My take on this video is, that the filmer needs to interview residents of the area in which they are interviewing, and not just video and give his view points... videos like this only gives a much negative take on the city and the people of it... Allendale is not a dangerous neighborhood, and it's population has decreased due to political mandates, which has caused residents to move to other ares... Allendale and the bottoms are old historical areas, which the government has torned down, for their own financial gain... You need to dorsal see Shreveport and actually interact, to really know about this City...
I’m a resident and was born and raised here and I remember when I was a kid and this city looked nothing like this. Our economy was booming and everyone was making money. We had General Motors, General Electric, liberty glass, shell plants, and a host of other high paying jobs including the casino’s and now our economy is pretty much non existent. I’ve watched this happen and no one is doing anything about it and it hurts to see your city just crumble under bad leadership
They’ve sold all our industries to other countries plus, our laws are so screwed up that lawsuits are rampant against companies for stupid stuff allowing people to win their case which causes business to have to close. Then there’s the taxes on these businesses. Oh boy, that’s a whole story in itself. No one wants a business here. If the crazy taxes don’t get them then the crazy lawsuits will. Change all this and maybe all towns will begin to prosper in Louisiana.
As a person whose sister was murdered in Shreveport, I have to say I dont enjoy the city. I think locals will almost always see the good in their home cities, but issues in Shreveport can't be underestimated.
There was a shooting there just today at the walmart over on barksdale hwy, i showed up literallyinutes after it happened. We got bloods and crips down here and its one of the first cities to ever be inhabited by blood and crip gangs back in the 90s. My dad had some friends whos cousins were younger than 18yo that were shot in drive bys trying to leave the gang scene.
After living in shreveport this is how it works People from shreveport complain to other people from shreveport about shreveport. People from shreveport complain to other people from shreveport about people who aren't from shreveport complaining about shreveport. Basically, we can talk bad about ourselves but the moment someone else does....oooo look out haha :P
As a resident of the city, it is interesting to see it from an "outsider's" point of view. The development here has taken place away from downtown. I am in southeast Shreveport and it looks nothing like where you were driving. However, some of my family lives a few blocks away from where you were in Allendale. We are getting an Amazon that is built and soon to be up and running. Prayerfully, it will bring more resources to the city. Thanks for providing your point of view. Maybe some of our city leaders can view this and it will motivate them to continue to make changes to the downtown area.
I had been to Shreveport/Bossier City many times to gamble. Also, visited a small car company in the suburbs a few years ago, and it was in a nice area. I had never seen the neighborhood surrounding downtown, though. I was surprised and shocked when I saw it. I had always assumed the gambling made the city prosperous everywhere.
I work there several times a year from Texas and never had a bad experience with anyone. Ran into a few trying to scam me, but the majority are good people. Treat them with respect and they will return it. There was once what appeared to be a gang hanging out near an area where I had to do some work. I asked them if they minded moving just long enough for me to do the work I needed to do at the location next to them. I was spraying some chemicals and did not want any to accidently blow onto them from the wind. They thanked me for looking out for them instead of ignoring them and spraying anyway. I follow the rule of do unto others how I would have them do unto me. If somebody is agravated or not repectful I just leave them alone. Never had a problem. I do pray for the area and on occasion when the Lord moved me to do so prayed for some of those that were in bad situations and helped them the best I could. Now each year they see me and know me better. They wave to me now when I come to work. Shreveport has its problems like all cities do, but the people are good.
Yes of course and the funny thing when there is hurricane everyone run this way. Shreveport is beautiful every state you go to have bad areas. Like Too Short say the world is a ghetto.
I actually can explain the giant dog statue at 10:39 (Shreveport resident here). So that building is an old fire station (hence the dog being a Dalmatian) that was converted into an arts building by two local animators. It's also used to show short films for a film festival we have every October.
This makes me just cry,What is clear to me is that Politicians have been corrupt for so long,And people have given up,Father God Bring Prosperity to this Nation,Bless these People
Corrupt government, covering up something they don’t want us to see, control of the people, these are some of the reasons our towns look like they’ve been bombed out, blacktop roads are being turned back to dirt (as they’ve done to my little road that goes to my house in winn parish-police jury don’t have enough funds to upkeep it )and our young people are moving away or succumbing to illegal & prescription drugs. ,
@@thomasfamily7928 apparently he had an argument with an older gentleman ( my nephew was only 19 ) the older man walked away,my nephew assumed it was over the man came back and without warning shot my nephew in the head killing him instantly. He was never caught. His mother was on drugs and had been for quite some time. We reside in Galveston Texas. His sister never kept in touch with the police and the Case. It's a Cold Case Now. And he had a baby on the way. His Mom is off of Drugs now. So very much has happened in the family Since then some positive, some negative. Thank You for Asking..no one ever has. Bless You Sincerely.
I lost my house after 20 years last year. We live in a tiny rv with our kids and 3 dogs in my friends yard. I have to say that I look longingly at the abandoned houses around me and wish I could just go move into one. These people are glad to have what they do.
There are some cities where you can do just that if you promise to clean it up and pay property taxes. Some cities even work with their state for repair grants.
@joannehero1111: NOT to be nosey or hurtful, but im wondering how you lost your home. I've been studying up on these types of situations. I have a couple of friends, good decent people...2 different homes, the county (government) seizes them unfairly. Its all about cou try codes. Also, insurance codes if you're still paying on the mortgage. Most places in our cou try have added newer codes to all real-estate. IF a perso. Is just barely scraping by or gets sick, looses their job, then they cant fix, keep up on all the codes. The county begins fining $ 500 for each code violation, every 10 days, plus interst that fine. If it's a fence too close to the public sidewalk, a leaky roof, rotten wood, trees that might fall, degreed in the yard, loud parties, or just not insured they get a fine for each one...every 10 days. Too many loud noisy kisdisturbing neigh orsconstantly or too many animals, also c as n be reasons. 10 days and little money if one has been sick or in surgery, isn't enough time to find handy man and get more money. Itadds up to $20, $30,000 OR MORE WITH SEVERAL CODE FINES EVERY 10 DAYS. THEN THEY CAN LEGALLY SEIZE PEOPLES PROPERTY. THIS IS SO WRONG. THERE mustbeanotherway to do this and help people. This is Communism.
I worked in Shreveport for a few weeks this past March as a security installer for an Armored car company. This once bustling rail hub is nothing but a sh*thole these days. Prostitutes & drug dealers roamed the hotels I stayed in. There was the constant sound of police sirens & I felt like I was back in the war zones of my youth. Stay away, it’s a dark & depressing place.
@@dadStinks you were staying at the holiday inn and were surprised to see prostitution? You can’t blame S’port for that blame the available funds in your account. Nice try though 😂
@@brittbrat2860 Available funds in my account? My company pays for hotels and on one particular trip to Shreveport they were no other available places to stay but that poop hole. Normally I stayed in Bossier City & had no problems. The murder rate in Shreveport is in the top 10 so I have No idea why you’re defending the city.
Jeff why would you frequent rangy motels, if your not into the activities that surrounds them. There are many Hotels in and around Shreveport you can check in to
At one time, probably a few decades ago, Shreveport was a busy city, but like every other urban area in America, the lifeblood of industry got offshored to places like China, India, and Mexico, where the labor is super cheap, and corporate honches are able put more profit into their OWN pockets as a result!
@Lord Spoda - These corporate honches, on orders of the principal investors, always look for the "weakest link in the chain" - and of course, that's the "I'm always poooorrr!" politician!
