Moving Company Shreveport
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Locating a moving and storage company in Shreveport, Louisiana
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The third largest city in Louisiana is Shreveport. The city is
118 square miles with 104 square miles on land. The population of Shreveport was 200,145 in
2000 and the metropolitan area had a population of 275,965. Shreveport
is known as "Port City", "River
City" and "Rachet City".
It's also called the "Gateway to East Texas".
The commercial and cultural center for Arkansas,
Louisiana and Texas,
is Shreveport.
Shreveport gets over 50
inches of rain a year. Severe thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail occur in
the spring along with occasional tornadoes. Winter is mild and less than 40
days a year have temperatures below freezing and there is occasional ice and
sleet. Summer is very hot and humid with temperatures over the mid 90's about
30 days a year. The area does have high humidity.
The oil business played major role in the Shreveport economy. The 80's caused havoc in the
economy, so the city has become more diversified. Riverboat casinos are a part
of the economy in Shreveport
and tourism is important to the city. Bossier City
is close by and it has one of the three horse race tracks in Louisiana. The casinos in the
Shreveport-Bossier area include:
- Boomtown
Casino
- Diamond Jacks
Casino (was Isle of Capri)
- Eldorado
Casino
- Horseshoe Casino
- Sam's Town
Casino
Downtown Shreveport has a new
350,000 square foot convention center with a parking garage that accommodates
800 vehicles. Hilton Hotels has a 12 story hotel near the convention center.
Some special events
in Shreveport
include:
- Cinca De Mayo Fiesta Shreveport
- Holiday in Dixie
- Independence Bowl
- Louisiana Film Festival
- Louisiana State Fair
- Mudbug Madness - crawfish celebration
- Red River Revel - yearly music, food and
entertainment event
- Shriner's Circus
For much more information about Shreveport,
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