The Top 10 Things Ladies in Shreveport-Bossier Need to Survive Get our free mobile app If you were putting together a survival guide for women in the Shreveport-Bossier City area, these are the top ten things a lady would need to make it through her day. Consider this a newcomer's guide to life in northwest Louisiana. When I reached out to my girlfriends via social media for their ideas, they came up with some good stuff. So after my highly unscientific poll, this is what we came up with collectively. 1. A 9mm gun and ammo - because you never know what the day is going to bring.