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Dallas-Shreveport railway in operation. [8] [1] Yellow fever outbreak. [1] [11] 1879 – Shreveport Daily Standard newspaper begins publication. [6] 1880 First Presbyterian Church built. [8] Population: 8,009. 1886 – Grand Opera House built. [8] 1887 – Shreveport Waterworks Pumping Station built. 1890 Shreveport Library Association formed. [12]
The Louisiana Film Prize has spurred the creation of over 200 short films shot in Shreveport and Northwest Louisiana by filmmakers from around the world since its inception in 2012. As of 2023, G-Unit Film and Television, which has recently undergone renovations, serves as the primary filming location for projects involving 50 Cent.
In late 2018, Shreveport was named the "worst place to live in Louisiana" and in 2019, the worst place to start a career. [6] [7] On January 16, 2020, Advanced Aero Services planned to open a facility at Shreveport Regional Airport, with an estimated 1,000 jobs by the end of the decade. [8] [9]
The Mayor of Shreveport officially announced that both Krewe of Centaur Parade and the African American History Parade will take place on the same day, Oct. 24, 2023.
With live music, events and being in the epicenter of the Krewe of Highland parade, Marilynn's is truly a hallmark of Shreveport. Its menu includes red beans and rice , crawfish etouffee and po ...
A map showing the geographical extent of the Plaquemine cultural period and some of its major sites. Map of the Caddoan Mississippian culture and some important sites. The Mississippian period in Louisiana saw the emergence of the Plaquemine and Caddoan Mississippian cultures. This was the period when extensive maize agriculture was adopted.
Louisiana's Legislature has approved a new congressional map that adds a second majority Black district with boundaries stretching from Baton Rouge to Alexandria to Shreveport, ending two years of ...
Quartermaster Supply Unit during Louisiana Maneuvers. The Louisiana Maneuvers were a series of major U.S. Army exercises held from August to September 1941 in northern and west-central Louisiana, an area bounded by the Sabine River to the west, the Calcasieu River to the east, and by the city of Shreveport to the north.