Shreveport Times

What Shreveport Times does

Shreveport Times is a regional daily newspaper founded in 1872, serving Northwest Louisiana — specifically the Caddo and Bossier Parish area — from its headquarters at 401 Market Street, Suite 1500 in downtown Shreveport. It is one of Louisiana's oldest continuously operating news organizations and publishes daily Monday through Sunday across print and digital platforms, covering local news, sports, community events, lifestyle content, obituaries, and opinion. The publication operates as a property within Gannett's USA TODAY Network, drawing on shared technology, classifieds infrastructure, national advertising demand, and editorial standards while retaining local editorial independence.

The product portfolio is multi-platform: the shreveporttimes.com website (millions of monthly page views), an eNewspaper app providing a digital replica of the print edition with audio storytelling and offline reading, native iOS and Android mobile applications with push alerts and bookmarking, and topic-specific email newsletters. The company also operates a Jobs and Classifieds Marketplace powered by Jobcase, with job distribution integrated to Indeed and ZipRecruiter, plus a Real Estate listings module and the Gannett classifieds system. USA TODAY 10Best curated recommendations and national shopping/trending content modules extend the surface beyond original local journalism.

The business model combines subscription recurring revenue (digital and print subscriptions), advertising (display and digital, including national demand through USA TODAY Network), and transactional revenue from classifieds, real estate listings, and job posting fees. Distribution is direct-to-consumer across owned channels (print delivery, website, apps, eNewspaper), with SMB/local-business advertising enabled through the LocaliQ partnership. The company is privately held, has no public financials, and operates with a small newsroom of approximately 6–10 staff under a Gannett corporate umbrella.

Name

Shreveport Times

Legal name

Shreveport Times

Website

https://shreveporttimes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1872

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Shreveport Times is a regional daily newspaper founded in 1872 serving Northwest Louisiana's Caddo and Bossier Parish, operating print, website, mobile apps, and an eNewspaper replica as part of Gannett's USA TODAY Network, with subscription, advertising, and classifieds revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

Keywords

• Local newspaper
• Daily news
• News subscription
• Classified advertising
• Community journalism

Headquarters

HQ city

Shreveport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to digital content including unlimited access to breaking news, investigative stories, and high school sports updates. Subscribers receive full digital access across all devices.
2. Print Subscriptions: Daily newspaper delivery (Monday through Sunday) providing print edition access to subscribers
3. Advertising: Display and digital advertising services for local businesses, national advertisers through USA TODAY Network, job listings, and real estate classifieds
4. Classifieds and Marketplace: Job listings, real estate, classifieds, and marketplace services generating listing fees

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Shreveport Times is a daily local newspaper and digital news platform serving the Shreveport–Bossier area of Northwest Louisiana. It delivers local news, sports, lifestyle, and community content across print (Monday–Sunday), a website (shreveporttimes.com), an eNewspaper app with audio storytelling, and native iOS/Android mobile apps. Revenue is generated through digital and print subscriptions, advertising, and classified/marketplace listing fees.

Product overview

Shreveport Times is a local news organization founded in 1872, serving Northwest Louisiana as part of the USA TODAY Network. The company operates a multi-platform news operation consisting of a primary digital website delivering millions of monthly page views, an eNewspaper app providing digital replicas of the print edition with audio storytelling capabilities, native mobile apps for iOS and Android with personalized alerts, email newsletter subscriptions, a job marketplace integrated with major job boards, real estate listings, and classifieds. The portfolio also includes the USA TODAY 10Best curated recommendations module. Content coverage spans local news, sports, lifestyle, arts, entertainment, and community events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Daily Print Newspaper Subscription Daily morning newspaper delivered Monday through Sunday to subscribers in the Shreveport–Bossier area (Caddo and Bossier Parish), providing full print edition access.
• Shreveport Times Digital Subscription (Website) Subscription-based access to shreveporttimes.com providing unlimited digital access to breaking news, investigative stories, sports, lifestyle, and community coverage across devices, with millions of monthly page views.
• eNewspaper App Digital replica of the print edition with article saving, downloading, offline reading, access to past editions, and audio storytelling capabilities, available via subscription.
• Mobile Apps (iOS and Android) Native mobile applications providing personalized news alerts, swipe/scroll story browsing, and bookmark functionality for offline reading, available on the Apple App Store and Google Play.
• Email Newsletters Topic-specific email newsletters that subscribers can manage and personalize to receive targeted news alerts and updates.
• Job Marketplace Online job board for the Shreveport area where employers can post jobs and have listings distributed to Jobcase, Indeed, and ZipRecruiter, reaching over 100 million job seekers.
• Classifieds Online classified advertising platform integrated with Gannett's classifieds system, enabling buying and selling of items in the Shreveport area.
• Real Estate Listings Real estate marketplace section featuring local property listings and real estate news for the Shreveport area.

