SHREVEPORT, La. — Community members gathered Sunday to discuss plans to restore the Asian Gardens in downtown Shreveport.
The meeting, organized by Shreveport Common at the Emmet Hook Center for the Performing Arts, brought together residents and longtime supporters of the garden to share ideas on how to bring it back to the thriving destination it once was.
The Asian Gardens is the only garden of its kind in northwest Louisiana. Once known for its colorful landscape and cultural significance, the space has been affected by years of weather damage and aging infrastructure…