![]() It's now in the planning and fundraising stage, but if Pamoja's current site is any indication the Anna Street site should do Allendale proud, the group's supporters say. "We also will have a community garden there and a mural fence, where we will put panels where artists can come and do murals," she said.Ĭompletion is way off, she said. It also will house a small arts library, with a core of 2,000 books donated to Pamoja, she said. It will serve as an artists residence, an art studio, our executive headquarters and as a cultural research center." We're trying to show the neighborhood what can be done. ![]() ![]() "We plan to restore this house, using all 'green' materials and all 'green' contractors. Washington High School, that we're turning into a green initiative," says el-Amin, who came to Shreveport from the West Coast to care for an ailing parent and stayed. "We have this house over on Anna Street, behind Booker T. In 1974 the loose-knit group reorganized as the Pamoja Art Society, gaining a charter in 1977 and in 1990 moving from Sprague Street to the current 3806 Linwood Avenue address. and Roosevelt Daniels leagued with their art students and a handful of fellow professional artists to display works at the corner of Sprague and Douglas streets in the Allendale-Ledbetter Heights district. Pamoja - a Swahili word that means "coming together" – started in the 1960s when artists Henry Price, Jessie Pitts Jr. The nonprofit society, which now operates out of a renovated strip mall on Linwood Avenue just south of Tulane Street, catty-cornered between Forest Park Cemetery to the east and the rapidly rising Northwest Louisiana Regional Crime Lab to the north, plans to have an Allendale presence soon, says its executive director, Jameelah el-Amin. He earned those honors by leading all defenseman in goals (16), game-winning goals (two), shots (165), and was second among defensemen in points.The Pamoja Art Society, at well over 40 years old Shreveport's senior black cultural arts entity, plans to have a growth spurt like a teenager soon, at a time when most folks are eying retirement. He adds leadership having served as a team captain his senior season with Middlebury College and he has two years of experience in the SPHL."įollowing a rookie campaign in 2014-15 in which he scored 33 points and was a +10 in 56 games as a defenseman, Belisle was named to both the SPHL All-Rookie team and the All-SPHL First Team. ![]() "Louis is a highly motivated player who is driven to succeed at the professional level. "With Belisle's addition, we have added versatility and an offensive threat," said new Ice Flyers head coach Kevin Hasselberg. In those 20 games, he had two goals, one assist, 17 PIM, and a -6 plus/minus rating. He also spent significant time in the ECHL playing in a total of 20 games split between the South Carolina Stingrays, Wheeling Nailers, and Fort Wayne Komets, where he was coached by former Ice Flyers head coach Gary Graham. In 30 games with Columbus last season, he had 12 goals, 15 assists, 59 penalty minutes (PIM), and a -7 plus/minus rating. He spent the majority of the last two seasons with the Cottonmouths. "I've heard great things about the organization, fans and the Pensacola community."īelisle, a Repentigny, Quebec resident, joins the Ice Flyers for his third season as a professional. "I'm looking forward to joining the Ice Flyers," said Belisle. The Pensacola Ice Flyers gained another player Tuesday with the signing of former Columbus Cottonmouths winger Louis Belisle.
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