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  • Oglee Bridge Work

    Oglee Road Bridge Closure; Fire Tower Road Bridge Completed

    Posted Mar 7, 2022
    Work by the Bossier Parish Police Jury’s highway department to replace the bridge on Fire Tower Rd. has been completed and the road is now open to traffic.
  • Bossier Parish

    Police Jury Meeting Notes: March 2, 2022

    Posted Mar 4, 2022
    Work on the second phase of a north/south roadway that will eventually connect I-220 to Crouch Rd. could begin as early as this summer according to information presented to the Bossier Parish Police Jury’s road/subdivision committee Wednesday.
  • Linton Road

    Linton Road Projects Update

    Posted Mar 1, 2022
    A section of Linton Rd. from Airline Dr. to Old Palmetto Rd. has been opened to traffic with the completion of a new bridge over Flat River and extension of the roadway to eliminate a hazardous curve at the bridge site.
  • Road Work

    Road and Bridge Repair Work

    Posted Mar 1, 2022
    Police Jury highway department crews are targeting northern Bossier Parish with two road repair projects and one bridge replacement.
  • Fire Tower Road

    Fire Tower Road Bridge Closure

    Posted Feb 25, 2022
    A bridge on Fire Tower Rd. located .29 mile south of LA Hwy. 2 will be closed beginning Monday, Feb. 28 for reconstruction by the Bossier Parish Police Jury’s highway department. Weather permitting, work hopefully will be completed in seven days.
  • DOTD

    Upcoming Road Closures

    Posted Feb 24, 2022
    A pair of road and lane closures that will impact local motorists have been announced by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD).
  • Road

    Bridge Closure: LA Hwy 528 Over Clarke Bayou

    Posted Feb 23, 2022
    Beginning Monday Feb. 28, the Department of Transportation and Development is closing a bridge on LA Hwy. 528 over Clarke Bayou for repairs. This bridge is located 2.3 miles east of LA Hwy 157. The closure will last for 21 days.
  • A new turn lane at Linton Rd. and Airline Dr. is one of the highway department's projects that has been completed.

    Police Jury Meeting Notes: February 16, 2022

    Posted Feb 17, 2022
    Bossier Parish’s highway department is looking at a busy 2022 with several projects scheduled for the bid process and others set for reconstruction as part of the parish road program.
  • DOTD

    Upcoming Road/Lane Closures

    Posted Feb 14, 2022
    Road and lane closures that will impact motorists locally have been announced by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD).
  • Butch Ford talks bridges with the Plain Dealing town council.

    Butch Ford Discusses Bridges with Plain Dealing City Council

    Posted Feb 11, 2022
    Money to help replace or repair a pair of bridges in the town of Plain Dealing could be available through a state of Louisiana program, Bossier Parish Administrator Butch Ford told members of the town’s council this week.
  • Road Work

    Poole Road Work Continues

    Posted Feb 8, 2022
    Contractors for the parish police jury continue to make headway in construction of a new Poole Rd. in southern Bossier Parish.
  • Road Work

    South Bossier Stockpile

    Posted Feb 8, 2022
    When road surfaces in Bossier Parish are removed and replaced, the materials taken from the original roads aren’t wasted. A large quantity of base fill and millings is being stored at the South Bossier Park complex for use on other roads as the parish’s highway program continues into the new year.
  • Clearing and grubbing for the north/south road from Swan Lake Rd. to Crouch Rd. has been completed.

    North South Extension Moving Ahead

    Posted Feb 7, 2022
    Plans are moving ahead on the final construction phase that will allow motorists to travel north from I-220 to Crouch Rd. and connect with LA Hwy. 162, Bossier Parish Administrator Butch Ford told parish police jury members Wednesday.
  • Turning Lane

    Airline Dr. and Linton Rd. Turn Lane

    Posted Feb 3, 2022
    Bossier Parish highway department crews are currently making preparations for an additional lane at the intersection of Airline Dr. and Linton Rd. to help alleviate traffic congestion, especially at peak travel hours.
  • Bossier Parish

    Police Jury Meeting Notes: February 2, 2022

    Posted Feb 2, 2022
    Precautionary measures are being taken with an eye on National Weather Service forecasts predicting possible winter precipitation across the northern portion of northwest Louisiana over the next couple of days.
  • Construction is underway on a sewer project at the intersection of Kingston Rd. and Airline Dr.

    Kingston / Airline Drive Sewer Work

    Posted Jan 29, 2022
    Commercial development is continuing at a steady pace on the northern section of Airline Dr. and the Bossier Parish Police Jury is currently moving ahead with a $1.2 million sewer project designed to accommodate that growth.
  • Police jury member Doug Rimmer takes a look at the parish's new snow plow.

    Parish Adopts Winter Storm Plan

    Posted Jan 20, 2022
    Bossier Parish has adopted an emergency operations plan for possible winter storms in the wake of last year’s Arctic blast that virtually shut down most of the parish and northwest Louisiana.
  • Butch Ford

    Police Jury Meeting Notes: January 19, 2022

    Posted Jan 20, 2022
    District 11 police jury member Tom Salzer will service as president of the public body for 2022 after his election to the post Wednesday. Salzer was first appointed to the jury in 2016 to fill the seat of the late Wayne Hammack. He was elected to complete the unexpired term and reelected to a full term.
  • Linton Bridge

    Linton Road Bridge Update

    Posted Jan 11, 2022
    Contractors for the Bossier Parish Jury are continuing to make progress on a new bridge over Flat River and roadway alignment to Linton Rd. at the site.
  • Bossier Parish

    Police Jury Meeting Notes: December 15, 2021

    Posted Dec 17, 2021
    Slightly more than 54 miles of parish roads will be receiving a facelift over the next three years after Bossier Parish police jury members were presented the road overlay program covering 2022 through 2024.