Central Station

A Beaux-Arts railroad station built in 1908, now converted to residential and commercial use. Once the grand gateway to Shreveport, it witnessed countless arrivals and departures over its decades of operation.

Central Station, Shreveport's grand 1908 railroad terminal, has been reported as a site of paranormal activity since ceasing operation as a train station. The building witnessed countless emotional moments - soldiers leaving for war, immigrants arriving to start new lives, families separated, and lovers reunited. Some of this emotional energy appears to have remained. Visitors and current occupants have reported seeing figures in period clothing waiting on platforms that no longer exist, as if still expecting a train that will never arrive. The sounds of train whistles and the bustle of a busy station have been heard in the empty building. Cold spots are encountered in areas that once served as waiting rooms, and the smell of coal smoke occasionally wafts through the air with no apparent source. Some witnesses have reported seeing a soldier in WWI-era uniform pacing the former platform area, perhaps still waiting for a loved one. The station's transformation from a transportation hub to residential and commercial space has not diminished its paranormal activity, and residents have learned to coexist with their spectral neighbors.