Community Resource Directory

Community Resources

• LINCC - Louisiana Initiative for Nonprofit and Community Collaboration
• American Red Cross - Louisiana Region
• Caddo Council on Aging
• Community Foundation of North Louisiana
• Critical Math Lessons on LPB
• Downtown Shreveport
• Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce
• Sci-Port: Louisiana’s Science Center
• Shreveport Aquarium
• Shreveport-Bossier African American Chamber of Commerce
• Shreveport-Bossier Better Business Bureau
• Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau
• Shreveport.com
• Shreveport-Bossier Community Renewal
• Northwest Louisiana Economic Development Foundation
• United Way of Northwest Louisiana

City, State, and Federal Government Agencies

• City of Shreveport
• Barksdale Air Force Base
• Caddo Parish Administration
• Caddo Parish Assessor Office
• Caddo Parish Clerk of Court
• Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office
• GeauxVote.com (register to vote, look at a sample ballot, and get more information from the Louisiana Secretary of State)
• GovEngine.com (includes links to Louisiana state government)
• Interagency Council on Homelessness
• USA.gov (information and services from the federal government)
• Legal Services Corporation (non-profit that offers civil legal aid for low-income Americans)
• Louisiana Association of Tax Administrators
• Louisiana CAFE Customer Portal - [Apply online for SNAP (food stamps) and other assistance programs]
• Louisiana Department of Civil Service (Civil Service Employment)
• Louisiana Department of Health
• Louisiana Department of Health - Women Infants and Children Program (Information on applying to WIC program)
• Louisiana Department of Motor Vehicles (Driver’s license and vehicle registration)
• Louisiana Department of Revenue (State tax information)
• Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (Hunting/fishing license, boat renewal)
• Louisiana State Government
• Overton Brooks VA Medical Center
• Shreveport Housing Authority (Section 8 housing)
• Vital Record Information Louisiana (Birth certificates)
• U.S Department of Health and Hospitals - Medicare
• U.S Social Security Administration

Education

• Caddo Public School District
• Caddo Parish Schools - Parent Resource Center
• Centenary College of Louisiana
• Louisiana State University - Shreveport
• Louisiana State University - Health Sciences Center
• Southern University - Shreveport
• Northwestern State University - College of Nursing and School of Allied Health, Shreveport Campus
• Bossier Parish Community College
• Louisiana Online - Online Degrees and Programs
• FAFSA - Federal Student Aid
• Explore Online Colleges in Louisiana
• Accredited Schools in Louisiana
• Colleges and Universities in Louisiana

Local Events

• Shreveport Farmer’s Market
• Holiday in Dixie
• Let the Good Times Roll
• Mudbug Madness
• Independence Bowl
• Red River Revel
• ArtBreak

Other Attractions and Information

• American Rose Center
• Caddo Pets (pet adoption)
• Chimp Haven
• Driving-Tests.org (contains free resources and practice tests for the permit test, driver’s license test, and senior citizen’s refresher test for the Louisiana DMV)
• Port of Caddo-Bossier
• R.W Norton Gallery
• Shreveport Regional Arts Council
• Northwest Louisiana Artist Directory
• LDEQ - Public Notice