Our vision for Shreveport

is a clean, green, physically enhanced community whose citizens exhibit a strong sense of pride and concern about the environment. We maintain that an attractive city promotes respect and economic development.

Shreveport Green Highlights

• Sixteen National Awards for excellence in programming!
• One-hundred ninety-five beautification projects, including planting over 110,000 trees!
• Reduced litter as measured by the Litter Index Score of 1.2!
• Cost Benefit to the City of Shreveport-$4.65 for every $1.00!
• One of the top telephone book recycling programs in the South! 175 tons!
• Tree City USA status maintained every year since 1991! Growth Award since 1998!
• Rewrote Shreveport Tree Ordinance in 1995!
• Total volunteer hours for 2011 is 32,968!
• ShrevCORPS has completed 460 community projects since 1994!
• Annual Great American Cleanup enlisted 6,520 volunteers in 2011!
• Neighborhood Program includes 27 neighborhoods!
• National Tree Trust Branching Out Award in 2000!