Difference between revisions of "Shreveport"

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==Notable people==
 
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*[[Douglas F. Attaway, Jr.]], publisher of the ''[[Shreveport Journal]]'' from 1957 to 1976
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*[[Douglas Attaway]], general manager and president of the e''[[Shreveport Journal]]'' prior to his death in 1953
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*[[Douglas F. Attaway, Jr.|Douglas Fisher Attaway]], publisher of ''The Shreveport Journal'' from 1957 to 1976
 
*[[John Richard Ballard]], judge
 
*[[John Richard Ballard]], judge
 
*[[Jack Barham]], photographer for ''The Shreveport Times''
 
*[[Jack Barham]], photographer for ''The Shreveport Times''
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*[[Rick Edmonds]], state representative from Baton Rouge; native Shreveporter and former resident
 
*[[Rick Edmonds]], state representative from Baton Rouge; native Shreveporter and former resident
 
*[[Herman Farr]], civil rights activist
 
*[[Herman Farr]], civil rights activist
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*[[Dolph Frantz]], former managing editor of ''The Shreveport Journal''
 
*[[Jerry Gaw]], historian; resided in Shreveport, 1978-1983
 
*[[Jerry Gaw]], historian; resided in Shreveport, 1978-1983
 
*[[Alexander Banks George]], state senator, mayor of Minden, and circuit court judge based in Shreveport in mid-19th century
 
*[[Alexander Banks George]], state senator, mayor of Minden, and circuit court judge based in Shreveport in mid-19th century

Revision as of 02:28, February 25, 2018

Shreveport is the third largest city in the state of Louisiana, with a 2000 population of 392,302 in 2000.[1] Located in the northwestern corner of the state, Shreveport is near the point where Louisiana meets Arkansas and Texas. The city is named for Capt. Henry Miller Shreve, a riverboat captain credited with clearing a major logjam on the Red River in the 1830s; this action allowed trade to flourish in the region. Barksdale Air Force Base, headquarters of the 8th Air Force, is located across the Red River in Bossier City. The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress and the Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II are the primary aircraft at the base, which opened in 1933. Shreveport was also a major oil business center and Standard Oil of Louisiana was based in the city until it was absorbed into Standard Oil (Esso) of New Jersey. Shreveport is the home of Louisiana State University in Shreveport (LSUS), Centenary College, Southern University at Shreveport, and Louisiana Baptist University.

History

Shreveport weathered the Great Depression better than most towns. The city's civic improvement projects, begun in the 1920s and completed by 1930, helped to sustain the optimistic view that prosperous times awaited. Transportation and educational improvements, supported by federal dollars, continued even in hard times. The Chamber of Commerce waged a publicity campaign to boost retail sales and project optimism. The Chamber also established a farmer's market and lobbied for state road funds. Construction at Barksdale Field, at the time the largest airfield in the world, began in 1931. Barksdale provided jobs and injected cash into the local economy.[2]

Shreveport sports

In the 1990s, Shreveport had a professional football team, the Shreveport Pirates, from the Canadian Football League. The Pirates, like all of the American CFL teams, had folded by 1996. Shreveport was a potential city to temporarily house the NFL's New Orleans Saints after Hurricane Katrina, but they instead played at San Antonio and at LSU Stadium in Baton Rouge. The Saints would play the Dallas Cowboys in Shrveport during the 2006 NFL preseason.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ [1] 2000 Census
  2. ↑ Tom R. Thomas, "A Look at Shreveport's Reaction to the Great Depression, 1929-1935," North Louisiana History 1995 26(4): 125-145.
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