Is proposed $1B development for Cross Bayou a game changer for Shreveport? “We’re trying to create hope,” said local businessman Paul Pratt. A life-long Shreveport resident, he has a real love for his city. And he has a sense of urgency as he feels it is stagnating and in desperate need of new blood. Read More

A new player has emerged with a vision for developing downtown Shreveport's Cross Bayou, just five months after an earlier plan faltered. The new vision — it's not clear how far planning has advanced — would require a public-private partnership in a 10-year, $1 billion development of Cross Bayou and Ledbetter Heights. Read More

The Gateway Downtown Consortium, comprised of prominent Shreveport business leaders and community members, has proposed a $1 billion downtown waterfront development that would built as a public-private partnership (P3), according to the Shreveport Times. Read More