Talk:Shreveport, Louisiana

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General[edit]

Why is the 256th Infantry Brigade article in the Shreveport, Louisiana project? John Ball 19:02, 13 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Why was the picture of Shreveport deleted from the infobox? is this vandalism? 66.196.254.248 15:38, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand why the Caddo Magnet school was redirected. There was no consensus to redirect. It seems to have been deleted at one remove. So much for the idea that we build an encyclopaedia by consensus. Dr Zen 13:18, 26 Nov 2004 (UTC)

If the pictures aren't licensed or given proper attribution, a bot removes them and comments the code out. You can revert the changes and add a copyright template if you have the right to use the images. Arundhati Bakshi 17:06, 3 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I am looking for the citation but I have read recently that Shreveport now has the 2nd largest population in LA as NO has dropped to 3rd post-Katrina. JonathanDailey 23:03, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Schools[edit]

There is way too much detail in the schools section. DJ Clayworth 14:18, 10 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Forgotten in all this is the fact that many major movie companies are now filming in Shreveport after moving north from New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Not only are made for TV movies filming, but feature films such as Mr. Brooks starring Kevin Costner and Demi Moore. The former Shreveport Expo hall has been rented out to movie companies and is in the beginning stages of being renovated as a movie sound stage.

Yes, and "The Guardian" was here in Shreveport.It's great for my citys tourism.

I edited the line about Standard Oil "having it's headquaters in Shreveport." That is not a true statement. Standard Oil of LOUISIANA at one time headquatered in Louisiana, but to say that "Standard Oil" was based in Shreveport is stretching things.

Also, Shreveport was never the "oil capital of the US," although at one time was a major player next to Houston in the oil business.

Shreveport was also the capital of Louisiana in 1963. My teacher just started teaching that.

Economy[edit]

actually shreveport only has 2 casinos and i would like something to be done about the nickname

Also, the Eldorado Casino link directs to a Vegas property.

Neighborhoods[edit]

Transportation[edit]

I am going to start a page on transportation in Shreveport this week. ShreveNewsMan 21:04, 11 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

SporTran article[edit]

A new article on SporTran is created as of today. By the way, I did a google search but I would like to know: is it officially called the Shreveport Area Transportation System by chance? GETONERD84 (talk) 21:00, 13 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

News[edit]

History[edit]

Media[edit]

Culture[edit]

Demographics[edit]

Shreveporters (People from Shreveport)[edit]

Robert Parrish, fomer center for the Boston Celtics, went to Woodlawn High School and graduated from Centenary. Why is he not mentioned?198.23.5.73 15:18, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Added. Jonneroo (talk) 04:39, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This is not ok: "Most importantly, James Cody Ford was born in Shreveport in 1978. He forever changed surgery rotaion of medical school by poineering the use of the daily DRE. He currently lives and smokes his girlfriend Leah." I haven't found any evidence to this person have existed as a person of interest...

I've added avant garde music group The Residents to the list, since they were born and lived in Shreveport until the 1960s. The group was formed in Shreveport as well. Laref 05:38, 27 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Todd Walker is from Bossier City, and is listed as a Shreveporter. I propose that we remove him from the Shreveporters section. Jonneroo (talk) 20:58, 24 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Geography & Climate[edit]

The Louisiana map on the first page of the Shreveport article shows the location of Shreveport incorrectly. It is too far south and in the wrong Parish. Suggest your correct this. 208.116.141.1 (talk) 14:19, 27 August 2008 (UTC) C.C. Phillips[reply]


agreed, please fix —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.107.51.202 (talk) 07:05, 28 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I couldn't find accurate coordinates, but I've managed to adjust it manually so that Shreveport shows up in the correct location on the map. Triradiates 11:37, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Demographics[edit]

External Links[edit]

The Shreveportal (The WikiPortal for Shreveport)[edit]

Shreveport WikiProject[edit]

Fair use rationale for Image:Bossier shreveport mudbugs.jpg[edit]

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Sam Cooke[edit]

I think the entry about Sam Cooke is very interesting. However, I think it is misplaced in this article. I don't think it should be listed as "Notable Shreveporters". Correct me if I'm wrong, but Notable Shreveporters to me means that a person was born or lived in Shreveport. This entry states neither, just a single incident that happen to take place in Shreveport. Can we find another home for this entry? And while we're at it, can we find some verifiable citations as well? Thanks! Jerry G. Sweeton Jr. 19:00, 10 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I will definitely add citations and find the entry a better home. As you've noted, he was not a Shreveporter and so the section isn't quite right. A notable person, yes, but not a Shreveporter. Any other suggestions are welcome. Benjamincuppy 00:01, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cooke was moved to the Twentieth Century history section of the page and is now fully cited. There is no existing historic marker to my knowledge, or I would have attempted to link to that as well. Thanks again for your feedback.Benjamincuppy 17:17, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

