SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) – A portion of Highway 173 in Shreveport is one step closer to bearing the name of a local icon who served in the Civil Rights Movement as a pioneer for change.
Highway 173 is on its way to being named for Dr. Harry Blake, Pastor Emeritus of the historic Mount Canaan Baptist Church of Shreveport.
State Representative Joy D. Walters (D, District 4) authored House Bill 129. The bill designates a portion of Highway 173 as the “Dr. Harry Blake, Sr. Memorial Highway.”…