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At forty-four, Aulds on December 31, 1969, married 20-year-old Katherin B. Aulds in Harrison County, Texas. [11] Katherin Aulds was a florist for twenty-five years until she became a funeral home owner after completion of the course in mortuary science at Southern University at Shreveport. Their son is James Linard Aulds (born c. 1972). [12]
Joshua Logan (1908–1988), Broadway director of South Pacific and Mister Roberts; born in Texarkana, Texas, but raised in Shreveport. Dottye Dimple Brown Mason (1920 – 2003), was working as a stewardess when she was noticed for her looks and demeanor, which led to a role in the 1947 Jimmie Davis film "Louisiana."
Joe Hall, la la and Cajun musician; Pike Hall Jr. (1931–1999), judge from Shreveport; Rusty Hamer (1947–1990), child actor; Henry E. Hardtner (1870–1935), lumberman, conservationist, politician, founder of Urania; John Spencer Hardy (1913–2012), lieutenant general in the United States Air Force
Leycester Doyle "Leslie" Aulds [a] (December 28, 1920 – October 13, 1999), also known as "Tex" Aulds, was an American professional baseball catcher. He appeared in three major-league games, all for the 1947 Boston Red Sox .
The city's proximity to the nearby cities makes it North Louisiana and the Ark-La-Tex's transportation hub. Shreveport is the parish seat of Caddo Parish. Portions of the city extend into neighboring Bossier Parish, bordering Bossier City. Shreveport sits on a low elevation overlooking the Red River. [53]
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Louisiana that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register; or are otherwise significant for their history, their association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.
Overton Brooks, late U.S. congressman from Shreveport (D) [35] Edwin S. Broussard (Class of 1896), former United States senator, 1921–1933 (D) Chad M. Brown, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Iberville and Assumption parishes, effective 2016 [36]
The old parish church traces its origin to the year 1902, when a group of Jesuit priests arrived in Shreveport to establish and staff a new parish and high school for boys. [4] The parish's first rector was Fr. John F. O'Connor, S.J. By 1924, building a larger church was deemed necessary for the growing congregation. [5]