@@cag19549 the main industry was General Motors and General Electric. When GM shut down our baseball team pulled out shortly after that due to low attendance.
You should have gone down Fairfield Avenue and seen the stately historic homes in that area. You were so close to the first Shriner's Hospital for Children in the US, established 1922. Instead you showed us Louisiana Boardwalk and Horseshoe Casino. You ate at Beaujacks when you could have eaten at Herby K's or Fertitta's...both historic and "in the shadow of downtown". You could have mentioned that many people think Municipal Auditorium is haunted. You could have shown the historic cemetery across the street from Municipal Auditorium. Instead you showed us the few houses still in the Bottoms. You got nowhere near the crime centers of town. I give your video a .2 out of 10.
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I just moved back home from Shreveport. I was there a year and couldn't take it anymore. There aren't people walking around because of all the crime. I lived in North Highland and there was a least one shooting every night. It wasn't safe. Don't get me started on the damage to my car from the horrible roads.
Houston ain't much of an upgrade. Born in Shreveport. Moved to DFW when I was 18, never lived there again. Now that my Dad is in TX, I will go back to get his house ready to sell and NEVER go there again. They should have changed its name to shithole 40 years ago.
I have lived in Shreveport for 25 years. I am originally from Houston,Texas. There is good and bad in both places. My two sisters and a brother live in Houston.
When u did the video I was kinda upset. The road you drove down in bossier is really not a service road for the public. I been complaining about that road for years because I have to use it to bring my trailer to the back of my house. I guess after your video now they are fixing the road. Appreciate it. FYI just because folks live in an area doesn't mean they poor. I live there because I'm close to my job and I love the convenience.
That area was okay, aside from the road. I simply missed the turn off to cross the bridge. It was once I crossed that bridge and went to the other side of downtown Shreveport that it got bad. One of the worst areas I've seen in the US. Anyway, I'm glad your road got fixed.
My sister and her husband were murdered in Shreveport in 2018. The year they were killed there were 52 homicides. Last year there were 92 homicides. The town is disgusting and the justice system is broken. I wish my sister would have never moved there.
Too bad you weren't on Youree Drive. Lots of traffic there and thriving neighborhoods close by. Pier and beam is the type of foundation you were looking at. Very sturdy and easier to fix the plumbing. My house has been supported by it since 1948
I noticed he chooses not only to drive downtown Shreveport on the weekend but he also choose to drive and only show places that he saw was empty or abandoned. You can also hear cars in the background and he is either focusing the camera on him or turning it upwards to make it seem even more desolate than it is.
Wow. Can't believe downtown. I lived in Shreveport during the 80 's and it was. Very dangerous then. Nothing surprises me about Shreveport. Houses are. Built like that in.the. South. That is nothing knew. Although the pier and beam method is a lot different now. You couldn't pay me enough money to go to. Shreveport now
That area that you went in close to downtown is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Shreveport. That was the red light district. Prostitution used to be legal way back in the day. The neighborhoods were segregated. That is called the bottoms.
i mean considering most of captin Shreve(s)port's old money is descended from ladys of the night, that serviced his men, there is an understandable big old entertainment district ^.^ also yea this guy obviously showed some of the worse parts of Shreveport. Also, what isnt near a hospital or a clinic in Shreveport, i mean seriously you cant go 5 miles without tripping over an Dentis, or optometrist practice and there are no less than 3 big hospitals
What was the purpose of this video other than to seemingly talk down about the people of Shreveport. At the beginning of the video you were clearly on the Bossier side looking over to Ballys and literally driving on a dirt road next to the levy that hasn't been maintained in decades.
Casinos in such a Low income area. Almost a slap in the face for those poor people. ohh and that smell you wondered about that you smell everywhere... Its hair relaxer mixed with old spice.
You better be glad you drove through the Allendale neighborhood before everybody woke up . Several hours later and you probably would have gotten robbed .
I wish someday the system will legalize to euthanize humans who become ferocious towards other humans due to their unfortunate childhood circumstances in their lives. Everybody dies one day, so why not the law arrange peaceful departure to disturbed brains, just like we put down ferocious dogs.
@@imusmoedegrasse Well, that's your definition. I am referring to legalizing euthanization of mentally sick people ( who have no regard to other fellow humans and rob them ) instead of putting them in prison and feeding them with tax money. After all humans are no better than animals. So , law needs to focus on maintaining the quality of humans rather than quantity of population. It's a win win situation that mentally ill person does want to quit his body that's made up of 60 percent water, and 40 percent essential minerals that can fertilize soil and contribute to the growth of food for next generation.
Born and raised here. It was once a really nice Southern city, but you could not pay me to move back here. The once civil culture, Southern hospitality included, has been replaced with a culture of crime and a plethora of undesireable attributes. Once nice neighborhoods are slums, people do not take care of their property, overall the city is filthy, and the city government is incredibly derelict in managing this city. There's nothing here that is attractive to a business looking for a good place to relocate. The schools are horrendous! Per the Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate: "Shreveport 41.07 homicides per 100,000 people Shreveport had 74 homicides in 2023, a more than 37% jump over 2022 and one of the highest totals in the city's recorded history." Personal experience, property theft, violence, dangerous streets, and crime going all the way up to my grandmother being raped. I've traveled all over the USA, and lived in different parts of the country. Now I go back only for funerals. Shreveport continues to crumble and shows no signs of ever being restored to what it was decades ago. It's really pathetic.
I moved to Bossier City over 2 years ago…. I like the job I came for… but don’t care for the area or the people…. Petty ass dudes, ratched, ghetto acting women…. lots of overt racism…….single people will be miserable here……
This is a city downtown exploration channel. I ONLY visit city downtowns and the neighborhoods immediately surrounding that downtown. If that area looks like shit, like Shreveport's does, that ain't on me. Your comment is stupid.
I really hope you had the chance to actually view Shreveport instead of these areas in the video that are basically non existent to people that live here. Besides downtown (which isn’t really a place to be) and the boardwalk which is technically bossier and not Shreveport, all other areas are places I haven’t seen and would never drive through. Basically that’s all just the poor of the poor portion of the city and there’s much more south Shreveport that is much nicer. Definitely sad to see that portion of our city as it is completely run down. Either way, just hope outside of the video you had the chance to look at nicer areas here
Dude, forget you! All you did was try to find the bad stuff. Every town has bad parts! Bet you didn’t talk to the people who have lived here for years and how everyone is kind and extremely friendly. We don’t need agitators!
Nah, that's not what happened. I explored the area near downtown, like I do in every city I visit. Had no idea what I'd find. To be honest I was shocked.
Most houses downtown look like that because of zoning. If that area is re-zoned to be a business area you cannot update or renovate the residential home. You have to either sale it to a business, turn it into a business or let it rot. When they rot there’s not guarantee that the house will be knocked down for a business to be put there. So it essentially turns the area into a grave yard of houses and/or really poor living conditions because you cant fix anything. Resulting in depreciation of property value which eventually leads to the area being deemed “bad or ghetto”…it’s a cycle
The whole city isn't this run-down. Not saying Shreveport's an amazing place to live or anything (crime is pretty high city-wide), but it does have much better-kept neighborhoods. This video highlights some real problems with the city, though. Much of it is really dilapidated and the city isn't doing much about it.
You really didn’t do Shreveport any justice with this video. First you only drive through one area. There many very nice areas in this city but you didn’t bother to take a good look. Shreveport is a very nice town with some awesome schools and parks. But you didn’t bother to drive around a little bit to find them. I will also say you didn’t give Bossier City a fair shake either. There is more to Bossier than Gambling casinos. Do you try to trash every city you visit or was it just Shreveport/Bossier. Sorry about your hotel but there are others in this town that are very nice and that is not Shreveport’s fault but the fault of that hotel chain for not inspecting their properties and doing something about their personnel. Oh and by the way most people who work down town are AT work at 9:30am.
