Bossier traffic notice: Delays expected on Parks Road this morning
Plus — Haughton water outage and boil advisory.
Bossier City weather — Today: Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Hot with highs in the mid-90s. Light and variable winds, becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40%. Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid-70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable. Wednesday: Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the mid-90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 50%. Heat index values up to 107.
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Bossier traffic notice: Delays expected on Parks Road this morning
This morning, motorists traveling on Parks Road should prepare for significant traffic delays as contracted crews for the Bossier Parish Police Jury begin roadwork in the area.
The project involves overlaying Parks Road and continuing east on Linton Road up to the fire station. Work is expected to last through Wednesday.
Drivers are strongly encouraged to plan alternate routes or allow extra travel time during this period.
Flagmen will be present to direct traffic, and lane closures or slow-moving traffic should be anticipated throughout the construction zone.
Bossier Schools swears in a new board member, announces new assistant principals
Rafe Jordan was sworn in as District 7 school board member at Thursday's Bossier Parish School Board meeting.
Parkway High School coach Gloria Williams was honored in a presentation given by State Representative Dennis Bamburg, Jr.
Connie Travis was announced as Apollo Elementary School Assistant Principal, and Chris Kourvelas as Elm Grove Elementary School Assistant Principal.
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Sometimes, the off-the-cuff comments of City leaders reveal more than actual agenda discussion. Such was the case Friday when a Bossier City Council investigative committee met in an open meeting.
Haughton water outage and boil advisory
A planned water outage and subsequent boil advisory began at midnight last night within the Haughton town limits. The outage is due to the relocation of a fire hydrant for the LA 3227 reroute project.
Water was to be restored at 5 am this morning, however, a mandatory boil advisory is now in effect for all affected customers. This will remain until the Louisiana Department of Health confirms the water is safe.
The area impacted is near LA Hwy 157 & LA Hwy 3227, including:
490 N. Elm St. – Pilot Travel Center
475 N. Elm St. – Waffle House
121 LA 3227 – Superior Graphix / Twice the Ice
Residential Addresses: 440, 456, 462 N. Elm St.
BPSO announces promotion
Bossier Parish Sheriff Julian Whittington has announced the promotion of Deputy James Lonadier, who was officially promoted to the rank of Corporal Monday morning at the Bossier Parish Courthouse.
Corporal Lonadier has served with the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office for over 10 years. He served for two years in Corrections, four years as a School Resource Officer at Benton High School, and most recently as the main instructor for BPSO’s Youth Shooting Sports Program.
Inside Barksdale AFB: 2nd Bomb Wing announces quarterly award winners
The 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base recently recognized its 2nd Quarter Award winners. These outstanding Airmen and civilians were honored for their exceptional performance and dedication to keeping the mission going.
Congratulations to all the recipients:
Airman of the Quarter: Senior Airman Kaitlin Vasquez
NCO of the Quarter: Staff Sgt. Tavree Zapata
SNCO of the Quarter: Master Sgt. Tommy Duncan III
CGO of the Quarter: 1st Lt. Elizabeth Nguyen
Civilian Category I of the Quarter: Annette Boyer
Civilian Category II of the Quarter: Brandon Waller
Volunteer of the Quarter: Airman 1st Class Joshua Fleming
Honor Guard Airman of the Quarter: Senior Airman Martayshia Brown
Team of the Quarter: 20th Bomber Generation Squadron crew chiefs
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Bossier City Council members to speak at the South Bossier Lunch Group tomorrow
The South Bossier Lunch Group will welcome the members of the Bossier City Council tomorrow from 11:30 am to 1 pm (11:30 to12 pm networking, 12 pm guest speakers). This is an opportunity to see all of the City's council leaders together at the same time, answering questions and providing their views about the path forward for Bossier City.
Lunch is $10, paid with cash or Venmo only, at the Bellaire Complex, 4330 Panther Drive.
Bossier City events calendar
Live music in Bossier City and other notable events in the area for your free time consideration. If you would like to add an event to the Bossier City free time calendar, send the details to email@bossiernow.com.
August 16: Anxious at the Louisiana Downs Casino
August 15: KC and the Sunshine Band will bring their classic funk and disco sound to the Riverdome at Horseshoe Casino & Hotel. 8 pm.
August 22: The Marshall Tucker Band at Margaritaville Resort Casino
August 31: The 14th Annual Shreveport Blues & Southern Soul Pre-Labor Day Fest at Festival Plaza
September 12: Hudson Westbrook and the Texas Forever Fall Tour. Shreveport Municipal Auditorium.
September 13: Lainey Wilson at the Brookshire Grocery Arena
October 3: Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters at Margaritaville
October 17: Zach Top and his Cold Beer and Country Music tour at the Brookshire Grocery Arena.
October 18: Wanda Sykes and her Please and Thank You tour at the Horseshoe Bossier City.
October 24: Styx at the Live Casino & Hotel Louisiana. 8:00 pm. Tickets start at $59.99. Must be 21+
November 20: ZZ Top at Shreveport Municipal Auditorium
December 12: Jiaoying Summers at the Live! Casino and Hotel. Get ready for a night of fearless, dark, and laugh-out-loud comedy from a global sensation with over 1 billion views online! You’ve seen her viral “Uber Karen” sketch and hilarious English name roasts — now catch her live on her “What Specie Are You?” tour!
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