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Shreveport anchors northwest Louisiana, sitting across the Red River from Bossier City and just 57 miles from Longview, Texas. We match Shreveport residents with Louisiana attorneys, free of charge.
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Legal help in Shreveport
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- Caddo Parish
- From New Orleans
- 282 mi
Shreveport is the largest city in northwest Louisiana and the seat of Caddo Parish, with Bossier City only nine miles across the Red River. The area’s casinos, Barksdale Air Force Base, and the I-20 corridor linking Dallas and Jackson generate a mix of legal needs, from car and truck accidents to premises injuries and employment disputes. Civil claims arising in the city are generally heard in Caddo Parish courts, while New Orleans sits far to the southeast.
Because Shreveport is closer to Texas than to New Orleans, residents sometimes wonder which state’s rules apply. DearLegal sorts that out by matching you with a Louisiana-licensed attorney who handles Caddo Parish matters. Your case review costs nothing, and injury attorneys in our network work on contingency, so there’s no fee unless you win. We simply make the introduction and let you decide.
- Claims arising in Shreveport are usually filed in Caddo Parish courts.
- Bossier City is nine miles across the Red River; Longview, Texas, is 57 miles west on I-20.
- The population slipped from about 187,500 in 2020 to roughly 176,600 by 2024.
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