| 1803 | Larkin Edwards is the first settler near what is Shreveport today. |
| 1817 | James Coatessettles in the area. |
| 1832 | July 1 The Cane-Bennett Trading Post is established by James Cane and his brother-in-law William Smith Bennett, both from New Hampshire, on the bluff where Shreveport will be founded 1836. |
| 1833 | Captain Henry Miller Shreve arrives on the Red River to remove the log jam which is 165 miles long, extending from Loggy Bayou to Hurricane Bluffs |
| 1835 | John McLeod settles in the area. |
| 1835 | July 1 Caddo Indians cede about 1,000,000 acres to the U.S. for $80,000 at the Caddo Agency House. By this treaty the Indians also give to Larkin Edwards, interpreter and friend, a tract of land that will become the site of Shreveport. |
| 1837 | The removal of the raft by Captain Henry Miller Shreve opens the Red River to navigation and makes Shreveport an important center of trade and a gateway to the West. |
| 1838 | February 4 The city of Shreveport is founded by Shreve Town Co. and is named for Captain Henry Miller Shreve. |
| 1839 | March 20 Shreveport is incorporated . |
| 1843 | - 912 Commerce Street in Shreveport, where Gen. Smith lived 1863-65 while Commander of Trans-Miss. Dept. CSA is built; It will be demolished in 1960. Originally home of La. Supreme Court Judge Thomas T. Land. |
| 1856 | Trinity Catholic Church is established in Shreveport, Holy Trinity was moved to this site in 1858. Five of its priests lost their lives treating the victims of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1873. The present church, in Romanesque Revival style, was built in 1896. |
| Texas | State Line | Arkansas | ||
| 37 miles | ||||
| State Highway 1 North | ||||
| Interstate 220 | Shreveport | Interstate 220 | ||
| Longview, TX Tyler, TX Dallas, TX | Interstate 20 West | Shreveport | Interstate 20 East |
RUSTON-64
miles MONROE-95 miles |
| U. S. 171 | Shreveport | U. S. 71 | ||
| State Highway (Loop) 526 | Shreveport | State Highway (Loop) 526 | ||
| State Highway 1 South | ||||
| 65 miles | ||||
| State Highway 6 | Natchitoches | U. S. 84 | ||
| 53 miles | ||||
| U.S. 165/State Highway 28 | Alexandria | U.S. 165/167 | ||
| U.S. 167/71 | Alexandria | State Highway 28 |
| Newspapers | 2224 Jewella Ave. P. O. Box 38357 Shreveport, LA 71139-9328 318.631.6222 FAX: 318.635.2822 Established 1920. Ed. Sonya C. Landry Pub. Sonya C. Landry 222 Lake Ave. P. O. Box 30222 Shreveport, LA 71130-0222 318.459.3200 FAX: 318.459.3392 Established 1871. Ed. Judy Christie Pub. Michael Craft |
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