SHREVEPORT TRIVIA
Captain Henry Miller Shreve, who was responsible for clearing the Red River of a logjam, founded in Shreveport in 1839.
Shreveport and Bossier City have a combined population of 350,000 and African Americans comprise about 51% of the metro area population.
Elvis Presley got this professional start on the Louisiana Hayride, which was broadcast from the Municipal Auditorium.
Chimp Haven, the first chimpanzee sanctuary, will house 900 retired laboratory chimpanzees.
Shreveport relies on Claude the Cajun Crawfish to predict the party weather for Mardi Gras. He’s never gotten it wrong, because the penalty is a pot of gumbo for Claude.
Barksdale Air Force Base is located in Bossier City. It was the military base from which President George W. Bush first addressed the nation after the 9-11 attacks.
Famous residents of the Shreveport metro area.
Eddie Robinson
As coach at Grambling State University, he won more college football games than anyone!
Doug Williams
All-star quarterback at Grambling; 1st Black Quarterback to win a Super Bowl; the head Grambling coach who followed Eddie Robinson
Huddie “LeadBelly” Ledbetter
Famous Blues guitarist
C.C. Antoine
The first Black Lt. Governor of Louisiana
Spencer Stevens
Founder of the 1st African American school in Coushatta River Parish
Pete Harris
An early Black entrepreneur in the region
Tarver Brothers
Made significant contributions to the development of Shreveport
Johnnie Cochran
His boyhood home is here
Robert Parish
Former NBA All-Star center
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