The 20 Most Powerful Women in Shreveport-Bossier Revealed

Before we move to the last quarter of 2025, I want to pause and honor several women who have made quite an impact in our community over the past couple of years. While trying to put together a list of the “most powerful women in Shreveport – Bossier”, I asked several folks who they think should be included on this list.

I got more than 100 names sent back to me. So, I took all these lists and combined them and came up with a top 20 list.

What Kinds of Women Were Up for Consideration?

Our panel tossed around dozens of names. This list included local politicians, business and community leaders, educators and many others.

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We considered women in Shreveport and Bossier City from all walks of life. I did not include anyone from the media world. There are several women in that arena who have a dramatic impact on our community, but they are not policy makers. Notably in that crowd I would put Dominque Benn from KSLA and Liz Swaine from the Advocate. Swaine was previously on this list when she was director of the Downtown Development Authority.

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Over the past five years, our list has changed a bit. Some women have come off the list and others have been added. The woman on the top of the list has not changed for several years (other than during the COVID pandemic when Dr. Whyte took over the top spot).

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Many of these women will be remembered for making positive change in our community. All of them continue to help influence policy and change lives for the better.

Who is missing from our list? Send me an email here to nominate someone for our list.