4) When you're proud to be an American, you lend your support. These proud mericans were responsible for the beautiful bronze eagle on Clyde Fant Parkway. With their leadership the funds were secured to provide this memorial for those who served our country.

On Jan. 20 at the Shreveport Convention Center, more than 1,200 guests attended the Krewe of Centaur Grand Ball XXVII: A Night at the Library..

The early response 'has been absolutely incredible,' said Jake Wood, the aquarium's director of marketing and public relations. 'We opened on a Wednesday in the middle of the day, and we were packed. We moved into the weekend, and we had lines that were wrapped around the building.'