About Shreveport

Shreveport and its sister city, Bossier City on the Red River offer hospitality with southern style. The southern style is apparent in the many attractions, festivals, art galleries, museums and food. 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. With a population of 250,000 (> 400,000 MSA), Shreveport is the hub of northwest Louisiana.

Manufacturers include communications and electrical equipment, fabricated metal, refined petroleum, oil-field machinery, chemicals, and motor vehicles. Barksdale Air Force Base, located in Bossier City is important to the city's economy, as are the health care industry and casino gambling.

Institutions of higher education include Centenary College of LA, Louisiana State University in Shreveport, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, and Southern University at Shreveport.

Map of Shreveport

Arial view of LSUHSC