CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.shreveport.la.us/

Population:
200145 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1836

County:
Bossier Parish, Caddo Parish

Founded 1836 by the Shreve Town Company.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Louisiana Baptist University	1973
LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport	1969
Louisiana State University in Shreveport	1965
Centenary College of Louisiana	1825

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Evelyn Ashford	Track and Field	15-Apr-1957		Olympic sprinter, 4 Gold Medals
Alan Autry	Actor	31-Jul-1952		In The Heat of the Night
David Beaird	Film Director	1952		My Chauffeur
John Boozman	Politician	10-Dec-1950		US Senator from Arkansas
Terry Bradshaw	Football	2-Sep-1948		Sportscaster, former Steelers QB
Kix Brooks	Country Musician	12-May-1955		Brooks & Dunn
Pat Carroll	Actor	5-May-1927		Make Room for Daddy
Van Cliburn	Pianist	12-Jul-1934	27-Feb-2013	Piano prodigy
Johnnie Cochran	Attorney	2-Oct-1937	29-Mar-2005	Successfully defended O. J. Simpson
Tom Cole	Politician	28-Apr-1949		Congressman, Oklahoma 4th
Floyd Cramer	Country Musician	27-Oct-1933	31-Dec-1997	Country music pianist
Ron Davies	Singer/Songwriter	15-Jan-1946	30-Oct-2003	Southern singer/songwriter
James Dobson	Radio Personality	21-Apr-1936		Focus on the Family
Joe Dumars	Basketball	24-May-1963		NBA Hall of Famer
Larry R. Faulkner	Educator	1944		President of UT-Austin, 1998-2006
Murphy J. Foster, Jr.	Politician	11-Jul-1930		Governor of Louisiana, 1996-2004
Parker Griffith	Politician	6-Aug-1942		Congressman from Alabama, 2009-11
Augustus F. Hawkins	Politician	31-Aug-1907	10-Nov-2007	Congressman from California, 1963-91
Hurricane Chris	Rapper	27-Feb-1989		A Bay Bay
J. Bennett Johnston	Politician	10-Jun-1932		US Senator from Louisiana, 1972-97
Richard H. Jones	Diplomat	26-Aug-1950		US Ambassador to Israel, 2005-08
Russell Long	Politician	3-Nov-1918	9-May-2003	US Senator from Louisiana, 1948-87
Michael B. McCallister	Business	27-May-1952		CEO of Humana
Jim McCrery	Politician	18-Sep-1949		Congressman from Louisiana, 1989-2009
Mary Miles Minter	Actor	1-Apr-1902	4-Aug-1984	Anne of Green Gables
Paul Mooney	Comic	4-Aug-1941		Negrodamus
Robert Parish	Basketball	30-Aug-1953		NBA Hall of Famer
Aulana L. Peters	Attorney	30-Nov-1941		Former Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Jerry Pournelle	Author	7-Aug-1933		Sci-Fi collaborator with Larry Niven
Buddy Roemer	Politician	4-Oct-1943		Governor of Louisiana, 1988-92
Kenny Wayne Shepherd	Guitarist	12-Jun-1977		Teen prodigy blues guitarist
Lee Smith	Baseball	4-Dec-1957		Former MLB relief pitcher
Carl E. Stewart	Judge	2-Jan-1950		5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Hal Sutton	Golf	28-Apr-1958		Winner, 1983 PGA Championship
Jacques L. Wiener, Jr.	Judge	2-Oct-1934		5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Hank Williams, Jr.	Country Musician	26-May-1949		Monday Night Football theme
Faron Young	Musician	25-Feb-1932	10-Dec-1996	The Hillbilly Heartthrob

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John T. Scopes	Educator	3-Aug-1900	21-Oct-1970	Defendant in the Scopes Monkey Trial
Frank Sutton	Actor	23-Oct-1923	28-Jun-1974	Sgt. Vince Carter on Gomer Pyle

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