Shreveport, Louisiana Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Government== {{Main|Politics of Shreveport}} [[File:Shreveport September 2015 113 (Caddo Parish Courthouse).jpg|thumb|Caddo Parish Courthouse]] Founded in 1836 and incorporated in 1839, Shreveport is the parish seat of [[Caddo Parish, Louisiana|Caddo Parish]]. It is part of the First Judicial District, housing the parish courthouse. It also houses the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal, which consists of nine elected judges representing twenty parishes in Northwest Louisiana. A portion of east Shreveport extends into [[Bossier Parish, Louisiana|Bossier Parish]] due to the changing course of the [[Red River of the South|Red River]]. The city of Shreveport has a [[mayor-council government]]. The elected municipal officials include the [[Mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana|mayor]], [[Tom Arceneaux]], and seven members of the [[city council]]. Cedric Glover, a member of the [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana House of Representatives]], was the first African American to hold the mayoral position.<ref>{{Cite web|title=INAUGURATION OF CEDRIC BRADFORD GLOVER AS MAYOR OF SHREVEPORT|url=https://www.ksla.com/story/5735412/inauguration-of-cedric-bradford-glover-as-mayor-of-shreveport|access-date=2020-07-29|website=www.ksla.com|date=November 28, 2006 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=White|first=Lamar Jr.|date=2017-10-17|title=A White Sheriff's Portrait of the City's First Black Mayor|url=https://www.bayoubrief.com/2017/10/17/a-white-sheriffs-portrait-of-the-citys-first-black-mayor/|access-date=2020-07-29|website=Bayou Brief|language=en-US}}</ref> Under the mayor-council government, the mayor serves as the executive officer of the city. As the city's chief administrator and official representative, the mayor is responsible for the general management of the city and for seeing that all laws and [[local ordinance|ordinance]]s are enforced. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page