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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The children ranged in age from three to 11, according to Shreveport police.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith said his heart went out to the entire community.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 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

At the company’s cutting-edge facility in Shreveport, La., robot arms sort packages into carts which are then carried to trucks by machines resembling large robot vacuums.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025

Nor does he bat an eyelash when Scoob requests a gas station stop in Shreveport to deliver hand-drawn cards to a pair of workers that say Thanks for the Anonymous Tip.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

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