Shreveport, LA Tree Protection: Parkway Planting (2026)

A, Tree Planting, governs any tree placed within a street right-of-way or on other public grounds, which includes the parkway, defined elsewhere in the Code as the strip of the pedestrian way reserved for street trees, landscaping, transit stops, streetlights, and similar uses between the curb and the rest of the walkway. Before planting, a resident or developer must notify the City Public Works Department or the Shreveport Public Assembly and Recreation Department, known as SPAR, and the tree's selection and location must follow the requirements set out elsewhere in Article 10.

12 identifies which species are considered tolerant of street and parking-area conditions, noting that species selection has to account for overhead and underground utilities, vehicle clearances, solar access, and streetlight placement, since not every tree in the palette is the right choice for every street. Article 10 pairs the planting notice with a matching removal rule: trees cannot be removed from a right-of-way or public ground without the same two agencies' approval, and any tree 30 inches or larger in caliper needs a separate removal permit. D, regardless of whether a planting or removal permit was ever involved.