Blanchard, LA-Imppressive to Californian (Shreveport, Many: income, oil , bedroom)

[imaterry78259]

Just want to let you know that I had visitors from Los Angeles here in San Antonio who father was born in Blanchard. We drove to Shreveport and then to Blanchard. Just wanted the city to know how impressed Californian were of their little city.

[hdwell]

Originally Posted by imaterry78259

Just want to let you know that I had visitors from Los Angeles here in San Antonio who father was born in Blanchard. We drove to Shreveport and then to Blanchard. Just wanted the city to know how impressed Californian were of their little city.

Yes, Blanchard is a clean community with a relatively high annual income for a Lousiiana town or city. It has gotten to be more of a bedroom community in recent years with the Northwood Country Club and developments surrounding it. It is also more German in ethnic make-up. Many residents are employed by Universal Oil Products which makes catalysts for the refining industry. UOP employs a lot of professional degreed people such as Chemists, so its no sweatshop. I spent my youth in the Blanchard area, those were wonderful days!

[imaterry78259]

Are there any German restaurants in the Shreveport-Bossier area

[hdwell]

Originally Posted by imaterry78259

Are there any German restaurants in the Shreveport-Bossier area

Fraid not. You can buy brats and sauerkraut in the grocers, but no eateries. I like German style cooking and would probably like Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, etc. My late father was a native of Ohio and I became acquainted with that food in Amish country. Mamma was a Southerner, but liked some of it. I know Texas hill country has some of those good places.