How dark is the sky in Shreveport, LA?

Satellite radiance puts Shreveport in the urban band. Sky glow overhead most nights. Typically only planets, the Moon, and a handful of the brightest stars are visible. That's brighter than 97.4% of the 3,206 US cities in this dataset.

Worth remembering: this is satellite radiance, not a ground observation. A true Bortle rating needs a human eye at night, this is the closest large-scale substitute.

Where to go for a darker sky near Shreveport

9 miles from Shreveport, straight-line, sits Bossier City, LA, the nearest city here with a darker sky than Shreveport's own urban band.

Bossier City, LA is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

Shreveport against the rest of the dataset

Shreveport, LA counts roughly 176,578 residents, among the 3,206 US cities this site tracks. Among all 3,206 cities here, Shreveport ranks 3,106 from darkest to brightest, 1 being the darkest measured.