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Zoning Overlays & Bonuses in Shreveport, LA (2026)

1 verified zoning overlays & bonuses rules for Shreveport, Louisiana, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Downtown Design Guide

Shreveport's D-1 Downtown Zoning District applies Table 4-6 design standards to new construction and major facade rehabilitation across six downtown sub-districts. UDC Section 4.4.D.1 bars long blank walls, requires distinctive entrances, and imposes ground-floor transparency minimums, tailoring the rules to the Core, Entertainment, Commercial Mixed-Use, Residential Mixed-Use, Arts and Culture, and Heavy Commercial areas.

Downtown Shreveport's Sub-District Design Standards

Some Restrictions

Shreveport Unified Development Code § 4.4.D.1

Downtown Design Standards1.The following design standards apply to new construction, substantial repair or rehabilitation meant to remedy damage or deterioration of the exterior façade of an existing structure, and additions to an existing structure. However, only those standards that relate to the specific repair, rehabilitation, or addition apply. These standards do not apply to interior remo...