▁Saturday . ▁ ▁Inter state ▁ 3 0 ▁passes ▁through ▁Tex ark ana ▁on ▁the ▁north . ▁Loop ▁ 1 5 1 ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁forms ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Tex ark ana ▁Loop , ▁a ▁three - qu arter ▁loop ▁around ▁the ▁west , ▁south , ▁and ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁tw in ▁cities ▁with ▁I - 3 0 ▁comple ting ▁the ▁loop ▁on ▁the ▁north . ▁Inter state ▁ 3 6 9 ▁shares ▁the ▁western ▁portion ▁of ▁Loop ▁ 1 5 1 . ▁Inter state ▁ 4 9 ▁is ▁a ▁newly ▁constructed ▁inter state ▁cor rid or ▁on ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁which ▁connect s ▁Tex ark ana ▁to ▁Sh re ve port , ▁Louisiana . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁ ▁Joe ▁Anderson , ▁NFL ▁wide ▁receiver ▁ ▁Miller ▁Bar ber , ▁gol fer ▁ ▁J esse ▁Bel vin , ▁singer , ▁pian ist , ▁and ▁song writer ▁ ▁J . B . ▁Bob o , ▁mag ician ▁ ▁Ben ▁M . ▁Bog ard , ▁cl erg yman , ▁founder ▁of ▁American ▁Bapt ist ▁Association ▁in ▁Tex ark ana ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁ ▁Will ie ▁Buch anon , ▁football ▁player ▁ ▁Mel vin ▁B unch , ▁baseball ▁player ▁ ▁David ▁Crow der , ▁music ian ▁ ▁Robert ▁E ale y , ▁electric ▁bl ues ▁singer ▁ ▁Carl ▁Fin ch , ▁music ian , ▁founder ▁of ▁Bra ve ▁Com bo ▁ ▁O ci elia ▁Gib son , ▁Miss ▁Black ▁USA ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁winner