This listing was attached to Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux’s State of the City report. Part One is attached below.
6. Fire
The department conducted public education efforts through 79 community programs reaching 3,000 residents, and installed over 200 smoke detectors.
More than 135 firefighters earned professional certifications and 20 new EMTs were certified.
Received delivery of 12 new fire trucks along with new rescue and marine equipment.
Construction of Fire Station 15 began, and renovations were completed at several existing stations
7. Human Resources
The department conducted four supervisor training classes and achieved an 89.29 percent completion rate for mandated employee training.
Updates were made to City policies to ensure compliance with the Family Medical Leave Act and a new Extended Medical Leave Policy was developed.
Introduced the FitOn Health program and a Digital Medicine program designed to promote preventive health.
8. Information Technology
Implemented a new Remote Desktop Services server to support the Shreveport Police Department and deployed Wi-Fi connectivity at several City facilities.
Successfully managed technical transitions for the relocation of Shreveport Police Department personnel to multiple off-site locations from the old SPD headquarters on Texas Avenue, including the two new SPD substations.
Began replacing outdated network equipment to increase redundancy, reduce downtime, and improve bandwidth capacity.
Rolled out Voice over Internet Protocol phone services which were deployed at several city departments with additional installations planned through 2026.
9. Police
Relocated personnel from 1234 Texas Avenue to several different locations.
Opened the first SPD substation on Monkhouse and broke ground on the third substation in Cedar Grove.
Implemented Operation ASK BLUE to address squatter arrests.
The Real Time Crime Center expanded to 84 pole camera systems and more than 2250 camera feeds and began integrating camera systems with the Caddo Parish Sheriffs’ Office.
Completed the department’s Indoor Police Range, continued renovation of the city jail and graduated 20 new police recruits from the Police Academy.
10. Property Standards
Department completed 773 care-of-premises clean-ups spending $1.2 million in abatement work.
Department completed 255 demolitions at a cost of $1.3 million.
Weed abatement was addressed at 6,086 properties at a cost of $512 thousand.
Conducted 194 bulk pick-ups along public rights-of-way, secured 25 vacant structures, removed approximately 10 thousand discarded tires, and completed 39 property clean-ups.
PART ONE: CITY OF SHREVEPORT DEPARTMENT 2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Shreveport mayor Tom Arceneaux attached to his State of the City report a listing of department accomplishments in 2025.
1. Airports-SHV
Passenger enplanements increase by 12 percent over 2024, marking the highest passenger count in forty-four years.
Approximately 10,000 square feet of additional gate space was added to airport concourses.
The long-term parking lot was expanded by 300 spaces with plans to have an additional 700 spaces to open in late 2026.
At the Downtown Airport, the city completed a $7 million runway reconstruction project.
2. Community Development
The city received a $1.5 million HUD endowment to continue the people component of the CHOICE Neighborhood Initiative.
Workforce Development partnered with Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport and Southern University Shreveport to launch a six-month Medical Assistant Training Program.
The department made targeted investments to support community services and early childhood development.
The $24,200,000 Bayou Grande development was completed.
3. Economic Development
The department implemented online registration for the City’s liquor licensing process, introduced a two-year license option, moved all liquor-related documents online, and ABO card extended from two to three years.
The department launched a comprehensive One-Stop Economic Development portal that provides information on major developments, local business incentives, industrial sites, workforce and training programs, permitting and licensing.
The process for local businesses to become city vendors was simplified.
The city received a grant of approximately $400 thousand to support the expansion of Providence House and a $100 thousand grant for beautification projects at the airport.
4. Fair Share
The department hosted a six-week Business Development Course that provided training on capacity building, capital formation, and technology use.
The department hosted several training and engagement opportunities for the business community and hosted networking events
The department recommended expanding the DBE qualifications which the city council adopted.
5. Finance
The department received the Government Finance Officers Association’s Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the City’s 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.
The department implemented enhanced data collection processes to support more timely and accurate financial reporting.