Shreveport, LA - 10th Most Dangerous City In America - Serene, Beautiful Downtown

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We visit Shreveport, Louisiana, which along with it's sister city Bossier are home to a thriving, upscale casino business. There's also a lot of financial distress in the surrounding neighborhoods.
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[@richrolla15]

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...

[@Cenation9740]

It’s still hood

[@kaylanicholeedwards4592]

Ummm nope he is right Shreveport is dangerous as hell it’s always sum going down

[@willfilla]

Nah he hit it on the nail, Shreveports dangerous

[@churr406]

As a Shreveport native. It’s the hood. We are ranked with Chicago and those type places for murder per capita.

[@white_devil73]

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.

[@DjSC80]

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

[@sonjajohn1166]

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.

[@debbiholley1121]

@@sonjajohn1166 Amen, you nailed it perfectly.

[@debbiholley1121]

Bad leadership after bad, after bad. They've sat back watching our city erode like the banks of red river.

[@TheTriplelman]

every city in America the demoCRAPS run, goes to hell.

[@michelerenee2970]

Libby Glass-Not Liberty Glass.:)

[@nikkiking4044]

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.

[@Zeppelin2]

So sorry for your loss

[@mayawilliams243]

Sorry for your loss.

[@Butterballsballs]

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.

[@geddoe316]

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

[@joannehiiro1111]

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.

[@Theywaswrong]

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.

[@jalqassar]

@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.

[@tinithewriter3697]

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.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

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.

[@JasPlun]

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.

[@devintaylor8702]

Land of the Opossums and Racoons 🦝🦊

[@idessaoutlaw]

@@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 . 😼👌

[@Charityuma]

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.

[@deirdrewelborn7025]

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.

[@russianprincess3673]

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[@russianprincess3673]

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[@russianprincess3673]

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[@russianprincess3673]

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[@andrewwhite1968]

I agree with @deirdre welborn

[@courtneyalvord2640]

You'd be surprised by the amount of houses that are uninhabitable but still have people living in them it's crazy

[@ianmcdonald6617]

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.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Awesome, thank you for the info.

[@shea837]

Hey! Thanks for sharing. Whats the place called?

[@tximan7114]

Hey, don't forget the Old Tower behind it has been turned into a very nice Airbnb.

[@trinidad179]

It didn't have any spots so the dog couldn't have been a Dalmatian. It was just a big white doggie.

[@risingspirit2884]

@@trinidad179 look again… you’ll see the red lights inside to represent the spots. Don’t forget to put your glasses on

[@khaledrobaidi2037]

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

[@dennis9139]

Dangers of communism.

[@darlenesutton7248]

Looking at video felt like walking dead people gone deserted streets creepy

[@hmchalffey]

thats how i feel and i live here

[@louisianayesu]

Factual facts 😂

[@chadd587]

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.

[@Jhihmoac]

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!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

You’re 100% correct.

[@Jhihmoac]

@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!

[@smokenslicebbqllc1149]

@@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.

[@donwhite5108]

I grew up in Bossier City, this is a very one sided article. I would like to know where they are from.

[@donwhite5108]

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.

[@georgiavanhouten9360]

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

[@dadStinks]

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.

[@ishemane]

What hotel you was at

[@dadStinks]

@@ishemane Holiday Inn 102 Lake St

[@brittbrat2860]

@@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 😂

[@dadStinks]

@@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.

[@richrolla15]

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

[@reginaldrobinson5075]

Casinos do more harm than good

[@MattyTemp1]

Unfortunately, this is not a good representation of Shreveport at all.

[@bpriest669]

Born and raised in Shreveport moved to Houston about 6 years ago best decision I've ever made.

[@substantialcat1334]

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.

[@sarahsharp2833]

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.

[@meanyou4eva880]

God bless her soul , Shreveport is trash an you’re right about it as well!

[@maureenmeredith4181]

Was your sister the person with her husband who gave the ride to the man at Mall St. Vincent?

[@Zeppelin2]

I’m so sorry for your loss. Were they the couple who were trying to help the homeless man?

