Shreveport during the Civil War was a complicated place during one of our country's most complicated times. The legacy left behind still bears victories and scars, pride and defeat.
When he traveled from the farmlands of Mooringsport to Shreveport's rough and rowdy red light district as a young boy, Huddie Ledbetter began his transformation into the folk music legend "Lead Belly."
The history and legacy of baseball in Shreveport serves as a symbol of a better past and a rallying cry for the direction of a community. Is America's pastime just our past, or a lesson and catalyst for our future?
