Shreveport ranks low in Louisiana livability assessment

A new assessment by the AARP Livability Index has identified Shreveport as one of the lower-performing large cities in Louisiana. The index, which evaluates communities on a scale of 0 to 100, measures factors such as housing, transportation, health, environment, and civic engagement.

Shreveport received an overall score of 42. While the city performed relatively well in civic engagement with a score of 62, it received low marks for neighborhood quality (41), environment (31), opportunity (31), and health (28). In the Shreveport-Bossier area, Bossier City led with a score of 46, while neighboring Benton scored 47.

Other nearby locations showed varying results, with Stonewall, Eastwood, and Red Chute scoring 43, and Haughton at 42. Smaller communities in the region recorded lower scores, including Mooringsport at 40 and Belcher at 33.