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Posted Nov 13, 2019
A programming error has been discovered in the rate calculation in the most recent system conversion for the average sewer bill offered by the Bossier Parish Police Jury. The most recently mailed bills did not include this calculation.
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Posted Nov 13, 2019
A $10 million commitment from the state’s capital outlay funds will help build a state-of-the-art Louisiana Tech Research Institute on the grounds of the National Cyber Research Park in Bossier City.
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Posted Oct 31, 2019
Work is scheduled to begin Monday, Nov. 4 on a $4.2 million project to replace a pair of bridges on U.S. Hwy 80 over Fifi Bayou just west of Haughton’s Tall Timbers subdivision.
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Posted Oct 28, 2019
Dedication services and a ribbon cutting officially opened a walking trail and Veteran’s Therapy Health Garden to the public Monday at the Joe Delaney Memorial Park in Haughton.
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Posted Oct 24, 2019
Contractors are in the initial stages of preparing for construction of a health care facility on the grounds of the former Palmetto Country Club.
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Posted Oct 24, 2019
State Senators Ryan Gatti (District 36) and Barrow Peacock (District 37) were honored Wednesday with certificates of appreciation from the Bossier Parish Police Jury in recognition of their efforts to secure funding for the extension of I-220 onto Barksdale Air Force Base.
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Posted Oct 21, 2019
No major damage was reported when heavy rains and winds accompanying a storm front roared through Bossier Parish Sunday evening.
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Posted Oct 21, 2019
A tractor-trailer hauling a piece of oil field equipment leaked hazardous material last week over an approximate eight-mile stretch roadway stretching from northbound I-49, onto La. Hwy. 2 and continuing to just east of La. Hwy. 3.
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Posted Oct 17, 2019
A pair of Louisiana state senators will receive special recognition Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. for their efforts in helping obtain funding for an eastern entrance to Barksdale Air Force Base.
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Posted Oct 9, 2019
Volunteers interested in helping the National Weather Service locate and identify hazardous weather were instructed in how to gather and report information during a Skywarn spotter seminar Wednesday.
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Posted Oct 7, 2019
Waterfowl migration patterns and trends will be the subject of free training workshops scheduled in the north Louisiana area on Oct. 17, Oct. 21 and Oct. 22 in West Monroe, Ruston and Bossier City.
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Posted Oct 7, 2019
A new billing system is being instituted for Bossier Parish’s Consolidated Waterworks/Sewerage District No. 1 in order to establish a more consistent billing date, parish officials have announced.
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Posted Aug 10, 2019
Bossier Parish joined its across-the-lake neighbors Webster and Bienville parishes Wednesday by issuing a burn ban on the exposed Lake Bistineau lake bed. Officials said the ban will be in effect indefinitely.
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Posted Jun 20, 2019
A powerful storm packing a possible tornado slammed Bossier Parish northeast of Benton Wednesday around 11:30 p.m. causing widespread damage including leveling trees, downing power lines and destroying at least two residences.
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Posted May 17, 2019
Workers with R&R Roofing and Remodeling, contractors for the parish Police Jury, are putting the finishing touches on a new building to protect the water well and equipment at the Parish Park in south Bossier.
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Posted May 15, 2019
Local and state elected officials plus a large gathering of area supporters saw the first shovels of dirt turned on the future extension of I-220 into Barksdale Air Force Base, a roughly $90 million project that will finally give the base an entrance/exit onto I-20.
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Posted Apr 24, 2019
It’s official. A contract was signed and notice to proceed was issued Wednesday to mark the beginning of a $71.8 million project that will construct a new access road into Barksdale Air Force Base from the I-20/I-220 interchange east of Bossier City.
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Posted Mar 27, 2019
It’s official. Bossier Parish now has just over 20 million dollars available for parish road and bridge repairs, and to purchase additional water systems, beginning almost immediately and continuing through 2021.
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Posted Mar 27, 2019
A waste pick-up company that had been serving Bossier Parish customers apparently is no longer in business.
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Posted Mar 25, 2019
Billy Montgomery added one more honor Saturday to an already impressive list when he was inducted into the Northwestern State University Long Purple Line, an award for outstanding achievement and service by an NSU grad.
