The third largest city of Louisiana, Shreveport is located in an area that is called "athletic paradise". The abundance of rivers and lakes creates excellent conditions for active recreation. In addition, there is enough casino in Shreveport, so there are enough classes for tourists both for the day and for the night.

How to get to Shreveport

The local airport is in the western part of the city, at the intersection of interstate-20 and interstate-220. For the same interstate 20, it is easy to get to Shreveport by car from Dallas or Atlanta, and on the northern interstate 49 from Alexandria.

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A bit of history

The city was founded in 1836 .by the Shreeve Town Corporation as a hub on the Red River route, which had just become navigable, on the road to the newly independent Texas and what was new for that time to Mexico .During the Civil War, the city was the capital of Louisiana (from 1863 to 1865 .) and a powerful stronghold of the Confederation .By the 20th century the significance of the city was no longer so important for the country, but it remained famous due to the development of jazz and blues: many well-known musicians lived and worked here .In the mid-1990s, .with the advent of floating casinos, Shreveport revived in a tourist sense, and under the "Street Landscape" project many streets of the old center were restored and decorated with stone sidewalks, statues, mosaics and lighting .

Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Shreveport

Once in this area there was enough oil, so that the oil owners settled in Shreveport and built here rich and expensive mansions. Most of these ancient houses were preserved in the Highland quarter, along Fairfield avenue. This is, for example, the residence of Lieutenant-Governor Thomas Baret, the house of Broadway director Joshua Logan, the residence of the former governor of R. Pleasant, as well as the home of mayors, landowners and industrialists.

Pine Wald House, at the intersection of Fairfield Avenue with Kirby Street, was designed by Ed Neild, who was involved in the interior design of the White House under the administration of President Truman. The house was built in 1903 and expanded in 1919. The Great Hague Circus wintered on the territory at one time, and the circus elephant Trilby was buried here.

There are many beautiful churches of different faiths in the city .Be sure to see the Episcopal Cathedral of St. .Mark on Rutherford Street 1954 .built and the first unitary-methodical church on Texas Street, erected in 1913 g ., - it is difficult to miss because of an acute thin spire .It is worth paying attention to the former Episcopal Church of St. .Mark (today - Church of St. .Cross), a historic building, built in 1839 .in the medieval-Gothic style with a powerful rectangular tower .Also beautiful are the memorial unitary-methodological church in Highland, built in 1913 ., and the first Presbyterian church on Jordan Street with a contrasting white and red facade .The most famous and noteworthy is the bright Catholic Church of St. .Trinity in the style of the Romanesque Revival with corner turrets, a portico with a triangular roof and a round window-rosette .

The historic municipal auditorium, built in 1929, is located on the avenue of Elvis Presley. From 1948 to the 1960s. here recorded the famous country music radio show "Louisiana Hayyrid." The first television appearance of Elvis Presley happened here, in the TV version of the show in 1955, and a statue of his was installed in front of the building.

Art Gallery "Norton" stores a collection of American and European paintings, sculptures and decorative art items for more than 400 years. The gallery was opened in 1966 and gained wide enough popularity for its selection of works by artists of the American West, Frederick Remington and Charles M. Russell. The territory of the gallery deserves special attention: it is a landscape garden of azaleas, in which an area of ​​160,000 square meters. more than 15 000 plants were planted.

The gardens of the American Rose Center are dedicated exclusively to these flowers. In this botanical garden the American Society of Roses has arranged the headquarters, and today more than 20 thousand of their varieties are grown here. In the garden, about 65 separate gardens are equipped, including the latest hybrids, miniature roses, one-petal roses, etc. Together, the gardens are the largest pink park in the United States.

The Air Force Museum is located on the territory of the Barksdale airbase. There are about 30 American planes, including both flying fortresses B52 (2BW) and A-10 Thunderbolt. The museum is free of charge.

Shreveport Events

The festival of jazz and blues Highland is held every year on the second Sunday in November from 2003. It is organized in Columbia Park, Highland, and it usually takes around 10 musical groups.

The annual May Festival "Dyksi Weekend" is held in Shreveport since 1949. The program of the festival usually includes a large air show, which is arranged by the Barksdale Air Force Base, located on the opposite bank of the river from Shreveport.

In addition, the film festival of Louisiana short films "Feast on the Red River" is held in the city - the annual autumn art festival, first organized in 1976. The local people call it simply "a feast": there is an atmosphere of fun, traditionally a large mosaic, and play jazz bands. And in Shreveport they are trying hard to revive the tradition of the Mardi Gras parade.

Surroundings of Shreveport

Lake Cross is the main source of water for the city and just a beautiful place with cypress-covered beaches. It is popular among locals for fishing and boating. Two public parks adjoin the shores of the lake, including the Forda park with a beach for swimming, playgrounds, tennis courts and places for large family picnics.

Nekatish is the oldest city in Louisiana, located on the road to Alexandria, about 45 minutes drive from Shreveport .Here one can still see traces of Spanish and French influences, manifested in the old architecture .The city, whose name is sometimes literally read as "Nachitoches" (this is a mistake), is a popular tourist destination, especially in the Christmas season: there are plenty of nice shops in the classical style and old cafes, and at Christmas there is a festival of fireworks .The historical district of Nekatisha stretches along the river Kane and resembles the French Quarter of New Orleans - with cobbled streets, antique shops and characteristic mansions .