I was born (1985) and raised in South Shreveport. My wife and I moved to East TX years ago and couldnt be happier. She still works in Shreveport. Its about a 45 minute drive from here, it makes me sad everytime I go back. It seemed like a great place to live growing up. I couldnt see sending my kids to a caddo parish public school these days.
When you go to downtown lookin for ppl try at night its hoppin. I see Shreveport hasn't changed much since i left. When you go places that have horrible weather ppl dont walk around. Just sayin. Youree and southfeid is more what i think of as "Shreveport"
Bad parts of town. Run down. A whole lit of tornados and straight line winds tear through that area. No insurance money to repair. Low income areas. I have family near there.
Shreveport is massive and you chose the actual ghetto lol. We have neighborhoods of beautiful historical homes as well as middle class and wealthy. We do have lots of crime but we also have a lot of really good people and communities. The only thing I don’t care for is that you need to show a variety of people’s cities.
I passed by Shreveport the other day and I was shocked by how miserable it felt. My first impression was that I were in a zombie land not an actual functioning city
I live here. We plan drives to Texarkana rather than shopping around downtown malls in Shreveport or stay in neighborhood. Even the newish boardwalk is dead after the shootings. If it weren't for my job we'd move.
Sheveport, get all the skills in the neighborhood and rebuild! Call on your God, and rebuild! Everything you need will be at your hands! Just use all the people s skills! And, let the women bring you all lunch as you take your brakes! They are trying to force you all off your land! Rebuild in the Name of Jesus! You all are smart people! That's why you're targeted! Come together in the Name of the Lord! Call His Name in your hearts and mind, as you meet each other at a said destination! Don't hide! You got the Lord on your Side! Read your Bibles! All of you, children too! And, come out! You all are the people on the murial! See, how much joy in this man as he describe yaks condition? Why are you all not there? He's not saying that! Well, unless you call on God Jesus, and get to know Him, Through the Bible, first, then, it will try to stalk you wherever you go! Don't let them fool you! God Is With you! Don't think education is the key to everything! You all need the Psalms 35. So, you can come out and rebuild! Those in your community is too smart! Trust, and brag in each other! Leave no man, out! He's so happy, listen to him! God Jesus Will Never Be, second to None! When God Says The Word, you will come out like a flood, and get more than, this, back! In Jesus Name! For, Whites, and, especially, for, Blacks! The Blood of Jesus Rests Upon you all! And , The Blood of Jesus Rest Upon me and my family and all! They came upon us to eat of our flesh, and stumble and ,fall"! Psalms ,27, I think! Amen. It all looks good! Just look at what yal, all have done! Books will be written about you! By your own! God Bless you my Brothers and, Sisters! Where are you? He never told! I'm sure he knows! Remember, all that I just told! In Jesus Name! Jesus!
Yeah hoods shouldn't exist. They can leave just choose not to. I left the hood an stayed at a homeless shelter for 105 days before I got my own place. They just makes excuses
Nice video. Out of all the channels I've seen doing these, yours are some of the best. The talking isn't annoying & you actually slow down through neighborhoods so we can see👍 The ones criticizing want you to highlight the better parts of the hood but let's be honest most of us watching are here to see the gritty parts!
A lot of old houses were built on pier and beam. There’s many advantages to having a house off the ground, such as easy access to pipes, and not having to worry about flooding.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Born and raised in Shreveport!!! I’m still here. It’s very interesting to hear and view and outsider’s perspective. You should do some interviews with locals or like set up on appointments in each city you visit and just get to know the local culture.
Shreveport is set to become somewhat of a regional transportation hub with three interstates coming through. In addition to I-20, there is the I-49 extension north to Kansas City and I-69 will come through town. There will be more cross-country traffic to capitalize on.
That I-49 extension should've been completed long ago all the way down to the Texas state line to tie into US 59/I-69. The city of Shreveport lacks the gumption to bulldozed the slums in Allendale for the ROW and the state is too cheap to acquire the ROW from I-20 down to the state line.
Lord Spoda, YOU HAVE MY INVITATION TO JOIN ME IN MY CITY! Not everything is as bad as others say it is! PLEASE JOIN ME, and we will visit those same areas, and show you what Ministry looks like! We are trying OUR BEST to help our Homeless, and City!!
Thanks for this one. I was just back a month ago for my 50th high school reunion in Bossier City and drove around Shreveport. I lived there well before the casinos came in and nearly the entire Old Bossier was razed for whatever reason (I think it was Red River Chevrolet that purchased a lot of the land). I was dismayed by the blighted areas of old Shreveport. Almost every area dating from the 1920s and early were completely abandoned and decayed. I wandered around the old cemetery and the very small Victorian area 'mansions'. Truly sad. That said, everyone I know there lives far, far away from the blighted areas in calm, serene neighborhoods. My brothers both still live in the area; my middle brother made his fortune by buying up dozens of small houses in Shreveport, fixing them up, and renting them out.
I just got invites for a combined 50th for Parkway HS, Haven't lived there since the late 80s but still have a lot of friends there and the memories abound.
Maybe we should talk more at length. I am anxious about leaving my comfort zone, though I have wanted to leave Kansas for many years. Would love to know more about housing opportunities on a lower end income...With PETS...
I came to this video because there is a you tube realtor recommending buying rental properties in Shreveport, the realestate seems to be very affordable
I was born and raised in Shreveport. The parts that u decided to show was tore down and cracked out sir so I don't know what intensions u had showing the worst about Shreveport.The drugs and poverty, COVID and ppl not wanting to work is a big part of the problem there. I moved to another city in Louisiana 3.5 hours away just bcuz I wanted fresh start. A little deeper South, loving it . Please pray for Shreveport, I still have family there. There are beautiful parts of Shreveport, Benton is poppiN , WOGM church❗ Pastor James, he really shines the light bright on Shreveport which, really is the cherry on top of Shreveport in my eyes. Jesus will restore and Renew Shreveport. I have Faith ,God Bless ❤️⭐⭐❤️
I have worked in and around Shreveport even in the dangerous hood areas and although I am careful the majority of the people are good and helpful. I treat them with respect and they treat me with respect. I have ran into a few trying to scam, but the majority keep to themselves. I get in do the work I am contracted to do and get out. I love people and I pray for them when I am there.
Another thing Lord Spoda, you and your lady looked way too prosperous to be driving on some of those streets. Clearly they weren't expecting you, if they had been, you would have gotten rolled. Glad you had fun, glad you got out alive. Don't ever go back.
I live within 60 miles of Shreveport and catch the local news. Every day there is at least one murder. It has grown progressively worse. My wife has to go there for post-op cancer treatments. The problem with Shreveport is not guns but the absence of daddies in the homes. Most murders are committed by young men who have no male parental guidance. Being an occasional visiting sperm donor does not make one a daddy. I live in Texarkana, and it seems to be trying to catch up with Shreveport on murders. My daughter has changed her route home from work due to the fact that she was almost in the middle of a gang fight several months ago at a traffic light.
