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Also known as Downtown Shreveport Historic District. The 145 acres (59 ha) area comprises a total of 181 contributing properties. A first boundary increase took place on May 16, 1997, and a subsequent modification was made on April 29, 2015. [16] [17] 48: Shreveport Fire Station No. 8: Shreveport Fire Station No. 8: June 30, 2000 : 3406 Velva ...
St. Josephis a town in, and the parish seat of, rural Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana, United States, in the delta of the Mississippi River. [2] The population was 1,176 at the 2010 census . The town had an African-American majority of 77.4 percent in 2010.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Louisiana that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on a heritage register; or are otherwise significant for their history, their association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.
The St. Joseph Historic District in St. Joseph in Tensas Parish, Louisiana was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It included 99 buildings, 71 of them being contributing buildings, in an 80 acres (32 ha) area roughly bounded by Panola Ave. and Front, Hickory, 4th, and Pauline Streets in downtown St. Joseph.
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.
The St. Joseph Church-Convent of the Most Holy Sacrament Complex is a historic church complex located at the corner of Lavoisier Street and 7th Street in Gretna, Louisiana. The 2 acres (0.81 ha) area includes: [2] [3] The St. Joseph Church, built in 1926 in Colonial Revival style with Spanish Baroque details. A convent and boarding school built ...
Shreveport was the first city in Louisiana to have Crips and Blood gangs. [144] [145] In 1993, Shreveport hit a peak in murders, with 86 killings. Most of the killings were drug- or gang-related homicides. [146] In 2017, Shreveport was placed 18th on 24/7 Wall St. 's list of "America's 25 Murder Capitals."
Milligan decision dictated a new map to be drawn to be African American-majority; as such, the 4th district contributes parts of Shreveport, half of DeSoto Parish, and most of Natchitoches and St Landry Parishes to the redrawn 6th district, while absorbing Lincoln, Jackson, Winn, and part of Rapides Parish from the 5th. [4]