Shreveport,
Louisiana resides inside Caddo Parish. The Shreve Town Company founded the city
during 1836.
Although access to
the Red River is attributed to Henry Shreve, the Caddo Indians were the first to
live here.
The 1887 waterworks
is utilizable today.
1944 marked the
beginnings of Barksdale Air Force Base; this base sent B-52 bombers into
Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Shreveport,
Louisiana celebrates the Louisiana State Fair, Red River Revel, Mudbug Madness,
Jazz & Gumbo Festival, Mainstay Independence Bowl, Great Adventure Race, Cinco
de Mayo Fiesta, Artbreak Festival, Rockets over the Red-Fireworks and Holiday in
Dixie.