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  • Bossier Parish

    Amended Executive Order: September 29, 2021

    Posted Oct 2, 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 181 JBE 2021 issued on September 28, 2021, supplementing the declaration of emergency in Proclamation Number 101 JBE 2020, and the mitigation measures therein; Therefore, Proclamation Number 181 JBE 2021 shall remain in full force and effect until it expires on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, unless extended, in response to the threat posed by COVID-19.
  • Bossier Parish

    Broadband Test Helps Locate Need

    Posted Sep 30, 2021
    Bossier Parish has money to spend that hopefully will encourage broadband providers to increase coverage in areas of the parish that have poor service or none at all, but residents hold the key to identifying areas most in need.
  • I220

    I-20 / I-220  Construction Update

    Posted Sep 30, 2021
    Construction on a new entrance to Barksdale Air Force Base from the I-220/I-20 interchange is moving ahead, with an expected completion date later this year. Following construction, painting and sandblasting reportedly will continue into early 2022.
  • Police Jury Meeting

    Police Jury Associating Meeting

    Posted Sep 30, 2021
    Several members of the Bossier Parish Police Jury attended a Region IV meeting of the Police Jury Association of Louisiana (PJAL) held in Ruston Tuesday at the Lincoln Parish Library event center.
  • North South

    North South Crouch Road to Dean Road Work

    Posted Sep 29, 2021
    Contractors for the Bossier Parish Police Jury continue to push south from Crouch Rd. with clearing and grubbing for the Swan Lake Rd. extension, a thoroughfare that will become the parish’s north/south connection between LA Hwy. 162 and I-220.
  • FEMA

    FEMA Projects - J.R. Drive

    Posted Sep 29, 2021
    Work has begun on a second group of asphalt roads damaged during floods of 2015 and 2016. Eleven roads in south Bossier Parish are scheduled for repair and reconstruction in Task Order 2.
  • Tech Fellowship

    Louisiana Tech Fellowship

    Posted Sep 29, 2021
    Louisiana Tech University students are developing innovative solutions to challenges in Air Force Global Strike Command thanks to the Global Strike National Security Fellowship Program.
  • Bossier Parish

    2021 Election Dates

    Posted Sep 29, 2021
    Primary elections in Louisiana are scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 13, but other dates in this year’s cycle are important.
  • Construction

    Development in Parish

    Posted Sep 24, 2021
    Hardly a meeting of the Bossier Parish Police Jury is conducted without a number of requests for approval of plans for developments, both residential and commercial, and there seems to be no end in sight.
  • DOTD

    State Construction Projects

    Posted Sep 24, 2021
    Fifteen contractors are apparent low bidders on 16 state-wide projects let on Sept. 22 totaling $101.5 million, and one of those projects is scheduled for Bossier Parish.
  • New Library

    Bids Received for New Library

    Posted Sep 23, 2021
    Bids have been received and are currently under review for a new 39,000-plus square foot central library complex planned for construction at the corner of Beckett St. and City Hall Dr.
  • DOTD

    Lane Closures Rescheduled

    Posted Sep 23, 2021
    Ramp and lane closures at the I-20/I-220 interchange in Bossier Parish have been rescheduled, according to the state Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD).
  • Bossier Parish

    The Emergency Broadband Assistance Program

    Posted Sep 23, 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.
  • Road Work

    Current Highway Projects

    Posted Sep 21, 2021
    Bossier Parish Police Jury highway department and public utility crews are busy this week working on a number of infrastructure projects.
  • Bossier Parish

    Highway Department Workers Sought

    Posted Sep 21, 2021
    The Bossier Parish Police Jury is looking for employees to fill openings in its highway department.
  • Bossier Parish

    Information on Broadband Connectivity in Louisiana

    Posted Sep 21, 2021
    Click the story link above to view presentation.
  • ART

    Arthur Ray Teague Extension Multi-use Trail Work

    Posted Sep 20, 2021
    Clearing has begun on an extension of the Arthur Ray Teague multi-use trail, a project that will take the trail from its current terminus at the Caroline lake boat launch on the Red River Wildlife Refuge south to Parkway High School.
  • Trailblazer

    Trailblazer Deer Workshop

    Posted Sep 16, 2021
    A whitetail deer workshop, “Improving Your Deer Herd Quality,” is scheduled Friday, Oct. 8 at the History Center of the Bossier Parish Library in Bossier City.
  • Bossier Parish

    Police Jury Meeting Notes: September 15, 2021

    Posted Sep 16, 2021
    Work is scheduled to begin next week on another group of parish asphalt roads as part of reconstruction and repair of damages caused by floods during 2015 and 2016.
  • Hurricane

    Tropical System Nicholas

    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.