Start from 41 curated places around Shreveport, LA, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.
Restaurants & cafés
Orlandeaux's Cafe
A five-generation Creole family restaurant operating since 1921 — the oldest continuously operating African American restaurant in the United States — serving stuffed shrimp, gumbo, and po'boys from recipes that have not changed in decades. The seafood is cooked to order and the portions are genuinely generous. This is the place Shreveport natives bring people who want to understand the city's food culture.
Herby-K's Restaurant
A Shreveport institution since 1936, best known for the Shrimp Buster — a butterflied, breaded, and fried shrimp sandwich with a proprietary sauce that has been on the menu since 1945. The interior wears its decades well, with the original bar and a patina that no amount of renovation could replicate. This is where locals go to eat the city's signature dish.
Trails & outdoors
Clyde Fant Memorial Parkway Trail
A fully paved 10.4-mile riverfront trail running along the Red River from the downtown waterfront south to Hamel Memorial Park — flat, accessible, and lined with benches and picnic areas with occasional views across the water. The northern segment near downtown has the best pedestrian energy, passing the Sci-Port waterfront and the Red River District. An easy morning run or a casual afternoon bike ride with no elevation to worry about.
Arthur Ray Teague Parkway Trail
A 12-mile paved riverside trail on the Bossier City side of the Red River, running south from Diamond Jacks Boulevard past the arena and Walker Place Park to the Red River National Wildlife Refuge boat launch. The views of the river here are more open and less developed than the Shreveport side, and the southern section transitions into genuine wetland habitat. Good for serious walkers, cyclists, and anyone who wants to combine a trail with a wildlife refuge visit.
Things to do
Robinson Film Center
Shreveport's art house cinema on Texas Street, screening independent, international, and classic films in two intimate theaters with plush rocking seats and a program that consistently turns up things you cannot see at a multiplex. The Friday Night Freakout late screenings and Saturday family matinees give the place a community-calendar feel; Abby Singer's Bistro on the second floor has Shreveport's only outdoor dining balcony. A downtown cultural anchor.
The Strand Theatre
The 1925 downtown theater that the State of Louisiana designated its official theater — a Spanish Renaissance-style hall with extraordinary acoustics, gilded interior details, and a restoration that brought it back to its original condition after years of disuse. The programming runs from Broadway touring productions to comedy and concerts; even a mediocre show is worth seeing in a room this beautiful. Shreveport's most important arts institution.
Landmarks & sights
R. W. Norton Art Gallery
A free art museum tucked into 40 acres of botanical gardens in a quiet South Highlands neighborhood, with a collection spanning Remington bronzes, Rodin sculptures, and regional Louisiana artists. The grounds alone are worth the trip — shaded walking paths wind past koi ponds and sculpture clusters. Bring a book and plan to stay longer than you expected.
Louisiana State Exhibit Museum
A 1930s Art Deco landmark built as a WPA project, featuring Conrad Albrizio's massive four-panel fresco on the front facade and a rotunda lined with dioramas showing Louisiana's agricultural and industrial past. It tells the state's story — from Native American cultures to oil fields — in a building that is itself a work of art. Free to enter, chronically under-visited, and all the better for it.