About Sci-Port Discovery Center
Sci-Port Discovery Center is a 92,000-square-foot science and entertainment center located on the beautiful downtown Shreveport riverfront. We are made up of Louisiana’s Science and Space Center (LSSC), Power of Play (PoP) Children’s Museum, Gallery of Intrigue, and Louisiana’s only IMAX® Dome Theatre, the Goodman IMAX Dome. LSSC includes over 200 hands-on exhibits, interactive programs and demonstrations, and the Sawyer Space Dome Planetarium. PoP is a kid-sized Shreveport-Bossier where kids ages 8 and under can learn through the power of play. Sci-Port is a member of the Association of Science-Technology Centers, the Association of Children’s Museums, and the LA Space Consortium.
Dianne M. Clark
Executive Director
Our Mission
Sci-Port Discovery Center provides a fun, immersive environment for people of all ages to explore and actively engage in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Sci-Port serves to spark curiosity and inspire a passion for lifelong learning by utilizing hands-on, scientific discovery activities.
Sci-Port presents more than 75 Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Louisiana Grade Level Expectations (GLE)
Sci-Port’s strong partnerships with school systems, effective collaborations with community organizations and outreach throughout all parishes in the state, and diverse public/private support have established the science center as a cornerstone in the economic and educational development of the southern region and a leader of informal science education in the state of Louisiana. Sci-Port also serves as the Louisiana Board of Regents’ Region 7 Northwest LaSTEM Innovation Center, to collaborate & support numerous STEM-based opportunities for our area.
2024 Board of Directors
Kade McDonald
Chairman, Board of Directors
Commercial Relationship Banker, Origin Bank
Russ Allsup
Argent Financial Group
Wealth Strategist
Krystle Beauchamp
Caddo Parish
Communications Manager
Keith Burton
Caddo Parish Public Schools
Chief Academic Officer
Dr. Angelique Feaster Evans
Southern University Museum of Art, Shreveport Coordinator/Mahogany Ensemble Theatre
Sarah Giglio
Gilmer and Giglio
Attorney
Chad Hill
Performance Operating Partners
Chief Operating Officer
Lecie Israel
Community Volunteer
Hallie McHalffey-Breithaupt
Chemistry Hair Salon
Owner
Ian McElroy
McElroy Metal
President
Trent Millican
EisnerAmper
Partner
Bonnie Moore
City of Shreveport
Community Development Director
Connor Peterson
Keith D. Peterson & Co. Inc.
Producer
Dinero Washington
SporTran
Chief Executive Officer
David Watters
Morris & Dickson
VP of Finance
2023 Advisory Board
Sonja Bailes
Bossier Parish Schools
Public Relations Liaison
Waynette Ballengee
Ballengee Foundation
Kristi Gustavson
Community Foundation of North Louisiana
Sylvia Goodman
Community Volunteer
Randi Hroch
Sid Potts
Executive Assistant
Jimmy Jones
Axom Development
President
John R. Norris
LSUHS – ITG
Associate Director
J. Edgerton Pierson Jr.
BWOR Law Firm
Susannah Poljak
Attorney
Rocky Rockett
Greater Bossier Economic Development Foundation
Executive Director/President