UFO SEEN[edit]

Link is Shreveport UFO. This was shot in the Webster Parish area. This is related to the Stephenville, Texas UFO incident. 65.163.113.170 (talk) 08:20, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Other TV and other media incl. 6 and 3. 65.163.113.170 (talk) 08:21, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I removed the UFO section to the article. This did not happen in Shreveport, but in nearby Webster Parish. I don't feel it warrants inclusion into this article. Jerry G. Sweeton Jr. (talk) 12:16, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
This is NOT vandalisim. Fixed errant link. 205.240.144.214 (talk) 23:13, 4 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed it to examine video. 205.240.144.214 (talk) 23:14, 4 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Picture overload![edit]

This is one of the worst cases of picture-philia ive ever seen. This article is littered with pictures, it squeezes the text between the pics in some places. I would recommend evaluating the relevance and merits of each of those pictures to improve readability and the overall appearance of this article. Anon134 (talk) 00:33, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree that there are way too many pictures in this article. Many pictures expand below their relevant sections, and interfere with the formatting of the sections below theirs. After looking over the page quite a bit, I am going to do some cleanup of the pictures and formatting. Due to the low activity of this talk page, I've decided to go ahead and make the changes, rather than waiting for responses here that may never come. I will comment out pictures I remove, so that changes can easily be undone, if necessary. Triradiates (talk) 18:18, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, so I've finished most of the formatting fixes and picture moving/removing. I also did some editing of picture captions, and revised some grammar and sentence structure where needed. I think that the page looks cleaner and less cluttered. Let me know what you all think. =) Triradiates (talk) 19:49, 27 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Metro pop. figure[edit]

The figure of 562,000 appears to be made-up/fanciful...where did it come from?Ryoung122 00:04, 9 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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OPENING[edit]

THE TWO OPENING SENTENCES MAKE NO SENSE. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.226.140.233 (talk) 17:57, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Non-free use of File:ShreveportRegionalAirportlogo.png[edit]

@TheTexasNationalist99: Each use of a non-free file is required to have separate specific non-free use rationale per WP:NFCC#10c. This file has a non-free use rationale for its use in Shreveport Regional Airport, but it doesn't have one for this article. Trying to combine multiple non-free uses into a single non-free use rationale is almost never going to be not considered a separate specific rationale, particularly when the respective non-free uses are not the same. A non-free logo is typically going to be allowed when it's used for primary identification purposes at the top of or in the main infobox of a stand-alone article about the organization is represents; so, using the logo for identification purposes in the article about the airport make sense. The way you're trying to use it in this article, however, is not the same; basically, you're using it as a MOS:FLAGICON to simply link to the airport's article. So, there is not only the problem of the file not having a separate specific non-free use rationale, but there are also issue with WP:NFCC#1 (the link Shreveport Regional Airport without the image is a perfectly acceptable free equivalent to using a non-free image per WP:FREER), WP:NFCC#8 (there's no real reason for the reader to see this file used in this way and no loss in understanding from not seeing it per WP:NFC#CS) and MOS:LOGO. Now, if you still truly feel that the way you want to use this file in this article does satisfy all ten non-free content use criteria, then please provide a non-free use rationale specific to this article and this particular use explaining why and then re-add the file to the article. The file's non-free use in this article can then be discussed at WP:FFD to see if a consensus can be established in favor of it. I'm pretty certain that a valid non-free use rationale cannot be written for this type of use, but others may feel differently. -- Marchjuly (talk) 14:32, 19 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for clarifying. It helps a lot :)--TheTexasNationalist99 (talk) 14:52, 21 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Saggy pants law[edit]

This might be worth mentioning: Steinbuch, Yaron (2019-05-29). "Louisiana city re-evaluates 'saggy pants' law after man's death". New York Post. Retrieved 2019-05-30. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 19:43, 30 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Flournoy[edit]

The community of Flournoy (exit 8 on I-20) shows to now be in the city limits of Shreveport but not listed. -- Otr500 (talk) 12:39, 17 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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You haven't said what you think is wrong with the coordinates in the article, and they appear to be correct (for downtown Shreveport, at least). If you still think that there is an error, you'll need to supply a clear explanation of what it is. Deor (talk) 13:42, 22 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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