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Posted Jul 29, 2024
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Posted Jul 8, 2024
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Posted Jan 16, 2024
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Posted Sep 30, 2023
Temperatures may still be hovering in the 90s but officials from Bossier and Caddo parishes are already looking ahead to much colder days and the possibilities of inclement winter weather.
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Posted Aug 29, 2023
Mother Nature eased her drought-like grip on Bossier Parish and parts of northwest Louisiana with showers late Sunday and early Monday, but dry conditions remain and a burn ban continues in the parish and statewide.
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Posted Aug 21, 2023
August 21 to 25 is Louisiana Flood Awareness Week, an opportunity to educate citizens on the many ways to prepare for floods and mitigate future damage.
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Posted Aug 15, 2023
Firefighters from multiple Bossier Parish fire departments have been deployed to Sabine Parish to assist in controlling wildfires that have caused extensive damage in Kisatchie National Forest near the Florien community.
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Posted Aug 14, 2023
Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to Louisiana businesses and residents affected by the severe storms and straight-line winds that occurred June 10 - 18 causing wide-spread damage across the northwestern part of the state.
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Posted Jul 15, 2023
Bossier City and Parish government and public safety officials received new information on emergency preparedness and heard a review of the all-agency response to last month's series of severe weather incidents that wreaked havoc on the parish.
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Posted Jun 22, 2023
Col. Gene Barattini was recognized by the Bossier Parish Police Jury when he announced his retirement effective July 7 after two decades of service to the citizens of Bossier Parish.
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Posted Feb 3, 2023
A flood advisory continues through tomorrow (Friday) with a forecast of 1-2 inches of rain in some areas through Friday morning, according to predictions from the National Weather Service.
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Posted Jan 31, 2023
Northwest Louisiana and much of east Texas and southwest Arkansas is under a flood watch through 4 p.m. Thursday with rain expected to continue, according to the National Weather Service.
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Posted Aug 24, 2022
Anyone who has suffered flood damage to a property in which they live as a result of the recent heavy rains may self-report that damage to a state reporting site, according to Ian Snellgrove, director of the Bossier Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
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Posted Feb 3, 2022
Ian Snellgrove, director of the Bossier Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (BOHSEP), tells of the parish’s emergency plan in case of extreme weather conditions expected to hit the Bossier Parish/northwest Louisiana area.
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Posted Sep 14, 2021
Forecasters with the National Weather Service (NWS) Hurricane Center have declared tropical system Nicholas a tropical storm and is expected to become a depression early Wednesday morning moving south of our region.
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Posted Apr 22, 2021
Citizens still have time to register for disaster assistance for the winter storm that hit the area Feb. 11 through Feb. 19 under the Individual Assistance declaration, but the deadline for doing so is approaching.
Deadline for filing is May 10.
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Posted Mar 30, 2021
Bossier Parish is among parishes throughout the state that has been approved for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) benefits due to winter weather that struck the area earlier this year.
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Posted Mar 26, 2021
An applicant briefing for assistance incurred as a result of February’s severe winter storm will be conducted Tuesday, March 30 at 1:30 p.m., according to the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP).
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Posted Mar 3, 2021
In recognition of services provided during last month’s historic winter weather event, several members of the Louisiana Army Guard were presented unique Bossier Parish Police Jury “Challenge or Ceremonial Coins.”
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Posted Feb 24, 2021
One group of critically in-need patients received their necessary treatment even during the height of last week’s historic winter storm thanks to special transportation arrangements provided by the Bossier Council on Aging.
-presents-bossier-parish-police-jury-challenge-coin-to-ltc-ronald-sayer-operations-officer-256th-infantry-brigade-combat-team-(ibct.jpeg?sfvrsn=3775d794_1 "Col. Gene Barattini (right) presents Bossier Parish Police Jury Challenge Coin to LTC Ronald Sayer, Operations Officer, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT")
