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Shreveport

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

noun

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


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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"We have hurting families, we have hurting police officers, coroners' personnel," Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux said.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 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

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 • Dec. 25, 2025

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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