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Shreveport, LAbuilding permit approval score and national rank
National Rank
#407 of 500
Approval score
Composite Score
47 of 100
Higher = faster, more consistent approvals
Approval Speed
56
0-100, higher = faster
Approval-Quality Signal
44
0-100 tags score
Reporting Coverage
8
0-100, data completeness
Shreveport vs. Louisiana average
Shreveport approval speed
56
0-100, this city
Louisiana state average
65
0-100, commercial permits statewide
Both scores use the same 0-100 scale, so they compare directly. See the full state permitting table for every state.
Where this data comes from
Shreveport's approval score is built from municipal permit records and reporting completeness across 500 tracked US cities, refreshed quarterly. Read the full methodology for how the composite is calculated.