Two of Shreveport’s historic neighborhoods are about to get a meaningful boost. The city’s growing Block by Block program is expanding its reach into the Highland and Mooretown communities, bringing new investments that residents and local leaders hope will spark lasting positive change block by block, street by street.
The Block by Block initiative is a neighborhood-focused effort designed to direct targeted resources and improvements into Shreveport communities that stand to benefit most from concentrated attention. By zeroing in on specific areas rather than spreading efforts thin across the entire city, the program aims to create visible, tangible results that build momentum and community pride.
Highland and Mooretown are two neighborhoods with deep roots in Shreveport’s story. Their inclusion in the expanding program signals a commitment to making sure that investment and revitalization reach beyond the city’s most prominent corridors and into the places where everyday residents live, work, and gather.
The news arrives at a time when Shreveport is also celebrating another community milestone nearby. In the neighboring DeSoto Parish community of Mansfield, a new center dedicated to child advocacy groups recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony, underscoring a broader regional spirit of building up the institutions and spaces that serve families and young people across the ArkLaTex.
Together, these developments reflect a region that is actively investing in its own future — neighborhood by neighborhood, community by community. For Highland and Mooretown residents, the Block by Block expansion is a welcome sign that their streets and their stories matter, and that the city is ready to put real resources behind that commitment.
As the program continues to grow, Shreveport residents can look forward to seeing what thoughtful, place-based investment can do for communities that have long been ready for their moment in the spotlight.
