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in Louisiana, the Korner Lounge, has been continuously operating since the late 1930s at the corner of Cotton and Louisiana Avenue. On Marshall Street near the terminus of Cotton Street is the largest of Shreveport's gay and lesbian bars, Central Station. This club is located in the Central Railroad Station of Shreveport, built in 1909, and features a

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showroom upstairs.

External links

Shreveport Philadelphia Center - HIV/GLBT CenterP.A.C.E. - Shreveport (Political Action Council for Equality)Gay & Lesbian Outreach at Centenary CollegeRobinson Film Center (features GLBT movies)
{{American gay villages Gay villages in the United States Geography of Shreveport, Louisiana