Shreveport filters between Dallas metropolitan gravity and Caddo Parish river-town identity. Downtown rooms fill with workers navigating the regional economy, while Highland hosts the families who've been here for generations. South Highlands draws the artsy energy. Broadmoor and Ellerbe Road add the residential layers. The comedy here reads the tension between Texas proximity and Red River permanence. Open mics become the space where both identities converge. Comics who grasp Shreveport's dual rhythm find audiences relieved someone recognized the city keeps its Barksdale soul while the casinos line the riverfront.