally here; The return of a Shreveport nightlife legend.
![Shreveport’s Trent Taylor Set to Start for Bengals on Sunday](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2020/09/GettyImages-1088551720.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Shreveport’s Trent Taylor Set to Start for Bengals on Sunday
The Shreveport native will make his Cincinnati Bengals debut with a starting role this Sunday.
![The Sad Truth: One in Five Louisiana Kids are Hungry](http://townsquare.media/site/757/files/2020/04/GettyImages-947812534.jpg?w=980&q=75)
The Sad Truth: One in Five Louisiana Kids are Hungry
As a father of two Louisiana kids myself, this troubling statistic shook me up tonight.
![Shreveport’s Phoenix Officially Announces Opening Date](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2021/12/attachment-269472805_10166289073555436_8265504571732548285_n.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Shreveport’s Phoenix Officially Announces Opening Date
Phoenix (minus the Underground) has officially announced their grand opening.
![Could Omicron Variant Affect Mardi Gras in Shreveport?](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2020/02/Mardi-Gras-parade.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Could Omicron Variant Affect Mardi Gras in Shreveport?
I can't even begin to express my extreme sadness at even the thought of COVID wrecking another Mardi Gras.
![Mudbugs Return with Daddy-Daughter Date Night This Weekend](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2021/12/attachment-137282822_10165049109365436_2201816260321300324_n-e1611724834108.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
Mudbugs Return with Daddy-Daughter Date Night This Weekend
The last time we saw our boys in town, they put up two shut-outs in back-to-back nights.
![The Barksdale Bubble is Just Showing Off at This Point [PHOTO]](http://townsquare.media/site/182/files/2021/12/attachment-195371237_314225430262038_3865420447246011037_n.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
The Barksdale Bubble is Just Showing Off at This Point [PHOTO]
Recently, I stumbled across an astonishing look at our favorite Shreveport-related conspiracy theory: The Barksdale Bubble.
![Louisiana Pacing to Over 900 Traffic Fatalities in 2021](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2020/08/Wrecked-Car-Arthur-tussik-via-YouTube.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Louisiana Pacing to Over 900 Traffic Fatalities in 2021
It has been a bad, bad year for Louisiana drivers.