Robin,
Thanks for the info about Shreveport being near where the Sookie Stackhouse novels are based.  I'm a big fan of True Blood and I really need to make time to read the books, because for me books are always better.  So thanks for the interesting info.  :-)


Alicia,  hope you're having a great time finding lots of fun things to do!

Go to a wildlife rescue center and help clean up some birds!

Dratsss, I go to school in Tyler,TX which is a little over an hour away! If only it wasn't summer.. :/ However, as mentioned above, there really isn't much to offer in that area. Good people, but not very many food options. If you have time to make a trip to Tyler there is a pretty neat wildlife refuge camp called Tiger Creek.. Have a fun time though and good luck!!

Alicia, you have to try Eartheral, it is such a wonderful place and the owners are dolls. they are an elderly couple that have been running it for a while!!! They make a daily special which is usually vegan. For my birthday my husband asked if they would make me a vegan cake and they were excited to do it but he ended up wanting to make it special for me so he told them never mind. There is a really coolart place downtown which usually has local art. There is an independent theatre across the street from the art place and they have an awesome bistro which usually the chef will do what he can to creat vegitarian/vegan dishes. My husband and i would love to meet you if you are not busy while you are in town. We are 3 months into being flirts. We eat vegan at home and when we go out we try our best but sometimes we have to settle with being vegitarian. We love our new lifestyle and so does our 3 year old. just yesterday we went to eat dinner and my mom joined us she got chicken and he looked at her and said "Nonnie i dont like eating chickens" She looked at him and said yeah i know. anyways you have helped change our lives and for that we are greatful!!!  Thanks

are u close to Venice . .they are trying to stop the flow of offshore oil leaks ..u all know about that catastrophe  ..but maybe visiting the locals would be a life time experience ..

Wish I would have checked this ealier. Shreveport is my old stomping ground. There are several cafes and little mom and pop places outside of centenary college off of East King's HWY that are veggie friendly.  Also, there used to be a place called the green pickle off of Line Avenue if you head south from East King's Hwy. It was pretty good from what I remember. Of couse, the last time I lived in Shreveport was over 8 years ago.  I'm originally from Natchitoches, which is an hour south of Shreveport off of I-49. My friend Oona runs a vegan store called A Natural Affair there. If you ever head back that way, run down to Natchitoches. It's a pretty cool place and Veggie Friendly.

If you ever head to Omaha, there are plenty of great places here too! :)

I recently, this last week, took a trip to Colorado. I was somewhat disappointed to discover there were not an abundance of vegetarian/vegan restaurants on my trip (?) what to do? What I figured out along the way is that most restaurants DO accomodate the plant-based eater. Along the way each place we stopped at had several 'veggie' choices on the menu or would happily make substitutions for me. How great was that! I do want to make a couple of recommendations for a good meal, in Steamboat CO we had a fabulous breakfast/lunch at Winona's and the most fantastic Portabello Mushroom dish at The Crags in Estes Park. 
While the idea of the Food Network having a vegan cooking show is long overdue I think that if they were to incorporate more vegan dishes into their existing shows we would actually see them becoming more accept by the mainstream, just a thought...

Hey Alicia,

I know your Shreveport call out was many months ago, but I was born and raised in Shreveport, so  I thought I'd still reply in case you film another movie there some day.  If you're there filming again, you DEFINITELY need to eat at Earthereal-- and not just because I worked there for many years, ha.  :-) It's a great vegan-friendly lunch spot.  Also vegan-friendly is Sunshine Health Foods, a mini-grocery store/restaurant.  And, if you have some time off and want to explore the area a little, I think you'd really like visiting the Chim Haven.  It's a sanctuary that provides lifetime care for chimps who have been retired from the medical and entertainment industries.  It's really great! Here's the link to their website: www.chimphaven.org

I know Shreveport isn't the most exciting (or veg-friendly) place, but if you do a little searching, you can find some pretty great things!