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Shreveport-Bossier City
offers a richness of life, combining the conveniences of a big city
with the warmth and hospitality of a smaller town. As the only public
four-year university in the local area, LSUS fills a uniqueniche
for the educational needs of the community. With a metropolitan
population of more than 370,000, Shreveport offers an extensive
railway system, andfour major airlines that fly from the largest
of the city's two airports.Interstate 20 connects the city with
Dallas to the west and Atlanta tothe east; South Louisiana, including
Baton Rouge and New Orleans, is easily accessible via Interstate
49 which eventually will link Shreveport with Kansas City to the
north. Other major metropolitan areas -- Houston, Memphis, Little
Rock and Jackson, Mississippi -- are only a few short hours away.
Frequently called "A
Sportsman's Paradise," the area's mild climate and beautiful
parks create the perfect setting for jogging, bicycling, water skiing,
jet skiing, sailing, hunting and fishing. For other recreational
activities, Shreveport-Bossier is home to minor league baseball,
a continental basketball league, riverboat casinos, and horse racing
at Louisiana Downs. And in the winter, the Independence Bowl matches
top-ranked college teams for action. Downtown and elsewhere you'll
find dozens of festivals with food and music, regular theatrical
productions, ballet companies, the Shreveport Symphony, and the
Shreveport Opera.
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