In my opinion you intentionally missed shining areas within the distressed area surrounding downtown Shreveport. As you drove down Milam Street going west at Hope Street next to the distressed Pete Harris Cafe, You failed to show the revitalization and restoration of properties there on the 700 block of Hope Street. They are quite visible. Maybe you should redo your assessment and highlight what is good and working. I hope your assessment of other areas is not so biased. There are people on the ground working hard here to decrease your fear....😨
Watching this video now. As a lifetime resident of this city, I know it's from a while ago but I would've loved to give you this advice: the nicer areas of the city are not close to downtown. Also downtown has essentially nothing to do and is basically half empty other than corporate businesses (accounting and lawyer firms and the banks they use). Lots of the city is poor but you definitely went in the worst areas.
Suggestions for a safe, even quaint town for retired person with cats as family....with city utilitiez but some sqare footage outside the house. 2bedooms 2 bathrooms....everything in working condition....$40k-$50k...????????
A good reporter would do title searches and confront the owners/landlords of these dilapidated properties. You might be surprised just WHO THE UPSTANDING CITIZENS ARE that own these properties.
A legitimate and well functioning city government would straighten it out. As the property values are driven down, the wealthy buy all the land. It's an ages old practice and the ignorant population actually votes for the people who are letting it happen.
I was born and raised in Shreveport and you’re spot on with your criticisms. There are quite a few things about Shreveport that would give you the impression that it is a crappy town. I know you stick close to the downtown area on your tours but the neighborhoods close to downtown are the worst in the city.
Shreveport has its problems true enough, but also it’s very historic and rich in history. Fairfield Ave is one of the finest streets in North Louisiana. Not from Shreveport but I lived there for 14 years and it’s a very special place to me because it was where I grew into myself
Yall talking about Shreveport, La. Is poor...i moved to Orlando,Florida...yea the city is rich but if you see how many homeless people it is here! I have never seen this many homeless people. And when you stay here...either youre going to have somewhere to live, or a car...youre not getting both! Its so so so many homeless people here and the streets smell like pure piss. These are the things they dont tell you! Housing out of pocket is not affordable here, and im working a federal job. You will not make it on your own, with just you.
What an embarrassment for the founding fathers of Shreveport, LA! The Historical Society should be disbanded & investigated. The city is an eyesore! The crime rate is soaring! My question is, where are all the proceeds from the casinos going?
Shreveport is no different than any other city in America. There are bad areas as well as very nice areas. There is growth and decline, drugs and violence just like anywhere else. Also you can't just jump off the highway turn a few corners and assume this is what you get. I lived here from birth until 2019 and now I live in Georgia I've traveled and have seen the same everywhere. Minimum wage is still $7.25 but a decent home to rent would be nothing less than $1,000 a month. That's crazy!
I lived there (Air Force) 84-93. Shooting all the time at night. Yeah, there's LOTS of crime. When I lived there, if I cop was arresting a black person, the neighborhood would show up and surround the cops! There were a lot of carjackings too. I drove to a historic old cemetery one morning, but immediately left when a hooker was hailing me.
You're there in the morning time during a weekday so not much goes on there..plus COVID has taken a toll on the city. The dalmatian statue lights up at night which is nice. Hope you enjoyed your visit.
Ratchet city. Most all the industry closed down decades ago. All the middle class moved to Texas. All that’s left are poor people and vacancy. It’s sad. It’s nothing like the city I grew up in in the 70s and 80s.
My dad was born and raised in Shreveport, and he made me promise that I wouldn’t go there ever in my lifetime,even though I so desperately want to visit just to see where pops stumping ground was 😂😂😂😂😂but I heard lots of stories,he is resting in heaven now so I will keep my promise to him.
My take on this video is, that the filmer needs to interview residents of the area in which they are interviewing, and not just video and give his view points... videos like this only gives a much negative take on the city and the people of it... Allendale is not a dangerous neighborhood, and it's population has decreased due to political mandates, which has caused residents to move to other ares... Allendale and the bottoms are old historical areas, which the government has torned down, for their own financial gain... You need to dorsal see Shreveport and actually interact, to really know about this City...
It’s still hood
Ummm nope he is right Shreveport is dangerous as hell it’s always sum going down
Nah he hit it on the nail, Shreveports dangerous
As a Shreveport native. It’s the hood. We are ranked with Chicago and those type places for murder per capita.
Shreveport is a slum. Allendale? You've got to be kidding. Even the cops are scared to drive through there on the way to the station.
I’m a resident and was born and raised here and I remember when I was a kid and this city looked nothing like this. Our economy was booming and everyone was making money. We had General Motors, General Electric, liberty glass, shell plants, and a host of other high paying jobs including the casino’s and now our economy is pretty much non existent. I’ve watched this happen and no one is doing anything about it and it hurts to see your city just crumble under bad leadership
They’ve sold all our industries to other countries plus, our laws are so screwed up that lawsuits are rampant against companies for stupid stuff allowing people to win their case which causes business to have to close.
Then there’s the taxes on these businesses. Oh boy, that’s a whole story in itself. No one wants a business here. If the crazy taxes don’t get them then the crazy lawsuits will.
Change all this and maybe all towns will begin to prosper in Louisiana.
@@sonjajohn1166 Amen, you nailed it perfectly.
Bad leadership after bad, after bad. They've sat back watching our city erode like the banks of red river.
every city in America the demoCRAPS run, goes to hell.
Libby Glass-Not Liberty Glass.:)
As a person whose sister was murdered in Shreveport, I have to say I dont enjoy the city. I think locals will almost always see the good in their home cities, but issues in Shreveport can't be underestimated.
So sorry for your loss
Sorry for your loss.
There was a shooting there just today at the walmart over on barksdale hwy, i showed up literallyinutes after it happened. We got bloods and crips down here and its one of the first cities to ever be inhabited by blood and crip gangs back in the 90s. My dad had some friends whos cousins were younger than 18yo that were shot in drive bys trying to leave the gang scene.
Rest In Heaven To Your Sister. 🙏❤️🕊
After living in shreveport this is how it works
People from shreveport complain to other people from shreveport about shreveport.
People from shreveport complain to other people from shreveport about people who aren't from shreveport complaining about shreveport.
Basically, we can talk bad about ourselves but the moment someone else does....oooo look out haha :P
Northwest Louisiana in a nutshell (Bossier Native here)
This video was shot in only old run down areas of town. Not everywhere here is like this
As a resident of the city, it is interesting to see it from an "outsider's" point of view. The development here has taken place away from downtown. I am in southeast Shreveport and it looks nothing like where you were driving. However, some of my family lives a few blocks away from where you were in Allendale. We are getting an Amazon that is built and soon to be up and running. Prayerfully, it will bring more resources to the city. Thanks for providing your point of view. Maybe some of our city leaders can view this and it will motivate them to continue to make changes to the downtown area.
I had been to Shreveport/Bossier City many times to gamble. Also, visited a small car company in the suburbs a few years ago, and it was in a nice area. I had never seen the neighborhood surrounding downtown, though. I was surprised and shocked when I saw it. I had always assumed the gambling made the city prosperous everywhere.
I work there several times a year from Texas and never had a bad experience with anyone. Ran into a few trying to scam me, but the majority are good people. Treat them with respect and they will return it. There was once what appeared to be a gang hanging out near an area where I had to do some work. I asked them if they minded moving just long enough for me to do the work I needed to do at the location next to them. I was spraying some chemicals and did not want any to accidently blow onto them from the wind. They thanked me for looking out for them instead of ignoring them and spraying anyway. I follow the rule of do unto others how I would have them do unto me. If somebody is agravated or not repectful I just leave them alone. Never had a problem. I do pray for the area and on occasion when the Lord moved me to do so prayed for some of those that were in bad situations and helped them the best I could. Now each year they see me and know me better. They wave to me now when I come to work. Shreveport has its problems like all cities do, but the people are good.
