City Health
Shreveport-Bossier water, air, rivers and heat, with the health news that matters here. Updated daily from public data.
Drinking water
City of Shreveport water system (LA1017031), serving about 192,378 people. Violations from the last two years in EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System.
- Jan 2026 · missed a required treatment technique: a required water-treatment step (EPA code 0300)Resolved Mar 30
- Jan 2026–Mar 2026 · exceeded a maximum contaminant level: total trihalomethanes (TTHM), a disinfection byproductMeasured 0.14 mg/l · limit 0.08 mg/lNo recorded return to compliance
- Oct 2025–Dec 2025 · exceeded a maximum contaminant level: total trihalomethanes (TTHM), a disinfection byproductMeasured 0.157 mg/l · limit 0.08 mg/lNo recorded return to compliance
- Jul 2025–Sep 2025 · exceeded a maximum contaminant level: total trihalomethanes (TTHM), a disinfection byproductMeasured 0.143 mg/l · limit 0.08 mg/lNo recorded return to compliance
- Apr 2025–Jun 2025 · exceeded a maximum contaminant level: total trihalomethanes (TTHM), a disinfection byproductMeasured 0.144 mg/l · limit 0.08 mg/lNo recorded return to compliance
- Mar 2025 · missed a required treatment technique: a required water-treatment step (EPA code 0200)Resolved Aug 25
- Feb 2025 · missed a required treatment technique: a required water-treatment step (EPA code 0200)Resolved Aug 25
- Jan 2025 · missed a required treatment technique: a required water-treatment step (EPA code 0200)Resolved Aug 25
- Dec 2024 · missed a required treatment technique: a required water-treatment step (EPA code 0200)Resolved Aug 25
- Oct 2024 · missed a required treatment technique: a required water-treatment step (EPA code 0200)Resolved Aug 25
Source: EPA ECHO / SDWIS. Boil advisories are announced by the city and appear in local news below.
Air quality
U.S. Air Quality Index for Shreveport-Bossier. Now: 50 (Good) · PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³ · ozone 57 µg/m³
Daily figures are the forecast hourly maximum. Model data: Open-Meteo air quality (CAMS). Official readings: AirNow.
Rivers and lakes
Red River at Shreveport · 13.64 ft
Action 26 · flood 30 · moderate 31.5 · major 33 ft. NWS gauge
Cross Lake at Shreveport · 170.02 ft
Action 172.5 · flood 173 · moderate 174 · major 175.5 ft. NWS gauge
Health news here
- KSLA News 12 · Sep 27Precautionary boil advisory issued for parts of Shreveport following multiple water main breaks
- KTBS 3 · Sep 27Parts of Shreveport under a boil advisory due to water main breaks
- KTAL NBC 6 · Sep 25Free flu shots available at Shreveport Aquarium on Sept. 26
- KTAL NBC 6 · Sep 25Free flu vaccine drive-thru for veterans starts at Shreveport VA
- KTAL NBC 6 · Sep 24LSU doctors warn of hard-to-detect designer opioid
- The Shreveport-Bossier Advocate · Sep 23What's next after Shreveport inmate escape? Policy changes are underway, Caddo sheriff says.
- Red River Dispatch · Sep 22Council approves budget amendments for water, sewer, and Sportran
- Louisiana Illuminator · Sep 21Some 58,000 Medicaid recipients in Louisiana might fall short of work requirements
National health reporting
- KFF Health News · Sep 29She Left After Waiting Hours in the Emergency Room. The ER Billed Her Anyway.
- KFF Health News · Sep 29Confusion and Angst Follow State’s Early Rollout of Medicaid Work Rules
- KFF Health News · Sep 29After Failed Execution, Health Workers Say State’s Rules Flout Medical Ethics
- KFF Health News · Sep 28Republicans and Democrats Find a Unifying Target: Pharmacy Benefit Managers
- KFF Health News · Sep 28Food Safety Finds a Place Among ‘Kitchen-Table’ Political Issues
- CDC Newsroom · Sep 22Annual Report to the Nation: Progress Against Lung Cancer Drives Down Cancer Mortality
- CDC Newsroom · Sep 21CDC Data Show Encouraging Progress in Youth Health
Updated Sep 29, 7:02 AM. Data: EPA, National Weather Service, Open-Meteo, KFF Health News, CDC. Questions or tips: tips@redriverdispatch.com