As Shreveport moves forward on Fair Grounds Field demolition, costs to take down the dilapidated ballpark are higher because state law requires protection of a protected bat species infesting the facility. (more…)
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Fair Grounds Field Could be Demolished
Shreveport, LA’s Fair Grounds Field, a former affiliated minor league and independent baseball home, could be demolished under a bond proposal that will go before voters in November. (more…)
Reevaluating Fair Grounds Field after 25 years
It was once the very model of a modern ballpark, but 25 years later Fair Grounds Field is showing the effects of time and a less-than-aggressive maintenance budget, as Shreveport evaluates the future of the home of the Shreveport-Bossier Captains (independent; American Association). Built for $3.5 million, Fair Grounds Field was designed to be a […]