Shreveport is located in Northwest Louisiana.
It is the center of the Ark-La-Tex region where Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas meet.
It is also part of the I-20 Cyber Corridor linking the tech-centered Dallas-Fort Worth, Shreveport-Bossier, Greater Monroe, and Greater Atlanta metropolitan areas together.
The city of Shreveport is 188 miles from Dallas, 98 miles from Tyler, and 41 miles from Marshall, Texas; 215 miles from Little Rock and 73 miles from Texarkana, Arkansas; and 250 miles from the state capital of Baton Rouge, 99 miles from Monroe, 69 miles from Ruston, and 30 miles from Minden, Louisiana.
The city's proximity to the nearby cities makes it North Louisiana and the Ark-La-Tex's transportation hub.

Shreveport is the parish seat of Caddo Parish.
Portions of the city extend into neighboring Bossier Parish, bordering Bossier City.
Shreveport sits on a low elevation overlooking the Red River.
Western and northern portions of Shreveport have an elevation over 253 feet above sea level.
Pine forests, cotton fields, wetlands, and waterways mark the outskirts of the city.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 122.35 sq mi (316.88 km²), of which 107.14 sq mi (277.48 km²) is land and 15.21 sq mi (39.40 km²) is water.
Shreveport is located in Northwest Louisiana. It is the center of the Ark-La-Tex region where Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas meet. It is also part of the I-20 Cyber Corridor linking the tech-centered Dallas-Fort Worth, Shreveport-Bossier, Greater Monroe, and Greater Atlanta metropolitan areas together. The city of Shreveport is 188 miles from Dallas, 98 miles from Tyler, and 41 miles from Marshall, Texas; 215 miles from Little Rock and 73 miles from Texarkana, Arkansas; and 250 miles from the state capital of Baton Rouge, 99 miles from Monroe, 69 miles from Ruston, and 30 miles from Minden, Louisiana. The city's proximity to the nearby cities makes it North Louisiana and the Ark-La-Tex's transportation hub.
Shreveport is the parish seat of Caddo Parish. Portions of the city extend into neighboring Bossier Parish, bordering Bossier City. Shreveport sits on a low elevation overlooking the Red River. Western and northern portions of Shreveport have an elevation over 253 feet above sea level. Pine forests, cotton fields, wetlands, and waterways mark the outskirts of the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 122.35 sq mi (316.88 km²), of which 107.14 sq mi (277.48 km²) is land and 15.21 sq mi (39.40 km²) is water.
Shreveport, Louisiana