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Black Meetings & Tourism April/May 2009: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 89 tainable local meeting and tourism industry. The Crescent City is home to the nation's oldest African-American neighborhood, Faubourg Treme, where two notable architectural landmarks are St. Augustine Catholic Church and the historic home that now holds the New Orleans African American Museum of Art, Culture. Other local Black heritage sites include the Backstreet Cultural Museum, which houses exhibits on Mardi Gras Indians, jazz funerals and second line parades, and the campuses of Xavier University, Dillard University and Southern University at New Orleans. The world-famous French Quarter, with Jackson Square and St. Louis Cathedral at its center, is home to the oldest building in the Mississippi Valley, the Ursuline Convent. The Warehouse Arts District includes the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the Louisiana Children's Museum, Center for Contemporary Art , the National World War II Museum, and a host of art galleries along Julia Street. SHREVEPORT The 350,000-sq. ft. Shreveport Convention Center is the most spacious setting for meetings in this northern Louisiana city nestled on the banks of the Red River. The Multicultural Center of the South, located in the historic Pioneer Building, highlights more than 20 ethnic groups that have contributed to the history and culture of the region. The Southern University Museum of Art Shreveport and the Stephens African American Museum are two notable places that spotlight Black cultural achievements. Other local attractions include the Sci-Port Discovery Center; the shops and restaurants in the Red River District; and gaming at area casinos and horseracing tracks. French Quarter Photo Credit: Greater New Orleans CVB Shreveport-Bossier Skyline Photo Credit: Shreveport CVB