About Shreveport, Louisiana

Founding of Shreveport, Louisiana

Shreveport, Louisiana, was founded in 1836 by the Shreve Town Company, a corporation established to develop a town at the juncture of the newly navigable Red River and the Texas Trail, an overland route into the newly independent Republic of Texas and, prior to that time, into Mexico.

Landmarks

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. One of these is the McNeill Street Pumping Station, an 1887 waterworks plant that is still in use and is the unique example of its type in the nation. It is listed on the National Historic Landmarks list, the highest level of national historical designation. Also located in metro Shreveport is Barksdale Air Force Base, the largest bomb base in the world, which opened in 1933 as Barksdale Army Air Field.  It is also a national landmark.

Shreveport-Bossier serves as the trade and cultural center of the 200-mile radius extending into Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas, known as the Ark-La-Tex.

From Louisiana Downs, one of the nation's largest thoroughbred racetracks, to the American Rose Center, North America's largest park dedicated to the rose, and three dockside riverboat casinos - Shreveport-Bossier offers a gamut of activities and opportunities to delight visitors and residents alike.

Hollywood South

Apart from residents and visitors, the city of Shreveport has been also greatly appreciated by many film directors who numerously have used the area as a set for film productions. In fact, the state of Louisiana is often referred to as Hollywood South and it is ranked only behind in New York and California in volume of film production.

If you’ve been searching for a great place to raise a family, start a business, or just spend some free time, you’ve come to the right place.... welcome to Shreveport!

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