Shreveport

American  

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

noun

1. a city in NW Louisiana, on the Red River.

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Shreveport British  

/ ˈʃriːvˌpɔːt /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

“My goal is to turn Northwest Louisiana into the premier destination for film, music, and live entertainment on a national scale. All Roads Lead to Shreveport.”

From Los Angeles Times

The cash has lifted spirits and boosted business in Minden, a city of roughly 12,000 people located about 30 minutes east of Shreveport, La.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Shreveport, La., he’s developing a studio complex for film and TV productions.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Whit Davis, from Shreveport, Louisiana, told the BBC that he had been on and around Bourbon Street since the beginning of the evening.

From BBC