The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) was established by Act 554 of the State of
Louisiana in 1978. The provisions of Act 554 provide that an annual plan of work be
submitted to the Shreveport City Council for review and adoption within 30 days from the
date of submission. The 2024 Program of Work reflects the activities to be undertaken during
2024 and significant events from 2023.
Downtown is comprised of numerous stakeholders, each with different opinions and ideas
about how to improve downtown and each with varied priorities regarding those
improvements. Each organization and business contributes to the improvement of downtown
in accordance with its own strengths and abilities, so this diverse environment requires a
complex development strategy to ensure success. It has been demonstrated that not all
development is good or positive so plans and projects must be considered in the context of
downtown as a whole.
This document seeks to define activities, improvements, goals, and objectives that move
downtown forward. Included in this Program of Work are portions of the Downtown 2010
Redevelopment Strategy which was approved by the City Council and is the basis for the
twenty-five-year DDA millage extension approved by citywide vote in November 2002. DDA
funding under the millage extension is provided through 2027.