SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - SporTran is reserving seats for Rosa Parks on all its buses to mark the 70th anniversary of her refusal to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Ala.

Parks sat on a bus seat in Montgomery on Dec. 1, 1955, a pivotal point in the Civil Rights Movement. At the same time, Shreveport’s MLK neighborhood formed its neighborhood association.

SporTran partnered with the MLK Neighborhood Association to celebrate both anniversaries together. The transit authority and the neighborhood association are being honored for their contributions to the city.

Members of the MLK Neighborhood Association took a moment to reflect on the decades of progress being made.

“Yes, we have made progress. Lots and lots of progress. I enjoyed it. I had flashbacks when I walked on the bus,” said W

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