Land of the Opossums and Racoons 🦝🦊
@@devintaylor8702 You're right about that. My dogs and cats have to battle the racoons, possums, fox, coyotes, and wild hogs 24/7 for their food . 😼👌
Yes of course and the funny thing when there is hurricane everyone run this way. Shreveport is beautiful every state you go to have bad areas. Like Too Short say the world is a ghetto.
Casinos do more harm than good
I actually can explain the giant dog statue at 10:39 (Shreveport resident here). So that building is an old fire station (hence the dog being a Dalmatian) that was converted into an arts building by two local animators. It's also used to show short films for a film festival we have every October.
Awesome, thank you for the info.
Hey! Thanks for sharing. Whats the place called?
Hey, don't forget the Old Tower behind it has been turned into a very nice Airbnb.
It didn't have any spots so the dog couldn't have been a Dalmatian. It was just a big white doggie.
@@trinidad179 look again… you’ll see the red lights inside to represent the spots. Don’t forget to put your glasses on
This makes me just cry,What is clear to me is that Politicians have been corrupt for so long,And people have given up,Father God Bring Prosperity to this Nation,Bless these People
Corrupt government, covering up something they don’t want us to see, control of the people, these are some of the reasons our towns look like they’ve been bombed out, blacktop roads are being turned back to dirt (as they’ve done to my little road that goes to my house in winn parish-police jury don’t have enough funds to upkeep it )and our young people are moving away or succumbing to illegal & prescription drugs. ,
My nephew was murdered in Shreveport Louisiana. A place I'd not care to live in.
WHAT HAPPENED IF YOU DONT MIND ME ASKING
@@thomasfamily7928 apparently he had an argument with an older gentleman ( my nephew was only 19 ) the older man walked away,my nephew assumed it was over the man came back and without warning shot my nephew in the head killing him instantly. He was never caught. His mother was on drugs and had been for quite some time. We reside in Galveston Texas. His sister never kept in touch with the police and the Case. It's a Cold Case Now. And he had a baby on the way. His Mom is off of Drugs now. So very much has happened in the family Since then some positive, some negative. Thank You for Asking..no one ever has. Bless You Sincerely.
Sorry to hear that
As a Shreveport Bossier native, if you get murdered you probably did something you werent supposed to. But sorry for your loss.
@@NikkoOnRoblox what do you know about what this person did?
I lost my house after 20 years last year. We live in a tiny rv with our kids and 3 dogs in my friends yard. I have to say that I look longingly at the abandoned houses around me and wish I could just go move into one. These people are glad to have what they do.
There are some cities where you can do just that if you promise to clean it up and pay property taxes. Some cities even work with their state for repair grants.
@joannehero1111: NOT to be nosey or hurtful, but im wondering how you lost your home. I've been studying up on these types of situations. I have a couple of friends, good decent people...2 different homes, the county (government) seizes them unfairly. Its all about cou try codes. Also, insurance codes if you're still paying on the mortgage. Most places in our cou try have added newer codes to all real-estate. IF a perso. Is just barely scraping by or gets sick, looses their job, then they cant fix, keep up on all the codes. The county begins fining $ 500 for each code violation, every 10 days, plus interst that fine. If it's a fence too close to the public sidewalk, a leaky roof, rotten wood, trees that might fall, degreed in the yard, loud parties, or just not insured they get a fine for each one...every 10 days. Too many loud noisy kisdisturbing neigh orsconstantly or too many animals, also c as n be reasons. 10 days and little money if one has been sick or in surgery, isn't enough time to find handy man and get more money. Itadds up to $20, $30,000 OR MORE WITH SEVERAL CODE FINES EVERY 10 DAYS. THEN THEY CAN LEGALLY SEIZE PEOPLES PROPERTY. THIS IS SO WRONG. THERE mustbeanotherway to do this and help people. This is Communism.
I worked in Shreveport for a few weeks this past March as a security installer for an Armored car company. This once bustling rail hub is nothing but a sh*thole these days. Prostitutes & drug dealers roamed the hotels I stayed in. There was the constant sound of police sirens & I felt like I was back in the war zones of my youth. Stay away, it’s a dark & depressing place.
What hotel you was at
@@ishemane Holiday Inn 102 Lake St
@@dadStinks you were staying at the holiday inn and were surprised to see prostitution? You can’t blame S’port for that blame the available funds in your account. Nice try though 😂
@@brittbrat2860 Available funds in my account? My company pays for hotels and on one particular trip to Shreveport they were no other available places to stay but that poop hole. Normally I stayed in Bossier City & had no problems. The murder rate in Shreveport is in the top 10 so I have
No idea why you’re defending the city.
Jeff why would you frequent rangy motels, if your not into the activities that surrounds them. There are many Hotels in and around Shreveport you can check in to
At one time, probably a few decades ago, Shreveport was a busy city, but like every other urban area in America, the lifeblood of industry got offshored to places like China, India, and Mexico, where the labor is super cheap, and corporate honches are able put more profit into their OWN pockets as a result!
You’re 100% correct.
@Lord Spoda - These corporate honches, on orders of the principal investors, always look for the "weakest link in the chain" - and of course, that's the "I'm always poooorrr!" politician!
@@cag19549 the main industry was General Motors and General Electric. When GM shut down our baseball team pulled out shortly after that due to low attendance.
I grew up in Bossier City, this is a very one sided article. I would like to know where they are from.
You can find neighborhoods like these or worse in every city in America.There are hoods in Detroit or Chicago,that make these look like Beverly Hills.
Downtown Shreveport has really gone down. I have lived in or worked in Shreveport all my life. We have leadership/ego issues.
You should have gone down Fairfield Avenue and seen the stately historic homes in that area. You were so close to the first Shriner's Hospital for Children in the US, established 1922. Instead you showed us Louisiana Boardwalk and Horseshoe Casino. You ate at Beaujacks when you could have eaten at Herby K's or Fertitta's...both historic and "in the shadow of downtown". You could have mentioned that many people think Municipal Auditorium is haunted. You could have shown the historic cemetery across the street from Municipal Auditorium. Instead you showed us the few houses still in the Bottoms. You got nowhere near the crime centers of town. I give your video a .2 out of 10.
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I agree with @deirdre welborn
I just moved back home from Shreveport. I was there a year and couldn't take it anymore. There aren't people walking around because of all the crime. I lived in North Highland and there was a least one shooting every night. It wasn't safe. Don't get me started on the damage to my car from the horrible roads.
Born and raised in Shreveport moved to Houston about 6 years ago best decision I've ever made.
Houston ain't much of an upgrade. Born in Shreveport. Moved to DFW when I was 18, never lived there again. Now that my Dad is in TX, I will go back to get his house ready to sell and NEVER go there again. They should have changed its name to shithole 40 years ago.
I have lived in Shreveport for 25 years. I am originally from Houston,Texas. There is good and bad in both places. My two sisters and a brother live in Houston.
You'd be surprised by the amount of houses that are uninhabitable but still have people living in them it's crazy
It's probably they made to much money for FEMA
When u did the video I was kinda upset. The road you drove down in bossier is really not a service road for the public. I been complaining about that road for years because I have to use it to bring my trailer to the back of my house. I guess after your video now they are fixing the road. Appreciate it. FYI just because folks live in an area doesn't mean they poor. I live there because I'm close to my job and I love the convenience.
That area was okay, aside from the road. I simply missed the turn off to cross the bridge. It was once I crossed that bridge and went to the other side of downtown Shreveport that it got bad. One of the worst areas I've seen in the US. Anyway, I'm glad your road got fixed.
