Visit Shreveport-Bossier will award $100,000 for business ideas that significantly impact local tourism. The initiative is part of the Destination 318 initiative’s $100K Tourism Challenge, a partnership between Visit Shrevepor-Bossie and the Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program (EAP), a division of BRF (Building our Region’�s Future). Applicants have until March 27, 2026 to apply for the program, which includes a series of workshops. After these workshops, participants will pitch their ideas to a panel of judges, who will award them $100k to six businesses. The public will also vote on the business ideas, with an additional $2,000 added for the People's Choice Award.