re: What can you tell me about Shreveport?

Home is where you make it

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term, Shreveport is a city that is dying as more and more people move off into the surrounding ares in Bossier/S. Shreve. I don't see that trend changing, and the city has not really seen any kind of development that would buck that trend.

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You sound like someone that hasnt been here in a while. I had the same impression, but since moving back I was pleasently surprised at the downtown resurgence, bossier downtown is in the middle of a major overhaul, and some more restaurant variety (non-chain).

That being said, I am knocking on 40 and have no clue if I would like it if I was 25, single, and gay like the op

My time there wasn't too long ago. I agree that they are trying to get some things done downtown, and they were when I was there. With that said, Shreveport downtown has the same chicken and egg problem that a lot of smaller to midsize metro areas have in revitalizing a downtown in regards to which comes first...commercial or residential. People want certain commercial features to live there such as a gas station (which amazingly downtown didn't have one close by), grocery store or a decent drug store. However, those same businesses want people to be living downtown so they can sustain business. They both require the other to a certain extent. This doesn't take into account that the downtown area had an issue with homelessness and crime at times too.

Agreed that Bossier has seen a lot of development, but I think most young folks prefer to live in central cities and places like Bossier and S. Shreveport are more for people with families. So maybe a more accurate description of Shreveport/Bossier area is that it is probably a decent place to raise a family depending on where you live, but it won't necessarily be the most exciting place for a young single person.

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texag7

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Will be my first job out of college.

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Holy shite this makes so much sense. I finally understand why your posts are so terrible. You're a child. Now I feel bad for constantly laughing at you.

I mean, I don't feel bad, but still.

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I ate at a Mexican place that cooked tacos on a truck outside the restaraunt and then brought them inside, don't remember the name of it. They were the best tacos I've ever had and were $2 apiece.

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That was probably Taqueria La Michoacana A/K/A "The Taco Truck". It's on Youree Drive (Hwy 1).

Ki Mexico is good, but they don't have any $2 tacos.

It's a really nice place to live and raise kids. I've got family there and they love it. If you're a single man there's plenty of places to grab a beer and plenty of beautiful women.

I'd prefer Lafayette, north shore, or Baton Rouge....but I could probably live in Shreveport.

If I were 10 years younger, my answer would be different. Shreveport is a very small, traditional southern town. I think the Lafayette metro area will surpass the Shreveport metro area in size if it hasn't already.

It's a shite hole. Crime is insane, there is garbage covering the streets, the roads are full of pot holes, houses falling down everywhere, one of the interstate intersections (can't remember which) is a death trap. It's just an all around terrible city. You're better off moving down I-20 to Monroe, or up I-49 to Texarkana. No amount of money would make me want to live there.

It isn't too bad. I wouldn't want to live there, but I could make it work. About 1/4 or so of the town is nice (you'll have no reason to venture out to the other 3/4).

Post-college, I actually prefer it to all of Louisiana not named New Orleans (or the Metairie/Mandeville surrounding areas).

It isn't a very "open minded" town. It's definitely more of a traditional place. If you don't know anyone, I would be extremely proactive in meeting people. Shreveport, I've found, is cliquish.

Yeah S'port is no different than any mid sized city in the South. You can avoid the crap if you choose to.