Bossier City residents opposing townhome development propose community park instead
Some area residents oppose a proposed new townhouse development in the Stockwell Road area and suggest that the City of Bossier City approve a community park instead.
Bossier City Charter Commission meeting tonight
The Bossier City Charter Commission will meet tonight to review changes previously submitted as well as comments and input gathered during recent town hall meetings.
Bossier Schools opposes state Education Savings Accounts. What are ESAs? What you need to know.
Louisiana legislators have proposed legislation for a universal education savings account program in the state. ESAs give families public funding to pay for educational expenses, including tuition at private schools, tutoring, textbooks, uniforms, computers and other education-related devices.
Bossier City street improvements: Where construction stands; what's planned next
Some $70 million of capital improvements are currently underway in Bossier City. City engineer Ben Rauschenbach gave the Bossier City Council an update Tuesday on the progress being made on 10 projects under construction and 16 projects that are in the design and planning stages.
Bossier Parish Police Jury discusses — at length — Sunday liquor sales
A motion to approve the sale of liquor on Sunday at a business in Bossier Parish caused quite a bit of discussion — and some confusion — at the Wednesday, March 20, 2024, Bossier Parish Police Jury meeting.
Louisiana bill to put abortion ban up for public vote fails
By a 10-2 vote, a House committee rejected a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at overturning the state's abortion ban and safeguarding individual rights in pregnancy-related health decisions.
Inside Barksdale AFB: New digital education curriculum being developed in Bossier City
A new curriculum developed locally will serve as the model for digital education across the Air Force and Department of Defense.
Louisiana election results: Decisive rematch and a 'Blue Reboot'
The candidate for Caddo Parish sheriff who won a November election by one vote held a far more comfortable margin Saturday in a court-ordered redo.
Bossier Fire looking to hire
The Bossier City Fire Department is hiring and accepting applications. The Bossier City Fire Department is looking for men and women who are seeking an exciting and rewarding career and who have a heart to serve the Bossier City citizens.
Inside Barksdale AFB: LSU Health to study stress of B-52 aircrews
LSU Health Shreveport and Air Force Global Strike Command, headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, have signed an agreement to study the physiological and cognitive stress that B-52 aircrews experience on long-duration deployments.
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust Speaker Mike Johnson of Bossier
This morning, Georgia Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene initiated a motion to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson of Bossier, potentially leading to a vote on his ousting. While Greene hasn't yet begun the vote, her action sets the stage for a significant confrontation on the House floor.
Bossier City gears up for a non-stop weekend of live music
From classic Southern rock legends to chart-topping R&B, this weekend will bring a live music feast to Bossier City with four incredible shows.
Keep Bossier Beautiful to host tree giveaway Saturday
Keep Bossier Beautiful, a nonprofit dedicated to ending litter, protecting the environment, and beautifying the community, is sponsoring a tree giveaway Saturday at Brookshire Grocery Arena.
Shreveport-Bossier City named second fastest-shrinking big city in America
Does it feel like we're all getting smaller?
A new survey conducted by 24/7 Wall St. reviewed population data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 American Community Survey one-year estimates. The publication listed all 43 metropolitan statistical areas with at least a 3% population decline from 2017 to 2022, from the smallest to the largest decline.
New townhome development in Bossier City faces neighborhood opposition
Concerned Bossier City citizens gathered at a public hearing Monday, March 11 hosted by the Metropolitan Planning Commission to express their concerns about a proposed new townhouse development in the Stockwell Road area.
Here are the luckiest lottery numbers. You're welcome.
With the Mega Millions jackpot nearing $1 billion for Friday's drawing, we thought it was time to enhance your odds of winning.
Concealed weapons law in Louisiana changing again
A new Louisiana law that allows law-abiding persons to carry concealed guns without a permit or training could soon apply to more weapons and locations.
Election day in Bossier Parish is Saturday: What's on the ballot — and why you might not be able to vote
Louisiana will hold its Presidential Preference and Municipal Primary this Saturday, March 23. In addition to deciding on a party's Presidential candidate, Bossier Parish voters will choose candidates for state and parish political party leadership.
Bossier Parish roads are bad. But does Louisiana have the worst roads in the nation? Nah, we're #4
How bad are Louisiana roads? We know they're bad; we're the ones bouncing down the rutted, gutted pavement every day. But apparently, they're not the worst in the nation, if you can believe that.
Another Charter Commission meeting today
Last year, Bossier Term Limits Coalition members gathered nearly 3,000 signatures from people wishing to establish term limits for locally elected officials. The matter has been stalled, litigated and delayed since that petition was submitted to the Bossier City Council in July 2023.