@🕸 Real Deal Chill 🕸 if you say so.
@🕸 RealDealSpill 1037 🕸 seriously! Nobody willingly lives in k-side for the "convenience" 🤣
I was going to let him know that the bumpy to road he complained about was bossier. K Town side
My sister and her husband were murdered in Shreveport in 2018. The year they were killed there were 52 homicides. Last year there were 92 homicides. The town is disgusting and the justice system is broken. I wish my sister would have never moved there.
God bless her soul , Shreveport is trash an you’re right about it as well!
Was your sister the person with her husband who gave the ride to the man at Mall St. Vincent?
I’m so sorry for your loss. Were they the couple who were trying to help the homeless man?
Too bad you weren't on Youree Drive. Lots of traffic there and thriving neighborhoods close by. Pier and beam is the type of foundation you were looking at. Very sturdy and easier to fix the plumbing. My house has been supported by it since 1948
I noticed he chooses not only to drive downtown Shreveport on the weekend but he also choose to drive and only show places that he saw was empty or abandoned. You can also hear cars in the background and he is either focusing the camera on him or turning it upwards to make it seem even more desolate than it is.
@@christopherwebb8345 I noticed that, as well.
I thought the Pier type foundation was probably for flooding from hurricanes ? I live in Utah and love to see all these far away places :)
Wow. Can't believe downtown. I lived in Shreveport during the 80 's and it was. Very dangerous then. Nothing surprises me about Shreveport. Houses are. Built like that in.the. South. That is nothing knew. Although the pier and beam method is a lot different now. You couldn't pay me enough money to go to. Shreveport now
That area that you went in close to downtown is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Shreveport. That was the red light district. Prostitution used to be legal way back in the day. The neighborhoods were segregated. That is called the bottoms.
i mean considering most of captin Shreve(s)port's old money is descended from ladys of the night, that serviced his men, there is an understandable big old entertainment district ^.^ also yea this guy obviously showed some of the worse parts of Shreveport. Also, what isnt near a hospital or a clinic in Shreveport, i mean seriously you cant go 5 miles without tripping over an Dentis, or optometrist practice and there are no less than 3 big hospitals
I haven't heard the bottoms in years
What was the purpose of this video other than to seemingly talk down about the people of Shreveport.
At the beginning of the video you were clearly on the Bossier side looking over to Ballys and literally driving on a dirt road next to the levy that hasn't been maintained in decades.
Not talking down about/to the people. Simply a documentary on certain parts of the city.
Casinos in such a Low income area. Almost a slap in the face for those poor people. ohh and that smell you wondered about that you smell everywhere... Its hair relaxer mixed with old spice.
You better be glad you drove through the Allendale neighborhood before everybody woke up . Several hours later and you probably would have gotten robbed .
I could tell that. It’s why I kept my head down and wasn’t obnoxious about how I filmed it. 😬
I grew up in allendale if u aint from there dont go there
@@ryanwalters7053 What street?
I wish someday the system will legalize to euthanize humans who become ferocious towards other humans due to their unfortunate childhood circumstances in their lives. Everybody dies one day, so why not the law arrange peaceful departure to disturbed brains, just like we put down ferocious dogs.
@@imusmoedegrasse Well, that's your definition. I am referring to legalizing euthanization of mentally sick people ( who have no regard to other fellow humans and rob them ) instead of putting them in prison and feeding them with tax money. After all humans are no better than animals. So , law needs to focus on maintaining the quality of humans rather than quantity of population. It's a win win situation that mentally ill person does want to quit his body that's made up of 60 percent water, and 40 percent essential minerals that can fertilize soil and contribute to the growth of food for next generation.
Born and raised here. It was once a really nice Southern city, but you could not pay me to move back here. The once civil culture, Southern hospitality included, has been replaced with a culture of crime and a plethora of undesireable attributes. Once nice neighborhoods are slums, people do not take care of their property, overall the city is filthy, and the city government is incredibly derelict in managing this city. There's nothing here that is attractive to a business looking for a good place to relocate. The schools are horrendous!
Per the Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate: "Shreveport 41.07 homicides per 100,000 people
Shreveport had 74 homicides in 2023, a more than 37% jump over 2022 and one of the highest totals in the city's recorded history." Personal experience, property theft, violence, dangerous streets, and crime going all the way up to my grandmother being raped.
I've traveled all over the USA, and lived in different parts of the country. Now I go back only for funerals. Shreveport continues to crumble and shows no signs of ever being restored to what it was decades ago. It's really pathetic.
I moved to Bossier City over 2 years ago…. I like the job I came for… but don’t care for the area or the people…. Petty ass dudes, ratched, ghetto acting women…. lots of overt racism…….single people will be miserable here……
Some dude has a Pepsi machine on the front porch lmao
You apparently have searched out the worst parts of town and featured them as tho' they were the whole town. Very disgusting reporting.
This is a city downtown exploration channel. I ONLY visit city downtowns and the neighborhoods immediately surrounding that downtown. If that area looks like shit, like Shreveport's does, that ain't on me. Your comment is stupid.
I really hope you had the chance to actually view Shreveport instead of these areas in the video that are basically non existent to people that live here. Besides downtown (which isn’t really a place to be) and the boardwalk which is technically bossier and not Shreveport, all other areas are places I haven’t seen and would never drive through. Basically that’s all just the poor of the poor portion of the city and there’s much more south Shreveport that is much nicer. Definitely sad to see that portion of our city as it is completely run down. Either way, just hope outside of the video you had the chance to look at nicer areas here
I think South Highlands is still a very beautiful and somewhat lively part of the city.
@@JLDReactions eh yeah I guess South Highlands area is average
Dude, forget you! All you did was try to find the bad stuff. Every town has bad parts! Bet you didn’t talk to the people who have lived here for years and how everyone is kind and extremely friendly. We don’t need agitators!
Nah, that's not what happened. I explored the area near downtown, like I do in every city I visit. Had no idea what I'd find. To be honest I was shocked.
Kind and friendly ? I’m from Shreveport. It’s mean and dangerous
But all louisiana is bad crime I'm from it and kno it
Allendale is NOT the hotspot for crime in Shreveport. You might want to try Cedar Grove, Queensborough and Mooretown!
Lmaoo correct! I also would not drive down Sprague street just because or that hotel!!
MOTOOOOOWN
@@raininfernx4162 EXACTLY LIKE WHY IS NOBODY SAYING THAT
@@raininfernx4162 THEY KILL GRANDMAS DOWN THERE
Well its not the wrost. The wors spt is sunset acres.
Most houses downtown look like that because of zoning. If that area is re-zoned to be a business area you cannot update or renovate the residential home. You have to either sale it to a business, turn it into a business or let it rot. When they rot there’s not guarantee that the house will be knocked down for a business to be put there. So it essentially turns the area into a grave yard of houses and/or really poor living conditions because you cant fix anything. Resulting in depreciation of property value which eventually leads to the area being deemed “bad or ghetto”…it’s a cycle
Now it makes sense.
Shreveport in a nutshell... Slums everywhere... Thank our great Mayor...
This is not an accurate depiction of Shreveport.
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The whole city isn't this run-down. Not saying Shreveport's an amazing place to live or anything (crime is pretty high city-wide), but it does have much better-kept neighborhoods.
This video highlights some real problems with the city, though. Much of it is really dilapidated and the city isn't doing much about it.
