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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.
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).
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]
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 ...
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
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Founded in 1836 and incorporated in 1871, Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. The city is the parish seat of Caddo Parish. A portion of east Shreveport extends in to Bossier Parish because of the changing course of the Red River. The city of Shreveport has a mayor-council government.