Admin December 31, 2024
Fat Calf named one of USA TODAY’s best restaurants of 2024 – Video
Take a look inside Fat Calf in Shreveport, LA, named one of USA TODAY’s best restaurants for 2024
Check out the top stories that impacted readers in 2024. This year was full of economic development and restaurant news in northwest Louisiana, from a local restaurant being recognized in the 2024 USA TODAY Restaurant of the Year list to Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson making an impact in the economic scene of Shreveport.
Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson
In April, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson entered into an agreement with the City of Shreveport to lease the city-owned production studio Millennium Studios for 30 years at a yearly rate of $2,400.
This revitalization of Millennium Studios is expected to have a cascading effect on job creation, attracting talent to the area and contributing to the overall economic resurgence of Shreveport.
Olympic skater Oksana Baiul
Olympic Gold medalist Oksana Baiul posted on video on social media of her ice skating in her Shreveport backyard on Monday, Jan. 16.
Her post said, “when you moved to #Shreveport and have sadly been deprived of ice beneath my golden blades for almost 2 years…and you are planning your exit…God opens up the sky and blessed us with private ice in our backyard.”
USA TODAY Restaurants of the Year 2024
Fat Calf Brasserie in Shreveport made USA TODAY’s list of best restaurants in the country.
The USA TODAY Restaurants of the Year 2024 list featured 47 restaurants from fine-dining establishments to counter-service seafood shacks.
Fat Calf Brasserie was chosen because of its celebration of the great tradition of French neighborhood eateries but with an eclectic spin that honors its Southern roots.
‘The Chosen’
Under secrecy, the largest crowd-funded production ever filmed an iconic scene in Shreveport.
The scene was shot at the Louisiana Wave Studio, a unique state-of-the-art computerized wave-making facility in Shreveport. It is designed to create a variety of water effects for production. Films such as “The Guardian” and “Noah” were filmed in this tank.
Regions Bank Building
On Aug. 21, Southwestern Electric Power Company posted on the entrances of the two Regions Bank buildings at 301 and 333 Texas Street a notice of electricity cut off.
The original cut off was for Monday, Aug. 26, but, according to Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell, that cut off was extended to Thursday, Aug. 29.
On Aug. 27, SWEPCO announced that the cut off had been eliminated after the buildings made efforts to resolve the billing issues.
Makenzie Boucher is a reporter with the Shreveport Times. Contact her at mboucher@gannett.com.