I call it sh*tport
I guess where you live is better they've shit holes in ever areas in the world ♍
You really didn’t do Shreveport any justice with this video. First you only drive through one area. There many very nice areas in this city but you didn’t bother to take a good look. Shreveport is a very nice town with some awesome schools and parks. But you didn’t bother to drive around a little bit to find them. I will also say you didn’t give Bossier City a fair shake either. There is more to Bossier than Gambling casinos. Do you try to trash every city you visit or was it just Shreveport/Bossier. Sorry about your hotel but there are others in this town that are very nice and that is not Shreveport’s fault but the fault of that hotel chain for not inspecting their properties and doing something about their personnel. Oh and by the way most people who work down town are AT work at 9:30am.
I was born (1985) and raised in South Shreveport. My wife and I moved to East TX years ago and couldnt be happier. She still works in Shreveport. Its about a 45 minute drive from here, it makes me sad everytime I go back. It seemed like a great place to live growing up. I couldnt see sending my kids to a caddo parish public school these days.
When you go to downtown lookin for ppl try at night its hoppin. I see Shreveport hasn't changed much since i left. When you go places that have horrible weather ppl dont walk around. Just sayin. Youree and southfeid is more what i think of as "Shreveport"
Way to go Shreveport that city really set Louisiana back 50 years.
Bad parts of town. Run down. A whole lit of tornados and straight line winds tear through that area. No insurance money to repair. Low income areas.
I have family near there.
That mural is definitely beautiful. Some years back they did start adding art to the downtown area
Putting lipstick on a pig
Shreveport is massive and you chose the actual ghetto lol. We have neighborhoods of beautiful historical homes as well as middle class and wealthy. We do have lots of crime but we also have a lot of really good people and communities. The only thing I don’t care for is that you need to show a variety of people’s cities.
The Dog is the "RCA Dog"
Yeah that’s my home town. But I don’t live there anymore thank god
Why did you leave??
I passed by Shreveport the other day and I was shocked by how miserable it felt. My first impression was that I were in a zombie land not an actual functioning city
Dangers of communism.
Looking at video felt like walking dead people gone deserted streets creepy
thats how i feel and i live here
Factual facts 😂
I live here. We plan drives to Texarkana rather than shopping around downtown malls in Shreveport or stay in neighborhood. Even the newish boardwalk is dead after the shootings. If it weren't for my job we'd move.
I lived in Shreveport during the 1980s and it was a decent town for the first five years. After the 1986 Oil Bust the economy really went down.
Sheveport, get all the skills in the neighborhood and rebuild! Call on your God, and rebuild! Everything you need will be at your hands! Just use all the people s skills! And, let the women bring you all lunch as you take your brakes! They are trying to force you all off your land! Rebuild in the Name of Jesus! You all are smart people! That's why you're targeted! Come together in the Name of the Lord! Call His Name in your hearts and mind, as you meet each other at a said destination! Don't hide! You got the Lord on your Side! Read your Bibles! All of you, children too! And, come out! You all are the people on the murial! See, how much joy in this man as he describe yaks condition? Why are you all not there? He's not saying that! Well, unless you call on God Jesus, and get to know Him, Through the Bible, first, then, it will try to stalk you wherever you go! Don't let them fool you! God Is With you! Don't think education is the key to everything! You all need the Psalms 35. So, you can come out and rebuild! Those in your community is too smart! Trust, and brag in each other! Leave no man, out! He's so happy, listen to him! God Jesus Will Never Be, second to None! When God Says The Word, you will come out like a flood, and get more than, this, back! In Jesus Name! For, Whites, and, especially, for, Blacks! The Blood of Jesus Rests Upon you all! And , The Blood of Jesus Rest Upon me and my family and all! They came upon us to eat of our flesh, and stumble and ,fall"! Psalms ,27, I think! Amen. It all looks good! Just look at what yal, all have done! Books will be written about you! By your own! God Bless you my Brothers and, Sisters! Where are you? He never told! I'm sure he knows! Remember, all that I just told! In Jesus Name! Jesus!
I grew up in Shreveport La great place. Your pictures and video certainly do not cahow the city I know sorry for you sir
bro i have not see this town in 2 years my mom and dad move out of La when i was 12 am in denver Co my mom and dad did it for better life
Truth. My parents recognized how bad it was getting in the 70's. As usual, my parents were right.
Yeah hoods shouldn't exist. They can leave just choose not to. I left the hood an stayed at a homeless shelter for 105 days before I got my own place. They just makes excuses
Nice video. Out of all the channels I've seen doing these, yours are some of the best. The talking isn't annoying & you actually slow down through neighborhoods so we can see👍
The ones criticizing want you to highlight the better parts of the hood but let's be honest most of us watching are here to see the gritty parts!
Thank you, Abbie.
Do you live in Shreveport??
A lot of old houses were built on pier and beam. There’s many advantages to having a house off the ground, such as easy access to pipes, and not having to worry about flooding.
The mural on the AT&T building was once the largest public mural in the nation, FYI
Really? Awesome. It is beautiful.
Yup facts
Now you can view it but might get shot doing so.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Born and raised in Shreveport!!! I’m still here. It’s very interesting to hear and view and outsider’s perspective. You should do some interviews with locals or like set up on appointments in each city you visit and just get to know the local culture.
my take on Shreveport: its better than living in Texarkana
There’s nothing to do downtown
I live in Bossier-very close to Shreveport & im sweating hoping you got out of some of those neighborhoods 😳
Stopping in front of houses in this city is not smart my man
So I’ve been told. 😬
You missed so much.The Southern University African art museum,sights where a true Blood was filmed,the movie studio
The oil field museum,the lake around which Nick Cage and other actors have homes
Shreveport is set to become somewhat of a regional transportation hub with three interstates coming through. In addition to I-20, there is the I-49 extension north to Kansas City and I-69 will come through town. There will be more cross-country traffic to capitalize on.
Build more truckstops.
That I-49 extension should've been completed long ago all the way down to the Texas state line to tie into US 59/I-69. The city of Shreveport lacks the gumption to bulldozed the slums in Allendale for the ROW and the state is too cheap to acquire the ROW from I-20 down to the state line.
Lord Spoda, YOU HAVE MY INVITATION TO JOIN ME IN MY CITY! Not everything is as bad as others say it is! PLEASE JOIN ME, and we will visit those same areas, and show you what Ministry looks like! We are trying OUR BEST to help our Homeless, and City!!
Thanks for this one. I was just back a month ago for my 50th high school reunion in Bossier City and drove around Shreveport. I lived there well before the casinos came in and nearly the entire Old Bossier was razed for whatever reason (I think it was Red River Chevrolet that purchased a lot of the land).
I was dismayed by the blighted areas of old Shreveport. Almost every area dating from the 1920s and early were completely abandoned and decayed. I wandered around the old cemetery and the very small Victorian area 'mansions'. Truly sad. That said, everyone I know there lives far, far away from the blighted areas in calm, serene neighborhoods. My brothers both still live in the area; my middle brother made his fortune by buying up dozens of small houses in Shreveport, fixing them up, and renting them out.
I just got invites for a combined 50th for Parkway HS, Haven't lived there since the late 80s but still have a lot of friends there and the memories abound.
Maybe we should talk more at length. I am anxious about leaving my comfort zone, though I have wanted to leave Kansas for many years. Would love to know more about housing opportunities on a lower end income...With PETS...
