Shreveport, Louisiana

About Shreveport

Set in the northwestern part of Louisiana, Shreveport is a mid-size city counting 176,578 people who proudly call it home. It ranks as the 3rd largest city in Louisiana.

Shreveport holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 108.17 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,632 residents per square mile.

📰 Shreveport News Today

• Amazon Web Services announces third data center in NW Louisiana, sets community meeting date - The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate · Aug 18
• Amazon Web Services announces a third data center campus is coming to Shreveport KSLA · Aug 18
• Amazon to invest $6 billion in Shreveport data center KTALnews.com · Aug 18
• Answering The Call: Safety at High School football games KTBS 3 · Aug 18
• Bossier City Hits 63,259 Residents As Shreveport Continues A 15-year Population Slide News Radio 710 KEEL · Aug 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Shreveport Unique

• One of the 5 largest cities in Louisiana (#3 statewide).
• The only place in America named Shreveport — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Unusually large footprint: 108.17 sq mi of land — bigger than many US counties' seats.
• Positioned in northwestern Louisiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A deep job market and services that draw people from across the region.
• Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Shreveport

• Applebee's — american
• Cheng's Garden — chinese
• Crawdaddy's Kitchen — seafood
• Cub Lounge & Kitchen
• Danh's Garden — vietnamese
• Daq's Wings & Grill — chicken
• Deli-Casino Sandwich Shoppe — sandwich
• Doc's Wings & Things — seafood
• Dough Boys Pizza — pizza
• Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Louisiana State Exhibit Museum · Museum
• Meadows Museum of Art · Museum
• R.W. Norton Art Gallery · Museum
• Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center · Museum
• Shreveport Railroad Museum · Museum
• Shreveport Water Works Museum · Museum
• Spring Street Historical Museum · Museum
• Air U Trampoline Park · Arcade
• Derelict Tram · Attraction
• Marlene Yu Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Shreveport

• A. C. Steere Park reviews ★
• AB Palmer Park reviews ★
• Airport Park reviews ★
• Atkins Park reviews ★
• Barret Park reviews ★
• Bessie D Smith Park reviews ★
• Betty Virginia Park reviews ★
• Bilberry Park reviews ★
• Bill Cockrell Metro Park & Community Center reviews ★
• C. Bickham Dickson Park reviews ★
• C.C Antione Park reviews ★
• Caddo Common Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Shreveport

• Atkins Technology Elementary School
• Blanchard Elementary School
• Broadmoor STEM Academy
• C.E. Byrd High School
• Caddo Heights Math/Science Elementary School
• Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School
• Captain Shreve High School
• Cherokee Park Elementary School
• Claiborne Fundamental Elementary School
• Creswell Elementary School
• Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School
• Eighty-First Street ECE Center
• Fairfield Magnet School
• Linwood Public Charter School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Willis Knighton Medical Center ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent ★★ (2/5 CMS rating)
• Overton Brooks Va Medical Center (Shreveport) ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Specialists Hospital Shreveport
• Intensive Specialty Hospital · Long-term
• Brentwood Hospital · Psychiatric

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Shreveport

🏘️ Nearby Communities