Wandering into Shreveport for the very first time? Here's how you know you've made it. Let's face it, our town has a lot of ups and a few downs. There's a lot of things that come to mind when I think about Shreveport and what's so unique about our neck of the woods. It might be difficult to narrow that list down to five, but I'm going to give it a shot. Below are the top five ways to know you're entering Shreveport. 1 - Potholes the Size of Texas Ironic that I would use our neighboring state as symbolism, but truly, anyone from Shreveport knows this is no exaggeration. We have as many potholes up and down our streets as we have mosquitoes. Frankly, I have a hard time distinguishing which one is worse.