While not longer an operating water works facility, the City of Shreveport has done a fabulous job of preserving their historic plant with much of the original equipment remaining in place. You're bound to be the only visitor if you drop by and you can count on the outgoing and most knowledge volunteer, Kevin, to lead you around and provide a comprehensive history of the facility. You'll get to see the original boilers, the pumps that fed the water into the downtown neighborhood, the filtration tanks and outdoor holding tanks. This doesn't require a lot of time to visit (45 minutes is enough) and it's located relatively close to central Shreveport.