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Shreveport

American

[shreev-pawrt, -pohrt] / ˈʃrivˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt /

noun

a city in NW Louisiana, on the Red River.

Shreveport British

/ ˈʃriːvˌpɔːt /

noun

a city in NW Louisiana, on the Red River: centre of an oil and natural-gas region. Pop: 198 364 (2003 est)

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"This is a tragic situation - maybe the worst tragic situation we've ever had in Shreveport," the mayor added.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Southern Methodist University worked because my grandmother, Mary Lou, lived in nearby Shreveport, La., and my Aunt Patti lived in Dallas, close to SMU’s campus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Following the global success of Netflix’s “Sean Combs: The Reckoning,” its executive producer, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, plans to invest $124 million in a new production campus in Shreveport, La.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

Amazon’s Shreveport, La., warehouse runs with 25% fewer humans, ships 25% faster and costs 40% less per package.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 12, 2025

He had left the New Orleans Police Department in 2005 and was living in Shreveport, Louisiana.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

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