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Calcasieu, Vernon and Shreveport Railroad: KCS: 16.50 miles 1880 1897 Kansas City, Shreveport and Gulf Railway: Reference note: [3] Central Louisiana and Gulf Railroad: CLGR 1981 1987 MidLouisiana Rail Corporation: Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad: RI, ROCK RI 183.43 1947 1980 Central Louisiana and Gulf Railway, South Central Arkansas ...
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 Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway (May 1, 1901, to December 31, 1926) was chartered as the Vicksburg, Shreveport, & Texas Railroad Company with an east and west division [1] on April 28, 1853, to be a link, via a transfer boat, between Vicksburg, Mississippi, Shreveport, Louisiana, and points west.
Shreveport Central Station is a historic train station in Shreveport, Louisiana. It was built in 1910 by the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad, a railroad that was eventually acquired by the Kansas City Southern Railway. (However, the KCS used Union Station ever since 1909.)
Shreve City is the area of Shreveport located between the Shreveport-Barksdale bridge and East Kings highway. Shreve City currently houses the neighborhoods of Shreve Island, Broadmoor, and South Broadmoor; between these small neighborhoods is the newly remodeled Shreve City shopping city which includes a new Wal-Mart Super Center, Burlington Coat Factory and other small stores.
KEEL-FM had its original construction permit issued on July 14, 1966, as the FM counterpart of KEEL, which it has always been co-owned with. [2] In preparation of the new FM station's sign-on "around Jan. 1, 1969", construction began in October 1967 on a new 7,800-square-foot, three-story building in downtown Shreveport to house KEEL and KEEL-FM.
Although Dexter was successful from the beginning, Alfond tired of being controlled by a few large customers and decided to go into the "branded" business. [citation needed] He developed a line of shoes under the Dexter name, hired a sales force and began selling to independent shoe stores across the country.