[@michelley398]

Allendale is NOT the hotspot for crime in Shreveport. You might want to try Cedar Grove, Queensborough and Mooretown!

[@lalala15LOVE]

Lmaoo correct! I also would not drive down Sprague street just because or that hotel!!

[@raininfernx4162]

MOTOOOOOWN

[@SpaceUSA_YT]

@@raininfernx4162 EXACTLY LIKE WHY IS NOBODY SAYING THAT

[@SpaceUSA_YT]

@@raininfernx4162 THEY KILL GRANDMAS DOWN THERE

[@johnnysalter7072]

Well its not the wrost. The wors spt is sunset acres.

[@meghanboltonelliott7516]

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.

[@shariberry3123]

Back around 2009, I had a neighbor here in Texas who told me a very strange story about his once only visit to Shreveport. He was a white male, in his 50's, staying at one of the casinos with his brother. My neighbor, in order to illustrate, is not really interested in women. So he is standing in the casino, minding his own business, about 7 pm or so, watching his brother and sister in law gamble. A very attractive woman comes over, and will not leave him alone. She talks to him for the longest time, and kept nudging him. He was really baffled. She finally invites him upstairs to her hotel room. He says to her, "Ma'am, I don't mean any offence, but you are a very beautiful woman, and there are so many handsome men here who would just love to accompany you. I , unfortunately am not interested". She smiled, took out a business card and put it in his shirt pocket before walking away. He takes it out and looks at it. She was an undercover officer. I was absolutely furious when he told me that. I knew this man, he did not do anything whatsoever to be entrapped like that. If he would have agreed, he would have been promptly arrested and charged with a bunch of false accusations against him. He was not rich at all. He was disabled. I think that Shreveport is corrupt and am absolutely sickened at how cruel they continue to be to their own most vulnerable citizens by refusing to fund their public school system alone.

[@coltoneast2164]

This video was shot in only old run down areas of town. Not everywhere here is like this

[@Kaotic318.]

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.

[@gladysmorgan5653]

My nephew was murdered in Shreveport Louisiana. A place I'd not care to live in.

[@thomasfamily7928]

WHAT HAPPENED IF YOU DONT MIND ME ASKING

[@gladysmorgan5653]

@@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.

[@adellajones9887]

Downtown Shreveport has really gone down. I have lived in or worked in Shreveport all my life. We have leadership/ego issues.

[@smaugdragon68]

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.

[@zetaking2909]

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

[@joshuacausey2490]

I haven't heard the bottoms in years

[@michelewilliams5131]

That mural is definitely beautiful. Some years back they did start adding art to the downtown area

[@cynthiawood5762]

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

[@christopherwebb8345]

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.

[@moondancer6488]

​@@christopherwebb8345 I noticed that, as well.

[@sharenladd2948]

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 :)

[@Jasmine-yc3et]

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

[@charlottemorris2102]

Now it makes sense.

[@AwkwardTruths]

The mural on the AT&T building is amazing.

[@barbaraness4507]

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.

[@almatrevida]

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!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you, Abbie.

[@diabolivirtusen-tavares-ea4392]

Do you live in Shreveport??

[@standmccray1037]

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.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

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.

[@standmccray1037]

@🕸 Real Deal Chill 🕸 if you say so.

[@Coltwollsch]

@🕸 RealDealSpill 1037 🕸 seriously! Nobody willingly lives in k-side for the "convenience" 🤣

[@amandagrimes8602]

I was going to let him know that the bumpy to road he complained about was bossier. K Town side

[@billeyler7041]

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.

[@southerntommygun1353]

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.

[@ruthathorne7586]

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...

[@ruthathorne7586]

Maybe we should talk more at length. Please read all my comments

[@markme4]

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

[@jerodstanley3752]

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.

[@michaeldavidfigures9842]

Build more truckstops.

[@billwilson3609]

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.

[@markfletcher8084]

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.

[@Rondogardener]

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.

[@deshawnjones324]

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

[@angelacharie212]

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 ❤️⭐⭐❤️

[@dennismartin1256]

Shreveport in a nutshell... Slums everywhere... Thank our great Mayor...

