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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.
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]
Shreveport Regional Airport covers an area of 1,625 acres (658 ha) at an elevation of 258 feet (79 m) above mean sea level.It has two asphalt paved runways: 14/32 is 8,348 by 200 feet (2,544 x 61 m) and 6/24 is 7,002 by 150 feet (2,134 × 46 m).
Interstate 220 (I-220) in Louisiana is an east–west bypass route around Shreveport which is in the northwestern corner of the state. It runs 17.62 miles (28.36 km) from I-20 and Louisiana Highway 3132 (LA 3132) in Shreveport to a second interchange with I-20 in Bossier City.
Woman's Auxiliary to the Shreveport Medical Society formed. [20] 1929 – Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium built. 1930 East Texas Oil Field discovered in vicinity of Shreveport. [8] Population: 76,655. 1931 – Shreveport Downtown Airport begins operating. [2] 1933 – U.S. military Barksdale Airfield dedicated. [21] 1934 – Long ...
SIU 15 continues around the south and east sides of the Shreveport area, crossing I-49 and ending at I-20 near Haughton. [3] The project would provide a divided, four-lane, limited-access highway on new location between US 171 near the town of Stonewall in DeSoto Parish, and I-20 near the town of Haughton in Bossier Parish, a distance of approximately 35 miles (56 km).
Mayor From To Party Notes Angus McNeill: 1836: 1839: None: President of Shreve Town Co. John Octavius Sewall: 1839: 1840: Whig: First Elected Mayor William Walton George, M.D.: 1840
Shreveport–Bossier City is the largest economic and cultural center of North Louisiana and the wider Ark-La-Tex region. [5] The Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan region comprises the highest concentration of colleges and universities in the Ark-La-Tex. [6] It is part of the I-20 Cyber Corridor linking the area to Ruston, Grambling, and ...