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A year ago,\xa0Shreveport, Louisiana was on the brink of building a highway\xa0right through the poor inner-city neighborhood of Allendale. As residents came together and rallied against this project in order to protect their homes and their community, Strong Towns became an inspiration and a voice for their efforts.\xa0In addition to sharing stories about the\xa0people\xa0and the\xa0community\xa0that would be ripped apart as a result of this highway, Strong Towns also focused on the\xa0fundamentally flawed economic arguments\xa0propping up the project in the first place.\nWe proved just how financially harmful this highway would actually be, in opposition to local leaders claiming that the project would benefit their city.\xa0You can see all our work on Shreveport here.\xa0As a result of this national focus on the issue, lawyers from across the country including the Sierra Club's legal team have now stepped in to offer assistance and the fight against the highway is gaining momentum.\nIn our latest podcast episode, Chuck Marohn chats with John Perkins about how Strong Towns helped shift the conversation in his town of Shreveport, Louisiana in powerful ways.\nWe want to help other communities like the Allendale neighborhood fight back against harmful projects. We want to help more towns grow strong and resilient for\xa0all\xa0of their residents. If you care about this mission, join us:\xa0www.strongtowns.org/membership.