St Patrick's Day Parade Shreveport LA

This is the 1st year that this parade has happened here in Shreveport. It was put on by 4Shreveport to benefit an all access children's park for the handicap here in our neighborhood. It started at 10am this morning and circled several blocks. There was not a big turn out and that was a shame. It was really put together well and it was a great family atmosphere. Being irish myself it was hard not to crack open a Guinness at 10am, but hey 11am was not too far away :)

I really hope that they do this again next year and more people come out. At a time when some in this city want to take every Mardi Gras parade and move it to a parkway near the river(which I am totally against) it is nice to know that you can have something in your neighborhood that you can be proud of. Happy St Paddy's day everybody, enjoy your Monday and throw back a couple of Guinness' in honor of the Irish.

And just because this post has nothing to do with food here is a recipe for Guinness Chocolate Milkshakes.

Take one pint of Guinness and reduce it with about a 1/8 cup of sugar till it is a syrup. Place in fridge to cool. Once cooled take about 3 scoops of chocolate ice cream and place in a blender, add a liitle bit of Guinness syrup and about a 1/2 pint of fresh Guinness. Pour and enjoy.

Comments

[Jennifer]

Hi Gourmet,
I saw your post on Shreveport Times' website and wanted to see your photos. I was the parade chairman and am glad you enjoyed Saturday's parade! We were happy with the participation of floats/groups in this year's event and hope it will be even bigger and better next year! I also noticed Ethan and Ann O'Boyle in your photos. Ethan and my daughter are in the same class at Noel. I waved to Ann briefly on Saturday, but didn't get a chance to stop and visit. I was trying to catch up to the front of the parade! Thanks again for coming out and supporting 4 Shreveport. To learn more about our organization, visit www.4shreveport.org.
Regards,
Jennifer LaPierre

[Deborah Dowd]

What a great event and a good cause! Last year I tried Guinness floats, so why not a Guinness shake?!

[jodi messina]

Hello, I found this blog when looking at Columbia Cafe's website. My husband and I moved to Shreveport last July, but we are originally from Austin and lived in New Jersey for some time. We are having a hard time with places to shop. I was hoping you could let me know where you get some of the ingredients for your food around Shreveport. Is there a hidden gem I am missing out on?