The Port of Shreveport-Bossier, at the head of the Red River Waterway just four miles south of Shreveport, is a direct shipping gateway to national and international markets.

It is also a prime location for the development of industrial manufacturers and distributors, as the Caddo-Bossier Port Commission owns and operates the 2,000-acre industrial park, which receives the necessary water and sewer infrastructure from the City of Shreveport Utilities Department.

Shreveport Regional Airport provides service through four major passenger airlines. In addition, freight carriers Federal Express, UPS, DHL, and others handle eight million pounds of freight each year. The airport also serves as a base for regional jet maintenance operations for Continental Express, which is expected to employ nearly 600 workers in the next few years.

Rail service links key area communities and industrial sites to Canada, Mexico, and the Sun Belt market. Within the City of Shreveport, rail lines serve industrial properties through an intermodal container-loading/unloading facility at the Interport/U.S. Customs Foreign Trade Zone site.

Kansas City Southern Railway is expanding its role to have a presence in Canada and Mexico. Rail service is also provided by Union Pacific.

Today's air, rail, water and roadway networks make northwest Louisiana a major transportation hub. Plus, the outlook for increased industrial and economic development appears very promising with the completion of Interstate 49 from Kansas City to New Orleans and Interstate 69, the NAFTA Highway, taking shape to connect Canada and Mexico through Shreveport-Bossier. When these projects are complete, Shreveport will be one of only a handful of places in the United States with three major interstate highways intersecting.