Shreveport-Bossier Black Restaurant Week Promotes Local Business

Red River Radio | By Chuck Smith

Published October 19, 2021 at 9:31 AM EDT

Credit Courtesy: SB Black Restaurant Week

Courtesy: SB Black Restaurant Week

EFFORT TO STIMULATE LOCAL ECONOMY- The Shreveport-Bossier African American Chamber of Commerce has organized a special event focusing on local Black restauranteurs and promoting their cuisine. Shreveport-Bossier’s Black Restaurant Week kicked off yesterday and according to Brittany Dunn – Chairwoman of the Shreveport-Bossier African American Chamber, the goal is to help stimulate local business.

"We still have a lot of African-American minority businesses, especially restaurants that are still struggling due to Covid-19 and we really want to make an economic impact in their businesses this week," Dunn said."

Brittney Dunn, Chairwoman for Shreveport-Bossier African American Chamber of Commerce

More than twenty Black restaurants and food trucks are participating. Some are familiar but there are a number who are new to the local food scene. Shreveport-Bossier Black Restaurant Week will run through Saturday October 23rd, and if you’d like to learn which restaurants are participating you can go : ShreveportBlackRestaurantWeek.com.

Many restuarants will offer a $10 lunch special and $20 dinner special.

Credit Courtesy; Lil Animals Crawfish and Seafood Facebook

Courtesy; Lil Animals Crawfish and Seafood Facebook

Shreveport-Bossier Black Restaurant Week hopes to stimulate the local restaurant economy among minority-owned businesses.