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Shreveport 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. [7]
1973 - Shreveport metropolitan area Added Webster Parish; 1977 – Pioneer Heritage Center and Spring Street Historical Museum founded. [24] 1980 – Population: 205,820. [22] 1981 – General Motors plant begins operating in Shreveport. 1983 - Shreveport metropolitan area Removed Webster Parish; 1986 Roman Catholic Diocese of Shreveport ...
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]
Founded: January 18, 1838: Named for: Caddo Native ... The city of Shreveport is the economic and cultural center for the tri-state region of the Ark-La-Tex ...
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.
The Shreveport-Bossier area is shining with community leaders and for 2024, we decided to shed a light on a few people who are working in the community to make a positive impact.
City of Shreveport faces budget deficit in 2025. KTAL Shreveport. Ya'Lisha Gatewood. November 13, 2024 at 10:02 AM. ... City leaders also talked about where savings can be found.
The eight-woman, four-man jury unanimously found Ray, 25, of Shreveport guilty-as-charged of second-degree murder. The 40 minutes of deliberation ended the weeklong trial.