[@daryl6900]

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.

[@wmk6462]

Not talking down about/to the people. Simply a documentary on certain parts of the city.

[@scottfulghum3818]

The mural on the AT&T building was once the largest public mural in the nation, FYI

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Really? Awesome. It is beautiful.

[@billyjames9315]

Yup facts

[@jonathanisgitt6893]

Now you can view it but might get shot doing so.

[@jimivon1355]

You better be glad you drove through the Allendale neighborhood before everybody woke up . Several hours later and you probably would have gotten robbed .

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

I could tell that. It’s why I kept my head down and wasn’t obnoxious about how I filmed it. 😬

[@ryanwalters7053]

I grew up in allendale if u aint from there dont go there

[@lesnash6953]

@@ryanwalters7053 What street?

[@kumara5492]

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.

[@kumara5492]

@@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.

[@ricardomoore6639]

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

[@fraydnot]

I lived in Bossier City from 87-01 I was there when the boats first arrived, back then people were worried that crime would increase and from what I've heard and read it has increased. Thanks for the upload

[@JasPlun]

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.

[@PP-je8nc]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 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.

[@ronniebrown2517]

i lived in shreveport 1971 and 1972, rented a house off linwood avenue and worked at simons saw and steel....my general memories are of a somewhat quiet laid back atmosphere....not much touristy stuff then....mostly locals with a few hippies... left to go to college in california....ah, the good old days...am now a 71 year old living in east texas....

[@tandrewate278]

It’s so interesting to see your surprise at all of the abandoned houses and decay it’s so normal to see this in Shreveport

[@Steve_from_318]

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.

[@chrisstansell5847]

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

[@JLDReactions]

I think South Highlands is still a very beautiful and somewhat lively part of the city.

[@chrisstansell5847]

@@JLDReactions eh yeah I guess South Highlands area is average

[@khristianrachelle2941]

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.

[@ruthathorne7586]

My impression of Shreveport is Similar to Wichita, Kansas which I wont live in. Both my sons lived there but moving out...

[@ruthathorne7586]

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...????????

[@basedlordprime]

@@ruthathorne7586 Natchitoches, Louisiana.

[@Rondogardener]

Most downtowns are decaying. People do not want to feel imprisoned by the cramped atmosphere of tall buildings.

[@pbr2805]

Well, look at the title of this video!

[@mendesoto]

Thanks for the hotel & neighborhood Reviews

[@simplydarkhalf3974]

Its cool you filmed the mural at the beginning, i grew up watching it being painted.

[@CornOlah]

Shreveport native here, lived there for 25 years. As some have pointed out, it's fascinating to see an outsider's perspective of the city looks like. When I brought my husband to the city for the first time he made the same exact comments, and even related it to a town in Mexico that was of the same quality. It's honestly embarrassing to see that the city hasn't changed a bit since I left. Shreveport may have been great in its hayday 50 or so years ago, but as someone who has lived there through a slew of recessions and changes that have made the town look this way, it's been nothing but downhill. Obviously, if you go to places like Highlands or Youree the town would seem more lively and developed, but a lot of people's first and only interactions with cities are their downtowns, and unfortunately, Shreveport/Bossier's downtown areas have been lacking for decades. There are only a handfull of reasons people even end up in Shreveport in the first place, 1. You're born there. 2. You're stationed there by the Barksdale AFB and stay because land is cheap 3. You're there to visit family/friends. 4. You find a job opportunity there that is not offered in a smaller parish. With festivals like the Red River Revel and Mudbug Madness dwindling, residents becoming more frustrated with rising crime rates, rising home prices, no recycling programs, and the job market tanking (as one commenter said, unemployment is one of the highest in the COUNTRY - possibly because a majority of jobs are nepotism based) it's no wonder Shreveport/Bossier looks this way. I've been out of the city for a year now, and every time I tell any of my family in law about the city, they go "Where?" Because the reality of Shreveport is that it's a flyover city. You can talk up and down about the positives of the city but when people's first impression is like this? Who would bother? That's just my two cents. I moved out in mid 2021 and haven't regretted it.

