Downtown Shreveport
Downtown Shreveport is a riverfront casino strip pretending to be a CBD, and most nights the pretense wears thin. Sam's Town, Margaritaville, and the Bally's barge hum along the Red River; the streets behind them carry the courthouse, a thinning office vacancy rate, and Artspace's stubborn cultural footprint. The Strand still books touring acts. Texas Street still goes dark after eleven. For renters, the trade is honest enough: cheap loft conversions, walkable lunch, and the lowest cost-per-square-foot of any Louisiana downtown worth naming, paid in noise from the I-20 ramps and a nightlife economy tilted toward slot revenue rather than residents.
Downtown Shreveport by the numbers
Downtown Shreveport runs male-heavy, about 62% men to 38% women.
Median individual income in Downtown Shreveport is about $18,200.
Louisiana registers voters by party, and the metro’s anchor parish, Caddo (Shreveport), is about 44% Democratic to 29% Republican - though Bossier Parish across the river leans more Republican.
The median renter in Downtown Shreveport pays about $730 a month.
About 1,300 Downtown Shreveport residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Hilton Shreveport
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Sci-Port Discovery Center
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The Noble Savage
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The Missing Link
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Shreveport Water Works Museum
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Abby Singer's Bistro
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The Glass Hat Cafe
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10/10 Bar & Lounge
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Tiki Bar & Grill
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Auditorium
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Laugh Out Loud
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Spring Street Historical Museum
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Central Station
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The Vintage
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Scooter's Coffee
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Mae & Co
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Ashley’s Tiers of Love
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Lake Street Bar
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Allure Ultra Lounge
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Uptown Bar & Lounge