Shreveport Police Mounted Patrol

The Shreveport Police Department has a Mounted Patrol Unit which primarily works in the downtown district but also works special events throughout the city.  We house eight horses, owned by the city, on property currently leased from the parish.  A full-time hostler along with two shifts of officers utilizes the facilities for training and operations but the office building is in poor condition, with a portion of the building considered non-inhabitable. The acreage is not sufficient for their needs and a more suitable location needs to be identified with a new office building, barn and stables constructed.