[@ruthathorne7586]

Please PM me. We plan to relocate to that area.

[@CornOlah]

@@ruthathorne7586 I'm not sure what more I can provide other than what I wrote. If you think you'd benefit from being there and/or have a job opportunity, then by all means live there. The only other things I can add is that it'd be safer to live in Bossier but cheaper to live in Shreveport. The area is progressive in some aspects compared to the rest of the state (not counting NOLA) and the people are generally nice if given the proper amount of respect.

[@meanyou4eva880]

@@ruthathorne7586 don’t come unless you have to because it’s not worth it!

[@ruthathorne7586]

We Stopped at IHop jusy off the hiway on the eay to NOLA in June 2018. We took a quick look around of the area from that point of view. The people. Were really nice. We are in kansas...lifelong residents...52 and 63....we are sick of cold winters here. We liked the less wind when we were there. We really want to live in a small town....population 10k or less, not too far from the city but SAFE...with costs comparable to Kansas. We just want to live a quiet life, go to church and take care of our pets and each other.

[@ruthathorne7586]

@@CornOlah , we are mostly worried about safety and comfort. And of course economy. My husband is career medical assistant but wants to switch to retail...probably Walmart.....Any suggestions for small towns? A 30 minute drive from the city would be acceptable. Thank you to all who can provide this information. If you would like to send pictures of some small towns or help me get me in touch, thst would be great.

[@lopilkderlll]

Some dude has a Pepsi machine on the front porch lmao

[@rondodson5736]

I was stationed there from 85 to 90. Highest unemployment rate in the country at the time. Shreveport had the title for most murders occurred. I became the first bounty hunter on active duty while there. I retired from the military in m1990 and stayed there bounty hunting for four more years. I was making good money but eventually couldn't take the wife out for an enjoyable evening without running into someone i had arrested.

[@dorisp898]

A lifelong resident of Shreveport here. You were viewing one of the oldest parts of the City. also, the Boardwalk is across the Red River in Bossier City. Next time you are in a new place why don't you ask a native what parts of town you may want to look at. You're lucky you didn't get shot at!

[@georgepops5590]

Kmsl tripping ☹️😂 don't know what he getting himself in 🤣🤣🤣😂

[@JeffStokerCFM]

I was born and raised in Shreveport and the downtown area especially has gone down hill. Sleep inn has never been that great better of in a Holiday Inn or Best Western or somewhere along those lines. Y'all should checkout Natchitoches Louisiana sometime at try a restaurant called Lasyone's it's where the Natchitoches meat pie originated. There's decent hotels right off I-49 on highway 6 near Natchitoches as well.

[@shariberry3123]

I know someone who was born and raised in Shreveport, he is 72 yrs. old white male. He told me terrible things about it, and this was in the 1970's. Their law enforcement/sheriff was downright cruel to non whites and the poor. This man he knew, a high up in the law, also operated a grocery store. He traded cigarettes for taking advantage of young women. There was so much pimping of people done, men, women, black and white. Old houses in the rough part of town were very cheap to rent, there were flop houses where people rented rooms by the day and all sorts of terrible things occurred. Now, in this modern era about to be 2023, Shreveport pays the law that operates the jail system by the amount of people incarcerated. Yet education for youth is about the lowest and worst of any state. So, it pays to encourage criminality there. Also, the highest law enforcement in the land, of which I will not mention but it is part of our national government, uses Shreveport as a base in which to hold stings that net thousands of arrests for vice. They especially enjoy luring people to travel from Texas, the stings are very elaborate and sometimes weeks are taken to convince someone to travel from Texas, in order to arrest in Shreveport because they can compound the charges to interstate violations. I think it is a felony to cross into Louisiana from another state if you go there and are caught in a sting. Shreveport has embraced boat gambling and vice stings as their main source of revenue. I have never set foot in Louisiana, and I plan to never go there because I refuse to support such an atrociously inhumane state that refuses to properly educate it's children with decent schooling.

