City of Shreveport

City of Shreveport is a locality in Caddo, Louisiana. City of Shreveport is situated nearby to the hamlet Cynthia Park, as well as near Hollywood.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Independence Stadium and Hirsch Memorial Coliseum.

Independence Stadium

Stadium

Photo: AllisonFoley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Independence Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. Formerly known as State Fair Stadium and Fairgrounds Stadium, the municipally owned stadium is the site of the annual Independence Bowl post-season college football game, first held in 1976 as the Bicentennial Bowl.

Hirsch Memorial Coliseum

Stadium

Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hirsch Memorial Coliseum is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Shreveport, Louisiana, designed by the late local architect Edward F. Neild Jr. who, with his father in 1937, had designed the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum in Shreveport.

Fair Grounds Field

Stadium

Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fair Grounds Field was a baseball stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, located next to Independence Stadium on the Louisiana State Fair Grounds just off Interstate 20.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shreveport.

Shreveport

Photo: Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau, CC BY 2.0.

Shreveport is the largest city in Northern Louisiana, part of the twin city metro of Shreveport-Bossier City, and is considered the principal city in the three-state region known as the "Ark-La-Tex." It has about 188,000 residents, and is in the area of the state designated as the Sportsman's Paradise.

City of Shreveport

Type: Locality with 199,000 residents
Location: Caddo, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.466° or 32° 27′ 58″ north

Longitude

-93.7958° or 93° 47′ 45″ west

Population

199,000

Elevation

236 feet (72 metres)

Open location code

8648F683+CM

GeoNames ID

7318118

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