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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] It extends along the west bank of the Red River into neighboring Bossier Parish.
The meeting will be held in the Government Plaza Chambers located at 505 Travis St. Shreveport, La. As a reminder--you may now view Caddo Commission meetings directly from the homepage of the Parish's website, caddo.gov!
Caddo Parish (French: Paroisse de Caddo) (/ ˈkædoʊ /) is a parish located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Louisiana. According to the 2020 U.S. census, the parish had a population of 237,848. [1] The parish seat and largest city is Shreveport, which developed along the Red River.
Caddo Parish Clerk of Court. 501 Texas Street, Room 103. Shreveport, LA 71101. The emergency fax number is 318-227-9080.
Caddo Parish Profile. Name: The parish is named for the Caddo Native American people. Parish Seat: Shreveport. Statistical Profile.
Shreveport was named the seat of Parish government on October 6, 1840. During the Civil War, Shreveport would serve as the capitol of Louisiana when Baton Rouge fell to Union forces. The last surrender of Confederate forces occurred here on June 6, 1865.
Over the next three years, every Catholic in the Diocese of Shreveport (parishes, schools, apostolates, and families) are invited to be a part of renewing the Church by enkindling a living relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist.
Shreveport, and its smaller sister city, Bossier city (founded in 1884 and incorporated in 1907) together have six historic districts and many landmarks listed on the National Register. In fact, Shreveport is second only to New Orleans among Louisiana cities with multiple historic landmarks.
In 1838, Caddo Parish was created from the large Natchitoches Parish and Shreve Town was designated as the parish seat. Shreveport remains the parish seat of Caddo Parish today. On March 20, 1839, the town was incorporated as "Shreveport". [1]
Shreveport, city, seat (1838) of Caddo parish, northwestern corner of Louisiana, U.S., on the Red River, opposite Bossier City. In 1835 Henry Miller Shreve, a river captain and steamboat builder, opened the Red River for navigation by clearing it of a 165-mile (266-km) jam of natural debris called.