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Posted Mar 2, 2023
Bossier Parish Police Jury members heard Wednesday that delays in construction of the new Bossier Parish central library due to adverse weather conditions and delivery of materials have pushed the anticipated completion date to July.
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Posted Feb 16, 2023
Bossier Parish will be on the receiving end of a pair of grants totaling more than $6.6 million dedicated to construction, improvements and safety measures on several parish roads.
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Posted Feb 1, 2023
Groundbreaking has been scheduled Monday, Feb. 6 for four additional athletic fields at South Bossier Park, signaling the start of future expansion plans to keep up with usage at what has become one of the parish's most popular recreational facilities.
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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 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 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 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 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.
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Posted Oct 24, 2022
Winter is closing in and some fields at one local sports facility are closing to give parish workers the chance to make improvements for the beginning of Spring activities, parish Director of Parks and Recreation Warren Saucier told police jury members Wednesday.
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Posted Oct 6, 2022
Projects to repair and replace asphalt roads in south Bossier Parish that were damaged by floods in 2015 and 2016 are continuing to move ahead, Parish Engineer Eric Hudson told parish police jury members Wednesday.
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Posted Oct 4, 2022
Visitors to the Bossier Parish Police Jury offices at the Benton courthouse are currently being greeted by a friendly group of spooks and a newly decorated tree to announce the approach of Halloween.
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Posted Sep 25, 2022
Bossier Parish has seen its share of good fortune in receiving state and federal money to help fund parish projects, and Parish Administrator Butch Ford told members of the police jury that the parish hopefully will have success in funding requests to the state's capital outlay program.
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Posted Sep 15, 2022
Plain Dealing residents will soon have broadband services available after a national company announced plans to extend fiber optic services to the north Bossier Parish community, thanks to a state grant.
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Posted Sep 7, 2022
Bossier Parish will team up with the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to replace a critical piece of equipment designed to help keep the boat launch at Parish Camp on Lake Bistineau free from aquatic vegetation that has been a lake-wide problem.
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Posted Aug 21, 2022
Another group of parish asphalt roads that required major overhauls following flood water damage in 2015 and 2016 has been completed.
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Posted Aug 4, 2022
Approval of three cooperative endeavor agreements between the state Department of the Treasury, the state of Louisiana and the Bossier Parish Police Jury will mean $400,000 in appropriations for the parish, including one which will provide sewer and water lines to serve a new sawmill in Plain Dealing.
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Posted Jul 25, 2022
A contingent of Bossier Parish Police Jury members were part of the large group of delegates attending the National Association of Counties (NACo) conference and exhibition in Cade County, Colorado last week.
.jpg?sfvrsn=7cc86a1_5 "Jason Weinland, managing partner of jweinland Group Benefits, administrators of the Bossier Parish Police Jury's employee insurance plans, explains the numbers during a jury committee meeting Wednesday.")
