(The Center Square) — After the Shreveport City Council heard new agenda items, one ordinance sought to appropriate an additional $1.5 million in funding for three new police substations in the city.
Ordinance 57 amends the 2025 Capital Improvements Budget for the police substations currently underway in Shreveport. The money will come from the interest earned on the 2021 bonds.
The additional $1.5 million in funding covers the remaining costs needed to complete the three substations, cost of work done for the Traffic Bureau, Wildwood Park offices and temporary relocation costs for officers awaiting their permanent offices.
In total, the three substations will cost around $6 million.
The Center Square previously spoke with Shreveport Cpl. Chris Bordelon about the upcoming substation projects.
“Our goal is to have all three substations completed by the first quarter of 2026, at which point we will begin a major overhaul of our central police headquarters at 1234 Texas Avenue,” said Bordelon.
Bordelon also gave updates on the current progress of the substations a few weeks prior.
“Construction has also begun on the North Shreveport Substation, located in the 1500 block of Monkhouse Drive. It is expected to be completed within approximately 200 days. Meanwhile, planning is moving rapidly for the South Shreveport Substation, which will be located near St. Vincent Avenue and 70th Street,” said Bordelon.
Other police projects are underway throughout the city, including the new Shreveport Police Department Headquarters.
The new police headquarters costs around $28.5 million, according to the new City of Shreveport Capital Projects database, with an estimated completion date of December 31, 2027. The project is currently in the design phase.
Another project currently in the design phase is a $2 million upgrade and maintenance project for the city jail. The jail is estimated to be completed by the end of this year.
Both of these projects and two substations were funded by the 2021 General Obligation Bond. According to the database, the Southeast substation funding source is the 2024 General Obligation Bond.
“The impact of these new substations will be immediate — placing officers directly within the communities they serve will reduce response times, increase visibility, and provide a much-needed economic boost to those areas. As crime continues to decline across the city, we believe the decentralization of police services is playing a major role in that positive trend,” said Bordelon.
