FREE INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME EARNERS
Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010 2:11pm

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Claim your Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), have your returns prepared & E-Filed for free and receive up to $5,666 additional cash back.

 

You can even open up a bank account for direct deposit at NO COST to you – TO GET YOUR MONEY BACK FASTER AND SAFER.  (At participating VITA sites.)

 

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Assistance Programs Still Available
Wednesday, Aug 19, 2009 6:00pm

IF YOU ARE IN NEED, OR NEED TO KNOW WHO TO TURN TO FOR SOME OF THE NEEDS LISTED BELOW, DIAL 2-1-1 TO CONNECT TO THESE RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY - TODAY!


*Severe Weather Alert Devices for Elderly, and Disabled

*Emergency Food (MRE's) for those who have NONE, and meet the Income Eligibility Criteria

*Children's Clothing for those in need and whose Family meets the Income Eligibility Criteria


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4th of July 2009 Independence Day Festival Events
Friday, Jul 03, 2009 9:22am

SHUTTLES

Drop off upper level of Crockett between Market & Spring

Pick up from Mall St. Vincent (by Dillard's)

Shuttles run from 4:30pm-10:30pm

PROHIBITED ITEMS

• No personal fireworks
• No pets allowed
• No glass bottles allowed
• No weapons
• No personal pop-up tents allowed

Fireworks launch at 9:20pm from a barge in the middle of the Red River. Boats must be moved from the area by 7:30pm or they'll be towed. Boat launch gate will be locked at 8pm.

Independence Day Festival Events

Friday, July 3rd:

Dark-Movies & Moonbeams "Space Cowboys" @ Riverview Park

Saturday, July 4th:

8:30am - Firecracker 500 run begins at Mall St. Vincent

Noon - SPAR Cheerleading Group performs @ Louisiana Boardwalk

2:00pm - 3:00pm - Appearance by Shreveport-Bossier Captains Mascot @ Louisiana Boardwalk

2:30pm - 4:00pm - Chocolate Crocodile's "Monster Apple Eating Contest" @ Louisiana Boardwalk

• Contest #1 - 2:30pm - 3:00pm:  Children's Contest
• Contest #2 - 3:00pm - 3:30pm:  Local Media Contest
• Contest #3 - 3:30pm - 4:00pm:  General Public Contest      

4pm - Streets close (Shreveport)

• Clyde Fant from Stoner to Milam
• Crockett from Market to Clyde Fant
• Commerce from Milam to Crockett
• Lake from Spring to Union Pacific lot

4:30pm - 6:00pm - Ben Jenkins performs @ Louisiana Boardwalk

4:30pm - 10:30pm Shuttle Service to & from Mall St. Vincent to Festival Plaza

5pm - Jennifer Dowd Vocal Concert @ Riverview Park

5:45pm - Robert Ivey & Crossroads perform @ Riverview Park

6:30pm - The Aces Band performs @ Riverview Park

6:30pm  to 9:00pm - Emma Meeks Band performs @ Louisiana Boardwalk

7pm - Percy Sledge & The Aces Band perform @ Riverview Park

8:15pm - Ken Kreft reads the Declaration of Independence @ Riverview Park

8:30pm - Centenary Summer Concert Band performs @ Riverview Park

9:20pm - Fireworks

9:45pm to 11:00pm - Emma Meeks Band performs @ Louisiana Boardwalk

Children's Area

Temporary Tattoos

Patriotic Blow Paintings

Star Spangled Sparklers

Hats Off to America

Bossier Arts Council @ Lousiana Boardwalk in the grassy area next to the hotel

• Face painters
• Bossier Fire Department repelling demonstrations from ladder truck
• Event t-shirt sales
• Inflatable

Louisiana Boardwalk

• Under the bridge
  • Water gun tag inflatable
  • Water basketball game
• Roving Clowns/Balloon Artists
• Fortune Tellers
  

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