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Posted Aug 25, 2021
Louisiana Tech University’s Research Institute (LTRI), currently under construction on the grounds of the Cyber Innovation Center, is seeking new ways to provide work for both industry and defense partners and provide research and development for Global Strike.
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Posted Aug 3, 2021
Please read the latest Amended Executive Order regarding mask in the courthouse.
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Posted Aug 3, 2021
State of Louisiana officials are asking Bossier Parish residents to take a quick test to help provide broadband connectivity to all areas that have no or poor service.
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Posted Aug 3, 2021
Households struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic could find assistance under the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, a temporary relief program administered by the Federal Communications Commission.
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Posted Jul 29, 2021
A fiber optics line serving the Cypress Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District was accidentally severed Thursday by a contractor working in the area.
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Posted Jun 3, 2021
Drum Roll Please. If this lady can get sticks on it, she can play it. Lady Chops brought an hour of high-energy, education and entertainment to Tall Timbers Park Wednesday, delighting a group of adults and children with a display of adaptations that turned buckets, pots and pans, and a Cajun rubboard into instruments.
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Posted Jun 3, 2021
Although Bossier Parish will continue picking up certain trash and debris at no charge to residents, parameters have been established to determine what will qualify for removal.
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Posted May 17, 2021
A free Forestry Best Management Practices (BMPs) Workshop and Field Tour will be offered on Friday, June 11 at Red Oak Lake near Haughton to provide information to forest landowners on how to make their woodlands healthier, more profitable, and sustainable.
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Posted May 8, 2021
A Federal Communications Commission program designed to help lower the cost of broadband service for eligible households during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been announced by the state of Louisiana’s Broadband Development and Connectivity office.
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Posted May 3, 2021
Alison Lerma Smith retirements from the LSU AgCenter’s Bossier Parish Extension Office, retired on April 30, 2021 after 42 years of service.
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Posted Apr 30, 2021
Keep America Beautiful, the nation’s leading community improvement nonprofit organization, has presented Keep Bossier Beautiful with its 2020 President’s Circle Award. A President’s Circle Award recognizes exemplary performance by certified affiliates of Keep America Beautiful in creating clean, green, and beautiful communities.
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Posted Apr 30, 2021
Renters and landlords who may be facing financial hardship or unable to pay rent as a result of circumstances caused by the COVOD 19 pandemic may be eligible for relief under the state of Louisiana’s U.S. Treasury Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
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Posted Apr 29, 2021
Some restrictions put in place at the Bossier Parish Courthouse due to the COVID-19 threat have been amended. Beginning April 28, certain protocols that were in place in order to gain access into the courthouse have been lifted. Those changes are noted in an amended emergency executive order issued by the president of the Bossier Parish Police Jury.
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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 Apr 15, 2021
Work is scheduled to begin in early summer on a major drainage ditch in the Dogwood subdivision, a project that will help move stormwater out of the area more quickly.
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Posted Apr 11, 2021
Anyone interested in learning more about constructing and managing a farm pond may do so by attending a free Farm Pond Construction and Management Workshop on Friday, May 14 at Red Oak Lake near Haughton.
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Posted Apr 1, 2021
WHEREAS, pursuant to La. R.S. 29:727, the President of the Bossier Parish Police Jury has hereby declared a State of Emergency due to the statewide public health emergency issued by Governor John Bel Edwards, with the most recent being Proclamation Number 66 JBE 2021 issued on March 30, 2021, supplementing the declaration of emergency in Proclamation Number 101 JBE 2020, and the mitigation measures therein; Therefore, Proclamation Number 66 JBE 2021 shall remain in full force and effect until it expires on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, unless extended, in response to the threat posed by COVID-19.
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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 30, 2021
On March 5, Governor John Bel Edwards announced the launch of a new program that will help Louisiana renters and landlords experiencing financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Posted Mar 26, 2021
Beginning in early April, FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) will begin providing financial assistance for funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020 for deaths related to COVID-19 to help ease some of the financial stress and burden caused by the pandemic.
