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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 Jan 19, 2023
District 8 representative Doug Rimmer was named president of the Bossier Parish Police Jury during the public body's first meeting of 2023 Wednesday. Rimmer, who is in his fourth term on the police jury, has previously occupied the president's chair.
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Posted Jan 18, 2023
Posts are set and chain link fencing is going up on a park site on the west side of Fairburn Ave. off Kingston Rd. near Kingston Elementary School.
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Posted Jan 5, 2023
A section of Poole Rd. in south Bossier Parish will be closed beginning Monday, Jan. 9 through the afternoon of Friday, Jan. 13 to repair a culvert. Site of the closure is 2.8 miles southeast of U.S. Hwy. 71.
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Posted Jan 3, 2023
A severe storm front moving across the area Monday dumped heavy rains causing flood waters to rise over roads and, in one case, the washout of a section of roadway in northern Bossier Parish.
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Posted Dec 28, 2022
Christmas holidays turned into overtime working days for Bossier Parish Police Jury workers and parish contractors as frigid temperatures wreaked havoc on water systems in the area.
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Posted Dec 23, 2022
Despite recent stretches of bad weather, progress is continuing on the north/south roadway connecting I-220 with Crouch Rd., according to a report presented to Bossier Parish Police Jury members Wednesday by Parish Engineer Eric Hudson.
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Posted Dec 19, 2022
National Weather Service is predicting the coldest air of the season will be move into the four-state region on Thursday and remain anchored through the upcoming holiday weekend. Actions should be taken this week in preparation for bitterly cold arctic air, forecasters say.
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Posted Dec 12, 2022
Beginning stages for construction of an east-west throughway running from LA Hwy. 3 (Benton Rd.) to Bellevue Rd. at Winnfield Rd. were disclosed Wednesday when the Bossier Parish Police Jury's road/subdivision regulations committee discussed road projects.
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Posted Dec 5, 2022
The Bossier Parish Police Jury is currently accepting resumes for a vacancy on the Northwest Louisiana Human Services District (NLHSD) board. This appointment is for a three-year term. Board meetings are held the third Monday of each month from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Shreveport Behavioral Health Clinic, 1310 North Hearne Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71107.
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Posted Dec 5, 2022
The Bossier Parish Police Jury is currently accepting resumes for a vacancy on the Shreveport-Bossier Convention & Tourist Bureau Board of Directors. This appointment is for a three-year term. The board meets the third Thursday of each month at 11:30 a.m. for approximately 1 to 1 ½ hours, with the possibility of additional meetings being called during the year depending on the committee to which the board member is assigned.
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Posted Nov 18, 2022
Oil and gas exploration plays a big part in the economics of Bossier Parish, and the parish police jury Wednesday moved to help alleviate an issue that has accompanied some of the drilling and well completion process.
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Posted Nov 12, 2022
Voters in South Bossier Fire District #2 have said yes to a 3.5-mill tax increase dedicated to upgrading equipment and meeting needs of a department tasked to provide protection for roughly 7,000 residents in the rural area.
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Posted Nov 8, 2022
Things are getting a little crowded in some state and parish rights-of-way where service lines are concerned and Bossier Parish Engineer Eric Hudson told police jury members the condition could have an impact on future projects.
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Posted Nov 8, 2022
Looking for a worthy cause to support during the holiday season? Stop by any branch of your Bossier Parish Library system and find three opportunities to help during the library system's Give For Good campaign.
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Posted Nov 7, 2022
Governor John Bel Edwards Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly announced the launch of the Louisiana-funded CYBER.ORG Range during a press conference and ribbon cutting at the Cyber Innovation Center in Bossier City Monday.
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Posted Nov 4, 2022
Governor John Bel Edwards and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are looking to address the nationwide shortage of cybersecurity professionals.
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Posted Nov 4, 2022
It's only a matter of days now before voters in South Bossier Fire District #2 head to the polls where they will be asked to approve a 3.5 mill tax increase to help update their fire department's aging equipment.
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Posted Nov 1, 2022
Judy Stewart's job as head of the Bossier Parish Police Jury's animal control department doesn't usually require her to spend hours chasing a helpless animal through the woods. But, in her words, "You do what you have to do."
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Posted Oct 28, 2022
Contractors are making progress on the North Bossier shared-use trail, running along Wimple Rd. from near The Colony to Lakewood subdivision. The approximately 1.5 miles of trail was one of several projects bid by the state Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD). Cost of the trail is roughly $700,000.
