Festival Plaza — Attraction in Shreveport

This was the Mudbug Madness festival . It is an annual thing based on the mudbugs (crawfish)and they have plenty of the crustaceans . There is also music , much of it is zydeco and cajun (I don't even know if there's a difference)but not exclusively southern Louisiana type music . There are also lots of food booths and trucks . Most of the food is cajun but they have fair style things like fungus(funnel)cakes. To go with the bugs they sell enough beer to float a riverboat down the Red River .

I volunteer at many events since I retired . Good way to go to festivals on my limited income , get out of the house , and enjoy being around people . HEY! Retirement ain't all it's cut out to be if you don't have the means to enjoy it . Anyway , I do like doing positive things that involve the community .

Enough of me !

This is a great annual event in this city ! I have to say that some people are trying to bring up the country's opinion (and the world for that matter)of Shreveport . Since I was young friends wanted to leave . I defended Shreveport , saying people are the same everywhere . I have experienced troubled times here . I was born and raised in Shreveport. I left but came back several times .

I do really appreciate that there are those who want to advance the city to the world . In my opinion that is being gone about backwardly(I'm familiar with this because I was breech birth). Don't clean the pig and put a ribbon on it . The pig naturally will go back to the mudhole . Please deal with the internal problems , then the outward will...

I was a performer with #lumpygritsartistry. We performed on the Depot Stage. The Stage manager was kind and helpful with sound check and making sure that we had what was needed. After the performance, my friends and walked around the plaza. The stands were interesting. There were other performances and we enjoyed the concessions. You have to purchase tickets before buying any concessions. I am not sure the price of tickets. Entrance to the Festival is 5.00 per person. The entertainment varies from stage to stage. Tonight, I will see my daughter belly dancing with the Gem Dance Company. Enjoy the concessions everyone. I highly recommend the Loaded Fries from Dripp Donuts. The donuts are great also. My friend enjoyed the Natchitoches Meat Pie from another stand. The Funnel cake was delicious, also. If you enjoy Festival food, any stand will be there. Don't care about calories, you will...

I enjoyed the outing and the music but I made a really bad mistake I choose a BQ plate and it was the worse plate I have every had in my life the whole plate was terrible the meat was so tuff it almost pull my teeth out!!! And the potato salad OMG I don't know what that was and those bake beans I don't know what they where either I wasted 10 tickets. I will spare the name of these people but if you brought a plate you know who I am talking about. But the revel was nice they did a great job with art's and crafts for the kids .The only problem you will have is if you don't go early you want have a parking spot and you will have to park far and pay 10 dollars @ the most for parking. They do have restrooms and they are handicap friendly the event is handicap friendly and there not to many handicap...