[@loveforcountryUS]

I debated leaving a comment, but I feel like I must because of my history with Shreveport. Long story short, my single mother moved my brother, sister and I there in 1972 (I was 2yo). We lived in the S. Highlands area til about '82, then moved to the Highlands "historic" area. Throughout the 70's, 80's and 90's Shreveport was a great place to live. Not a very rich city money wise, but rich in many other areas, history, culture, etc. After college, I moved back to S'port and worked there a couple of years until I had had mentally enough with the place and moved to Nashville in '95. By the mid-90's, you could really start to see and feel the decay of a once vibrant city. Many of my high school friends began to move away, primarily to Dallas down the road but several also decided to stay in the general area. While visiting there, I really hope you were able to see some of the other actual lived-in areas of S'port. The further you get from the city core, the city begins to perk up. All in all, my time there long ago was a lot of fun but I won't ever regret getting the hell out of there. The main reasons for leaving were the sheer lack of career options and crime. The corruption of politics in Louisiana make the fed look like angels. There are sh*tholes all over America, but S'port ranks higher because it represents how much a once great, highly rated, vibrant, bustling, small city can turn to sh*t when you have extremely poor local and state government. If you're familiar with the term "white flight", thats not exactly what happened here. It was actually "purchasing power" flight which included MANY background and ethnicities. I have alot of great memories of growing up there, but for many, that's not an place you want to really stick around in by your mid-20's. If you do stay, more power to ya, have fun and be safe.

[@zipsmith893]

My granddaughter grad high school. Grad LSU BATON ROUGE THEN MOVED TO DALLAS.

[@margiecarson3170]

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.

[@jackdaniel4325]

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.

[@davidshahan4]

When in Shreveport its best to stay at the hotel at Cesar's Horseshoe casino,it's relatively cheap, but very well kept and very clean. You have 24 hr. security and an enclosed parking garage. You dont have a fridge, microwave or a coffee pot in your rooms as they want you to use the services on site, but I highly recommend it even if you're not a gambler.

[@thegreathambino9376]

It's actually a great place to relocate to. The whole Shreveport/Bossier area. Wonderful place to establish your roots!

[@TomHayden-dp2bo]

You need to pass through our cool little town in East Texas called Jefferson, Texas because you will love it. Also check out the surrounding towns like Avinger, Linden, Karnack and Marshall. Our town has a neat downtown and nice surrounding houses.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

It's on the list!

[@fedricjackson1558]

Way to go Shreveport that city really set Louisiana back 50 years.

[@Manuello92]

Thank you for the interesting video. Spooky? Absolutely, but I did enjoy it because at least you're honest.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you for the kind words, Manuello.

[@lindataylor3195]

For the one don't like our city leave ✌️

[@coltoneast2164]

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

[@johnlavery6116]

And Jim Reeves was born there.

[@drej]

Love the video. I was born and raised in Shreveport, you actually drove down my childhood street, but you were on the end where the homes have gone downhill due to younger generations not taking care of them. I live in Fort Worth, TX now and occasionally go visit family. I am astonished at how run down those areas you drove thru have become. I remember when they were all thriving areas/neighborhoods/businesses, I just turned 44 this year, and its just jaw dropping to see how many homes/businesses to see no longer standing. The roads definitely haven't been touched since i was a kid(ages 6-10yrs old). Everything has moved into south Shreveport.

[@sophialee9845]

"Younger generations" more like old people abandoning their homes and then only coming back to prevent property standards from demolishing these abandoned homes because "they were just trying to find the money to renovate" and then they take their asses back to texas lmao

[@kedra626]

same born and raised in Shreveport now stay in Arlington tx but stayed in Fort worth for about 10 years

[@sequnacollins789]

That has nothing to do with the "younger generation" blame the people in charge. I mean hell the minimum wage is still 7.25 here.....

[@darlenesutton7248]

@@sequnacollins789 you got to kidding how can anybody survive there. I see why people leave doesn't pay decent wage. The minimum wage where I live 12.40 an hour still not enough but it isn't an insult.

