Construction is under way on Shreveport’s first urban park, The Common, following two years of community planning to form a design. Officials describe the 2.4-acre downtown park as an anchor to Shreveport Common, a revitalization project targeting a long-blighted nine-block historic area.
Boggs & Poole Contracting Group Inc. is the contractor on the project, which broke ground Oct. 17. A $1.2 million grant from Shreveport’s economic development council is funding the park, which will feature walking paths, an art structure with misting station, a food truck court and landscaped flower beds. The city envisions the park hosting concerts, fitness programming and community events.