Shreveport, Louisiana

**Shreveport** ( ), officially the **City of Shreveport**, is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It has a population of 187,593 in 2020. It is the third most populous city in Louisiana (after New Orleans and Baton Rouge). It was founded in 1836 where the Red River meets the Texas Trail (now Interstate 20) and US Highway 80. The history of this city it was first adapted by the Caddo.

During the American Civil War, Shreveport was the capital of Louisiana from 1863–1865. The capital moved here after, first, Baton Rouge, and then Opelousas each fell under Union control. The city was a Confederate stronghold throughout the war and was the site of the headquarters of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederate Army. Isolated from events in the east, the Civil War continued in the Trans-Mississippi theater for several weeks after Robert E. Lee's surrender in April 1865, and the Trans-Mississippi was the last Confederate command to surrender, on May 26, 1865. Confederate President Jefferson Davis attempted to flee to Shreveport when he left Richmond but was captured en route in Irwinville, Georgia.

## Other websites

- City of Shreveport official website
- National Weather Service Shreveport office

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Shreveport
- **settlement type**: List of municipalities in Louisiana, City
- **named for**: Captain Henry Miller Shreve
- **image flag**: Flag of Shreveport, Louisiana.png
- **flag size**: 118px
- **image shield**: Coat of arms of Shreveport, Louisiana.png
- **map caption**: Interactive map of Shreveport
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision type2**: List of parishes in Louisiana, Parishes
- **subdivision name1**: Louisiana
- **subdivision name2**: Caddo Parish, Louisiana, Caddo, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, Bossier
- **established title**: Founded
- **established title1**: Municipal incorporation, Incorporated
- **leader title**: List of mayors of Shreveport, Louisiana, Mayor
- **leader name**: Tom Arceneaux (Republican Party (United States), R)
- **leader title1**: City Council
- **area total km2**: 319.46
- **area total sq mi**: 123.35
- **area land km2**: 279.20
- **area land sq mi**: 107.80
- **area water km2**: 40.27
- **area water sq mi**: 15.55
- **area metro km2**: 6987.8
- **area metro sq mi**: 2698
- **elevation m**: 46 to 77.1
- **elevation ft**: 154 to 253
- **population total**: 187593
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population density sq mi**: 1740.23
- **population urban**: 288,052 (US: List of United States urban areas, 140th)
- **population density urban km2**: 615.0
- **population density urban sq mi**: 1,592.8
- **population metro**: 393,406 (US: List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 140th)
- **population rank**: Caddo Parish, Louisiana#Communities, 1st in Caddo Parish
List of municipalities in Louisiana, 3rd in Louisiana
List of United States cities by population, 137th in United States
- **population demonym**: Shreveporter
- **postal code type**: ZIP Code, ZIP codes
- **postal code**: 71101-71109, 71115-71166
- **area code**: Area code 318, 318
- **website**: [https://www.shreveportla.gov shreveportla.gov]
- **timezone**: North American Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: −6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: −5
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standards, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 22-70000