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Posted Apr 21, 2022
A phone call just minutes before the Bossier Parish Police Jury started its Wednesday meeting may have presented the opportunity to answer questions about what to do about the prospect of turning the existing Jimmy Davis bridge connecting Caddo and Bossier parishes into a linear park.
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Posted Apr 7, 2022
David North of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) told Bossier Parish Police Jury members Wednesday that construction on the Linton Rd. bridge over Black Bayou could be completed by late summer.
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Posted Mar 19, 2022
A recent stop of an oversized load on a parish road by the Bossier Parish Police Jury’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit (CVEU) points to a problem that potentially could cost parish taxpayers millions of dollars in repairs to vital infrastructure.
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Posted Mar 19, 2022
Visitors to Lake Plain Dealing Park have something new that will add to their recreational experience at the facility, which is part of Louisiana’s National Scenic Boom or Bust Byway.
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Posted Mar 17, 2022
All that remains for acquisition of funding to complete a north/south roadway connecting I-220 and Crouch Rd. is approval of state agencies after Bossier Parish Police Jury members adopted a resolution Wednesday to authorize issuing revenue bonds.
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Posted Mar 16, 2022
Bob Brotherton has again given Bossier Parish representation at a top administrative level in the state after his installation as President of the Police Jury Association of Louisiana during ceremonies at the 98th PJAL convention in Lake Charles.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Posted Dec 16, 2021
“It’s been quite a ride,” Bill Altimus said as he pondered his 25 years serving Bossier Parish, as a member of the parish police jury and as parish administrator. “Who would have thought in just twenty years we would be recognized as one of the most progressive and fastest growing areas in the state.”
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Posted Dec 8, 2021
Renovations to the fourth floor at the Bossier Parish Courthouse are complete and that means several members of the parish police jury’s staff are making themselves at home in new surroundings.
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Posted Dec 2, 2021
Engineers and highway department officials will be traveling Bossier Parish roadways in the very near future to get a first-hand look at infrastructure needs in preparation for the 2022 road program.
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Posted Nov 29, 2021
‘Tis the beginning of the Christmas season and the offices of the Bossier Parish Police Jury already reflect the onset. Another Marissa Broughton original graces the police jury office entrance while Marissa and Jessica Aldridge combined talents to prepare the display just off the courthouse entrance.
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Posted Nov 18, 2021
A proposed privately-funded expressway that would connect southern Bossier and Caddo parishes, including a toll bridge spanning the Red River, took a step forward Wednesday following a vote by the Bossier Parish Police Jury.
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Posted Nov 5, 2021
Technology for Rural America (TFRA), a company with expertise in broadband services, will be retained to consult with the Bossier Parish Police Jury and help identify potential broadband service providers for parish residents in underserved areas.
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Posted Oct 22, 2021
Finding providers to deliver broadband services to unserved and underserved areas of Bossier Parish is an ongoing process, Parish Administrator Bill Altimus told police jury members Wednesday.
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Posted Oct 20, 2021
Bossier Parish continues to grow, with 2020 census figures showing a population of 128,746. With that growth comes change and nowhere is the change more evident than in seven of the 12 Police Jury districts. Jury members met Monday in a workshop session to discuss redistricting to learn just how their individual districts will be impacted.
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Posted Oct 11, 2021
When several Bossier Parish Police Jury office staffers return from the Thanksgiving holiday, they’ll find themselves heading for new surroundings at the parish courthouse.