Maybe we should talk more at length. Please read all my comments
I came to this video because there is a you tube realtor recommending buying rental properties in Shreveport, the realestate seems to be very affordable
I was born and raised in Shreveport. The parts that u decided to show was tore down and cracked out sir so I don't know what intensions u had showing the worst about Shreveport.The drugs and poverty, COVID and ppl not wanting to work is a big part of the problem there. I moved to another city in Louisiana 3.5 hours away just bcuz I wanted fresh start. A little deeper South, loving it . Please pray for Shreveport, I still have family there. There are beautiful parts of Shreveport, Benton is poppiN , WOGM church❗ Pastor James, he really shines the light bright on Shreveport which, really is the cherry on top of Shreveport in my eyes. Jesus will restore and Renew Shreveport. I have Faith ,God Bless
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Born and raised moved as soon as I turned 21. That town is cancer
A base commander at nearby barksdale described Shreveport as a worse place for his soldiers than Afghanistan. True story. Let that sink in.
I have worked in and around Shreveport even in the dangerous hood areas and although I am careful the majority of the people are good and helpful. I treat them with respect and they treat me with respect. I have ran into a few trying to scam, but the majority keep to themselves. I get in do the work I am contracted to do and get out. I love people and I pray for them when I am there.
Everyone is complaining about this video, but Shreveport is super wack so who gives af? Glad I moved. 💯
Another thing Lord Spoda, you and your lady looked way too prosperous to be driving on some of those streets. Clearly they weren't expecting you, if they had been, you would have gotten rolled. Glad you had fun, glad you got out alive. Don't ever go back.
He shouldn't come from the start if he didn't come with the best interest in heart seem like he doing for clot 👎
A bit over dramatic there, eh!?
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I live within 60 miles of Shreveport and catch the local news. Every day there is at least one murder. It has grown progressively worse. My wife has to go there for post-op cancer treatments. The problem with Shreveport is not guns but the absence of daddies in the homes. Most murders are committed by young men who have no male parental guidance. Being an occasional visiting sperm donor does not make one a daddy. I live in Texarkana, and it seems to be trying to catch up with Shreveport on murders. My daughter has changed her route home from work due to the fact that she was almost in the middle of a gang fight several months ago at a traffic light.
I would trade places with you in a minute living in Philly!!!! Let me trade places with you and your daughter be thankful where u live…. God bless
In my opinion you intentionally missed shining areas within the distressed area surrounding downtown Shreveport. As you drove down Milam Street going west at Hope Street next to the distressed Pete Harris Cafe, You failed to show the revitalization and restoration of properties there on the 700 block of Hope Street. They are quite visible. Maybe you should redo your assessment and highlight what is good and working. I hope your assessment of other areas is not so biased. There are people on the ground working hard here to decrease your fear....😨
Unfortunately, this is not a good representation of Shreveport at all.
Bulger City is considered a separate city for taxation reasons. The city has a ghetto underbelly.
Watching this video now. As a lifetime resident of this city, I know it's from a while ago but I would've loved to give you this advice: the nicer areas of the city are not close to downtown. Also downtown has essentially nothing to do and is basically half empty other than corporate businesses (accounting and lawyer firms and the banks they use). Lots of the city is poor but you definitely went in the worst areas.
My impression of Shreveport is Similar to Wichita, Kansas which I wont live in. Both my sons lived there but moving out...
Suggestions for a safe, even quaint town for retired person with cats as family....with city utilitiez but some sqare footage outside the house. 2bedooms 2 bathrooms....everything in working condition....$40k-$50k...????????
@@ruthathorne7586 Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Most downtowns are decaying. People do not want to feel imprisoned by the cramped atmosphere of tall buildings.
Well, look at the title of this video!
The most dangerous cities in America all have one thing in common. The demographics.
A good reporter would do title searches and confront the owners/landlords of these dilapidated properties. You might be surprised just WHO THE UPSTANDING CITIZENS ARE that own these properties.
A legitimate and well functioning city government would straighten it out. As the property values are driven down, the wealthy buy all the land. It's an ages old practice and the ignorant population actually votes for the people who are letting it happen.
This whole area of western Louisiana, southwestern Arkansas and eastern Texas is extremely depressive
Tyler Tx is clean
I was born and raised in Shreveport and you’re spot on with your criticisms. There are quite a few things about Shreveport that would give you the impression that it is a crappy town. I know you stick close to the downtown area on your tours but the neighborhoods close to downtown are the worst in the city.
Shreveport has some great neighborhoods you only focused on the Intercity which will be terrible no matter what city you go to
I live in Ruston Louisiana I've been to Shreveport Louisiana many times I use to want move but I'm glad I didn't
move to Dubach Grambling or Farmerville lmao..edit: ANYWHERE has to be better than MONROE or BASTROP LA
Srague street....your in the bottoms my brother....dont do that late at night...
Shreveport has its problems true enough, but also it’s very historic and rich in history. Fairfield Ave is one of the finest streets in North Louisiana.
Not from Shreveport but I lived there for 14 years and it’s a very special place to me because it was where I grew into myself
Yall talking about Shreveport, La. Is poor...i moved to Orlando,Florida...yea the city is rich but if you see how many homeless people it is here! I have never seen this many homeless people. And when you stay here...either youre going to have somewhere to live, or a car...youre not getting both! Its so so so many homeless people here and the streets smell like pure piss. These are the things they dont tell you! Housing out of pocket is not affordable here, and im working a federal job. You will not make it on your own, with just you.
Not what I was expecting from Shreveport 😕 Very sad. Enjoying the tour though!
Thank you for the kind words, MG!
It’s only in some places lol
exactly
I stopped there to get McDonald's on my way to Florida, got outta there ASAP. The whole of Mississippi/LA/Georgia/Alabama/Northern FL looks like this.
Back in the day Shreveport was a mega hub and the center of music. Elvis , muddy waters and so many more got there starts here
And Jim Reeves was born there.
I hate shreveport Louisiana.. run down bldgs etc.
Can’t wait to leave Shreveport from montana
What an embarrassment for the founding fathers of Shreveport, LA! The Historical Society should be disbanded & investigated.
The city is an eyesore! The crime rate is soaring!
My question is, where are all the proceeds from the casinos going?
Shreveport is no different than any other city in America. There are bad areas as well as very nice areas. There is growth and decline, drugs and violence just like anywhere else. Also you can't just jump off the highway turn a few corners and assume this is what you get. I lived here from birth until 2019 and now I live in Georgia I've traveled and have seen the same everywhere. Minimum wage is still $7.25 but a decent home to rent would be nothing less than $1,000 a month. That's crazy!
I lived there (Air Force) 84-93. Shooting all the time at night. Yeah, there's LOTS of crime. When I lived there, if I cop was arresting a black person, the neighborhood would show up and surround the cops! There were a lot of carjackings too. I drove to a historic old cemetery one morning, but immediately left when a hooker was hailing me.
You're there in the morning time during a weekday so not much goes on there..plus COVID has taken a toll on the city. The dalmatian statue lights up at night which is nice. Hope you enjoyed your visit.
Ratchet city. Most all the industry closed down decades ago. All the middle class moved to Texas. All that’s left are poor people and vacancy. It’s sad. It’s nothing like the city I grew up in in the 70s and 80s.
My dad was born and raised in Shreveport, and he made me promise that I wouldn’t go there ever in my lifetime,even though I so desperately want to visit just to see where pops stumping ground was 😂😂😂😂😂but I heard lots of stories,he is resting in heaven now so I will keep my promise to him.
Yep, he ain’t lying
I’m from Shreveport and this video is literally on the bad parts of Shreveport none of the good
They should give the migrants Shreveport. I'll bet they fix it up fast.
I was going to luagh if he got out in Allen dale. He would get robbed
Thank you for the video. It looks like the slums. I'm looking for a new area to move to.....but not this.