[@sequnacollins789]

@@darlenesutton7248 yeah it's crazy they just like poverty here...I mean it is the south slavery is technically is legal here, they just founding new way to cover it up so it won't look like it (hence the pay)...it just feels like you're stuck here doing the same crap over & over, I'll be glad when I move tf away from here. 😪🙄

[@sandiodonna4948]

Also a correction..... you CAN have a casino on land in Louisiana. They can be attached to truck stops, but they can only have slot machines. There are no table games. Even at the race track that is in Bossier.

[@easysinmusic216]

Thank you for shedding light on the FOOLISHNESS! WE APPRECIATE YOU! JACKSON, MS BLOWS AS WELL!

[@fashnvain3194]

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!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

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.

[@unclejot.v.2085]

Kind and friendly ? I’m from Shreveport. It’s mean and dangerous

[@hollilewis2969]

I lived in Shreveport most of my life and have never seen the houses that you showed. It was really sad. It was pretty interesting hearing someone else's view that is not from Shreveport.

[@twinblends5323]

That’s because he went down old roads no one goes down. There are sad areas but he choose to only go to those areas. There are beautiful parts of the city he didn’t go down because he wanted it to fit the tiptoe of his video.

[@twinblends5323]

Meant to say title of his video. KZbin doesn’t allow edits.

[@hollilewis2969]

@@twinblends5323 True. There's definitely many beautiful areas of Shreveport.

[@johnnysalter7072]

I live in SHreveport and that is about 40% or more of SHreveport

[@patsluder2699]

You have an awesome job!

[@Mudbutt73]

That drone you have is very impressive. The camera on it is amazing. Any chance you could share what equipment you use because I want that! Great video by the way!

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

It's a DJI Mini. Yes, they have great cameras, and are worth the few extra bucks. :)

[@Mudbutt73]

@@JoeandNicsRoadTrip thank you very much!

[@debratowns7281]

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.

[@frankd4875]

If you want to see a really rough area of Shreveport, LA, take I-20 to downtown Shreveport from the airport, then take Milam Street heading SW out of downtown. Follow Milam Street through Ledbetter Heights (aka The Bottoms) until it turns into Sunset Dr. near Cross Lake, then turn left heading south on Jewella Road. When you get to US Hwy. 80, aka Greenwood Road, turn right heading west. Shortly ahead take a left heading south on Broadway Ave. Take Broadway down through one of Shreveport's roughest areas known as Mooretown until you hit Hollywood Ave. and turn left heading east. It will take you eventually to I-49 which you can take north until it intersects I-20W heading back to the airport. You will definitely see some really rough areas on this little tour. I lived in Shreveport from birth until I left for college following high school graduation. I have driven through these areas many times and they were rough as could be back in the 1960s and I'm sure are the same if not worse now. There are some very nice residential areas of the city in South Highlands, Broadmoor, Pierremont, Spring Lake, and out on Cross Lake. Nice developments exist south of the city limits down Ellerbe Road. So, it's a mix of residential areas from poverty stricken areas to the prosperous. Downtown Shreveport has pretty much become just a legal and banking center with few retail business establishments. Criminal activity, particularly gun violence, continues to be a difficult problem for the authorities to handle.

[@brigittelee9730]

I’m in my fifties and was born and raised in Shreveport. I haven’t lived there in 30 years but those areas were always rough parts of town and apparently have just gotten worse. Nothing shocking here

[@BadTV1993]

he was on texas...head straight down Texas & turning right in front of the big church then left at the next light...see all the ruff ish you wanna see lol

[@brigittelee9730]

@@BadTV1993 yep

[@coltoneast2164]

The municipal also used to house the morgue in the basement. Which 2 floors under ground. The 1st under ground floor is the locker /dressing rooms , restrooms

[@jmunnyrulz6175]

Enjoy your travels, stay safe. I like your videos.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thanks 👍

[@stephenhill2348]

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.

[@UnitedStatesC0untryBall]

I really needed to see this video. This should be a wake-up call for us Shreveport-Bossier residents!

