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Shreveport (/ ˈ ʃ r iː v p ɔːr t / SHREEV-port) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana.It is the third-most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge.The bulk of Shreveport is in Caddo Parish, of which it is the parish seat. [4]
The Third Treaty of San Ildefonso in 1800 restored French control of New Orleans and Louisiana, but Napoleon sold both to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. [55] Thereafter, the city grew rapidly with influxes of Americans, French, Creoles and Africans. Later immigrants were Irish, Germans, Poles and Italians.
The largest municipality by population in Louisiana in 2020 is New Orleans with 383,997 residents, and the smallest is Mound with 12 residents. [1] The largest municipality by land area is New Orleans, which spans 169.49 sq mi (439.0 km 2), while Napoleonville is the smallest at 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km 2). [7]
Orleans Parish: 071: New Orleans: 1807: One of the original 19 parishes. Today coterminous with the City of New Orleans. Named after Philippe, Duke of Orléans, the regent of France 364,136: 350 sq mi (906 km 2) Ouachita Parish: 073: Monroe: 1807: One of the original 19 parishes. The Ouachita Native American people 157,568: 633 sq mi (1,639 km ...
Louisiana State Route 1 (LA 1) was one of the 98 original state highways that were established in 1924. It was signed for the Jefferson Highway, an auto trail that ran from New Orleans to Winnipeg. LA 1 curved through the entire state, spanning from Shreveport through Alexandria and Baton Rouge to New Orleans, ending south
The 25 United States statistical areas and 64 parishes of the State of Louisiana [a] Combined statistical area [1] 2023 population (est.) [3] Core-based statistical area [1] 2023 population (est.) [3] County 2023 population (est.) [3] New Orleans–Metairie–Slidell, LA–MS CSA: 1,340,591 1,282,613 (LA) New Orleans–Metairie, LA MSA: 962,165
Shreveport becomes a city. [4] Daily Shreveport Times newspaper begins publication. [6] Crisp's Gaiety Theater built. [8] 1873 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 ...
New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railroad: MP: 1910 1916 New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway: New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway: MP: 1916 1956 Missouri Pacific Railroad: New Orleans and Western Railroad: SOU: 1895 1901 New Orleans Belt and Terminal Company: North Louisiana and Gulf Railroad NL&G, NLG 1906 1987 MidLouisiana Rail Corporation