Shreveport-Bossier City is a metropolitan statistical area, composed of Bossier, Caddo and De Soto parishes, located in North Louisiana. Shreveport, Louisiana is temporarily the second largest city and the third largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana, USA. It is located in Caddo Parish, and as of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 200,145. As of 2004, the population given by the U.S. Census Bureau was 198,675. Bossier City lies across the Red River in Bossier Parish and the Shreveport-Bossier City Metropolitan Area population exceeds 375,000.

Today Shreveport is a very busy metropolitan city, hosting various riverboat casinos and is second only to New Orleans in Louisiana tourism. Nearby Bossier City is home to one of the only three horse racetracks in the state, Harrah's Louisiana Downs. Casinos in Shreveport-Bossier include Sam's Town Casino, El Dorado Casino, Horseshoe Casino, Boomtown Casino, and Harrah's.

In May 2005, the Louisiana Boardwalk, a 550,000 square foot (51,000 m²) shopping and entertainment complex, opened across the Red River in Bossier City, and features outlet shopping, several restaurants and nightclubs, a 14 screen movie theater, a bowling complex, and a marina. A new convention center is also under construction in downtown Shreveport.

The Red River Revel is a yearly event featuring local music, food and entertainers and draws in hundreds of thousands of individuals from across the tri-state area. Other annual festivals include Mudbug Madness, a celebration of the crawfish, Holiday in Dixie, and the Louisiana State Fair. Shreveport hosts the NCAA football Independence Bowl each December. (Information provided by Wikipedia.)

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