[@ValenDRV]

As a bossier resident, Shreveport definitely needs a revamp.

[@the_one9801]

@@ValenDRV I mean Bossier doesn’t have too much more to offer sooooo

[@jonathanisgitt6893]

It won't be. Majority of voters in Shreveport vote democrat only. Judging from other mainly democratic cities it will decline year after year forever.

[@moondancer6488]

​@@jonathanisgitt6893 🙄

[@brianadlich4406]

My girlfriend and I went there one weekend. Downtown didn’t have many people when we went either during the day. But there were a few more people there in the evening.

[@nickyzenon7389]

You missed so much.The Southern University African art museum,sights where a true Blood was filmed,the movie studio

[@nickyzenon7389]

The oil field museum,the lake around which Nick Cage and other actors have homes

[@vincevileborne]

I appreciate his honest take on our Louisiana cities. Particularly this one… But I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t bothered by the way hes describing things. Not every place is meant to be all upscale.

[@318GrandMan]

He can only describe what he sees. He not here to give our history only what it is today.

[@Bawkr]

You have to see him for what he is to see his position on it. If he's never lived in a home that looks bad from the outside but is functional, warm and smells good on the inside he wouldn't know just by looking at the exterior that said he has a point. I should have spent more time on the outside of our house maybe our children wouldn't have been stolen who knows. Looks are everything to some people, they weren't to me but going forward I'm going to have to put in more of an effort to become a shotgun pellet in the center of the blast like everyone else in order to avoid trouble.

[@jameslambert6665]

Missed 90% of the city. Downtown never recovered from the oil crash and the 80s. Seriously glad you didn't get hurt where you were driving. Please be careful in the future. You couldn't have taken a worse direction to look around at the town. The city moved south and west. To everyone who is watching this video, there are a lot of wonderful things to see and do here. We are not a post-apocalyptic ghost town. And the pool wasn't out of order, I think that was crime scene tape.

[@judywilson9003]

I enjoy waiting your Videos the real back roads of America 🇺🇸 from California.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Thank you, Judy!

[@ivanabdullaev859]

Luv your videos. I am discovering the USA which was unknown for me.

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

Cool! :)

[@bilweiser]

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.

[@ashby0333]

Stopping in front of houses in this city is not smart my man

[@JoeandNicsRoadTrip]

So I’ve been told. 😬

[@dnmusic07]

As a white man from out of town, you had no idea how much you were taking your life into your own hands cruising Allendale and the Bottoms by yourself.

[@MargDBX]

OMG people like to go overboard. I'm a white female Louisiana native. I walked around the South Bronx and not so great areas of Manhattan late at night. I was not bothered.

[@justmyopinion9883]

@20:09 That house looks exactly like the house I grew up in, except our house was pink, not yellow. And our house was in California. Thank you for sharing this video. 😊

[@BadTV1993]

Shreveport has had the stigma of being "baby Los Angeles " for many yrs

[@susanbreeland8620]

First Methodist Church was built during the days when people had horse pulled wagons and still remains a vibrant church.

[@nightryder16]

Those long narrow houses are what's called shotgun houses. You can walk in the front door and see the back door. One big room.

[@dfrasu]

The place looks so crushing. Just want to do some thing but what do you do? I really appreciate learning more and more about the real country we live in.

[@racheallewis2437]

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.

[@gdoom2018]

I have lived all of my 51 years in Shreveport. You showed me places I have never seen. When growing up in a city such as ours, you learn to navigate. It is a crime-ridden city. It was safer when I was young. I love my city. but parts of it have turned into an urban wasteland. It is hard to see these blighted places. When I saw this I thought there are kids who have to ENDURE living there.

[@bakersdozenbyTrena]

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!

[@ltcajh]

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.

[@crybaby3710]

*dancing to the music in the background* 👯👯💃💃💃

[@kenuber4766]

The Dog is the "RCA Dog"

[@OrganNLou]

Scary place! Ill stay in Vermont, where people walk a lot in our little towns, and where people take pride in their homes.

[@terminalogicalinexactitude4561]

Ah...not diverse, eh ?