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Welcome to Shreveport, Louisiana.
Shreveport, Louisiana, is the third largest city and the third largest metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Louisiana.
Shreveport is the commercial and cultural center of the Ark-La-Tex, the area where Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas meet.
Silky-smooth Red River in Shreveport, Louisiana. Photo by everythingshreveport, December 2006
The town was founded in 1836 by the Shreve Town Company, a development corporation established to start a town at the meeting point of the Red River and the Texas Trail. The Red River was cleared and made newly navigable by Captain Henry Miller Shreve, who commanded the United States Army Corps of Engineers. A 180-mile (289 km) long natural logjam, the Great Raft, had previously obstructed passage to shipping. Shreve used his specially-modified riverboat the Heliopolis to remove the logjam. The company and the village of Shreve Town were named in Shreve's honor.
Shreveport was once a major player in United States oil business and at one time could boast Standard Oil of Louisiana as a locally based company. The Louisiana branch was later absorbed by Standard Oil of New Jersey. In the 1980s, the oil and gas industry suffered a large economic downturn, and many companies cut back jobs or went out of business. Shreveport suffered severely from this recession, and many residents left the area.
Today the city is a busy metropolitan city, hosting various riverboat casinos, and it is second only to New Orleans in Louisiana tourism.
The Red River Revel is a yearly event featuring local music, food and entertainers, drawing in hundreds of thousands of individuals from across the tri-state area. Other annual festivals include Mudbug Madness, a celebration of the crawfish; Holiday in Dixie; and the Louisiana State Fair. Shreveport hosts the NCAA football Independence Bowl each December.
The Gardens of the American Rose Center (42 acres) are botanical gardens dedicated to rose varieties, as well as the home of the American Rose Society (founded 1892). The gardens include some 20,000 rose varieties, arranged in gardens such as ones featuring the newest rose hybrids, All-America Rose Selections, miniature roses, single petaled roses, etc. Taken together, the gardens are described as the largest park in the United States dedicated to roses.
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Local daily news in Shreveport:
Shreveport releases road work list for week
Shreveport's Office of the City Engineer has announced street inconveniences and closures for the week.
Pheasants Open Championship Series Tuesday
The Sioux Falls Fighting Pheasants will open the 2010 American Association Championship Series this Tuesday in Shreveport, LA against the Shreveport-Bossier Captains.
Woman faces attempted-murder charge
A Shreveport woman is accused of trying to kill her boyfriend during a domestic dispute.
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Places of interest:
Bossier City, LA (6.5 miles), Blanchard, LA (11.5 miles), Red Chute, LA (13.0 miles), Greenwood, LA (13.4 miles), Stonewall, LA (14.3 miles), Eastwood, LA (15.2 miles), Benton, LA (15.8 miles), Haughton, LA (18.7 miles).
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Hotels in Shreveport
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Sheraton Shreveport Hotel
1419 E 70 ST - Shreveport, LA, US 71105
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Fairfield Inn Shreveport
6245 WESTPORT AVENUE - Shreveport, LA, US 71129
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Days Inn Shreveport Arpt
4935 W. Monkhouse Road, Shreveport, LA 71109 US
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Super 8 Lodge Shreveport
5204 MONKHOUSE DRIVE - Shreveport, LA, US 71109
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Red Roof Shreveport
7296 GREENWOOD ROAD - Shreveport, LA, US 71119
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Courtyard Shreveport
6001 Financial Plaza Shreveport La 71129
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Howard Johnson Express
2610 CLAIBORNE AVENUE - Shreveport, LA, US 71103
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Comfort Inn Shreveport
9420 HEALTHPLEX DRIVE - Shreveport, LA, US 71106
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Best Western Richmond Suites Hotel
5101 Monkhouse Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, 71109
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Best Western Chateau Suites
201 LAKE STREET - Shreveport, LA, US 71101
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Travelodge Shreveport
2134 Greenwood Road, Shreveport, LA 71103
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Sam's Town Hotel & Casino
315 Clyde Fant Parkway
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Residence Inn Shrvprt Arpt
4910 West Monkhouse Shreveport La 71109
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Hampton Inn Shreveport Airpor
5226 MONKHOUSE DR - Shreveport, LA, US 71109
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Howard Johnson Shreveport La
4901 GREENWOOD ROAD - Shreveport, LA, US 71109
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Holiday Inn SHREVEPORT-I-20-DOWNTOWN
102 LAKE ST. - Shreveport, LA, US 71101
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Holiday Inn SHREVEPORT-ARPT(FINANCIAL PLZ)
5555 FINANCIAL PLAZA - Shreveport, LA, US 71129
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Holiday Inn Express SHREVEPORT-AIRPORT
5105 WESTWOOD PARK DRIVE SHREVEPORT, LA 71109
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