Quantifiable outcome

• Millions of monthly page views
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• USA TODAY Network (Gannett)coreOthersThe Shreveport Times is part of the USA TODAY Network, operated by Gannett. As part of this network, the publication adheres to the USA TODAY NETWORK Principles of Ethical Conduct for Newsrooms and benefits from shared resources, technology platforms, and national brand recognition while maintaining local editorial focus.
• JobcaseminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJobcase powers the jobs marketplace on shreveporttimes.com, enabling job posting distribution to Indeed, ZipRecruiter, and over 100 million job seekers through the platform partnership.
• LocaliQ Digital Marketing SolutionsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocaliQ provides digital marketing solutions for small businesses, referenced as a partner offering advertising and marketing services for local businesses in the Shreveport Times footer.
• Apple App Store / Google PlayminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMobile applications for the eNewspaper are distributed through Apple App Store (iOS) and Google Play (Android), enabling mobile access for subscribers on their preferred platforms.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• The Advocate: Louisiana's largest statewide daily newspaper, headquartered in Baton Rouge, covering statewide politics, business, and sports. Directly comparable as a Louisiana regional daily with a multi-platform subscription and advertising model, though serving a broader and partly different geographic footprint than Shreveport Times.
• NOLA.com / The Times-Picayune: New Orleans-based regional daily covering Southeast Louisiana. Comparable as a Louisiana regional title with a digital-first, subscription-driven model; partial geographic overlap with Shreveport Times' statewide news content.
• American Press: Lake Charles, Louisiana-based regional daily covering Southwest Louisiana. Comparable as a privately-held (Hearst-owned) Louisiana regional daily with similar print and digital subscription model in a comparable Louisiana market.

Direct peers

• Town Talk: Gannett-owned daily newspaper serving Alexandria-Pineville in Central Louisiana. Closest like-for-like peer: same corporate parent (USA TODAY Network/Gannett), same daily local news + sports + classifieds product mix, and a comparable small-market Louisiana footprint.
• The Tennessean: Nashville-based Gannett/USA TODAY Network regional daily. Closely comparable in operating model: Gannet-owned daily with print and digital subscriptions, classifieds, and marketplace, serving a single mid-sized U.S. metro.
• The Indianapolis Star: Flagship Gannett/USA TODAY Network regional daily serving Indianapolis and Central Indiana. Comparable as a same-network regional daily using the shared Gannett CMS, eNewspaper, and mobile app stack.
• Arizona Republic / AZ Central: Gannett/USA TODAY Network daily serving Phoenix and Arizona. Highly comparable in GTM (subscription + advertising + classifieds), technology platform, and multi-channel content delivery.
• Des Moines Register: Iowa's largest daily, operated by Gannett/USA TODAY Network. Comparable as a mid-market Gannett regional daily with similar subscription pricing tiers, classifieds, and digital-first strategy.
• The Courier-Journal: Louisville-based Gannett/USA TODAY Network regional daily. Directly comparable in model: Gannett-owned daily serving a single mid-sized metro with print, digital, and classified offerings.

Broad incumbents

• USA TODAY: National flagship of the USA TODAY Network and ultimate parent brand for Shreveport Times. Comparable as the network's national-scale newsroom and content engine from which local titles inherit shared content, technology, and ad-sales leverage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/shreveporttimes
• Xx.com/shreveporttimes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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