Shreveport, LAVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Shreveport Mayor & City Council Election 2026

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council seats up

7 contests

26 candidates

Updated Oct 2, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

Mayor · 1 seat

City Council District A · 1 seat

City Council District B · 1 seat

City Council District C · 1 seat

City Council District E · 1 seat

City Council District F · 1 seat

City Council District G · 1 seat

Voters citywide elect the mayor, and voters in Districts A, B, C, E, F and G each elect one council member; District D was settled when Tim Euler qualified unopposed.

4 notes on these statements

Tom Arceneaux was invited to the Sept. 27 mayoral forum hosted by PACE but declined to attend, according to organizers. KSLA · Sep 28, 2026

Sia Fakhriravari goes by Sia Ravari. The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate

District D is not on the ballot: Tim Euler was the only candidate to qualify and will succeed term-limited Councilman Grayson Boucher. The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate

District F is an open seat because Councilman James Green is term-limited. KSLA · Aug 7, 2026

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Tim EulerCouncilman-elect, District D (qualified unopposed; succeeds term-limited Grayson Boucher)2sourced

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Match quiz4 questions · answers stay on your phoneSeat the CouncilPick winners, see the councilWhat council decidesData centers and city water, City budget and public-safety pay, Water quality, sewers and bond projectsKey datesDeadlines and vote centers

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What the next council decides

Data centers and city water

Where it standsIn December 2025 the council voted 7-0 to approve a data center in west Shreveport and a water and sewer agreement to serve it.

What's on the tableHow the city oversees data center water use, infrastructure and incentives as the projects are built.

  • The water and sewer agreement with TXLAAR, LLC covers a data center campus expected to need up to 7.5 million gallons of potable water a day. Shreveport City Council · Dec 18, 2025
  • The council's 7-0 vote approved a special use permit for the data center, overturning the Metropolitan Planning Commission's earlier denial. KSLA · Dec 18, 2025
  • The city's interim water director said the treatment plant is rated for almost 80 million gallons a day and averages about 30 million. KSLA · Dec 12, 2025
  • Amazon announced plans to invest more than $12 billion in three data center campuses across northwest Louisiana. Louisiana Illuminator · Feb 23, 2026

City budget and public-safety pay

Where it standsMayor Tom Arceneaux has proposed a $679.9 million 2027 budget that funds a 6% raise for police officers and firefighters.

What's on the tableThe next mayor and council will carry out the 2027 budget and write the 2028 budget, including city worker pay.

Water quality, sewers and bond projects

Where it standsShreveport's water system received an F on the state's 2025 report card, and the city is seeking more time on a federal sewer consent decree.

What's on the tableHow fast to fix water and sewer systems and finish voter-approved bond projects, and how to pay for it.

Blight and neighborhoods

Where it standsThe mayor's Block by Block program moved from cleanups to a second phase with sidewalk work in Highland and a planned senior center in Mooretown.

What's on the tableWhether to expand neighborhood revitalization and how much city money to put toward it.

City grants to nonprofits

Where it standsEach year the council allocates budgeted money to nonprofit groups; a March 2026 allocation passed 5-2.

What's on the tableWhich nonprofits and events get city money in future budgets, and how much.

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  1. 1. Should Shreveport keep approving large data centers?

  2. 2. What should be the city's main tool against blight?

  3. 3. What should the city rely on most to reduce violent crime?

  4. 4. Should the city budget keep giving grants to local nonprofits and events?

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The seat math

1 stay (not up this year): Tim Euler6 on this ballot

7 council seats plus a mayor who doesn't vote on council items. The council decides by a 4-vote majority.

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