Bossier Educator Creates Clear Masks for Students With Hearing Loss

Sometimes a small gesture can make a huge difference. For Leslie Bailey, that meant finding a way to accommodate the hearing impaired students she works with as an Instructional Coach at Legacy Elementary in Bossier.  “With us being a hearing-impaired school, for pretty much any hearing-impaired students, we knew that [facemasks] would be a big problem because they depend on …

Crispy Donut Owners Add Their Own Flair to Family Business

About 4 years ago, Timora (Tim) Sith hit a block in his life. He was living in Houston at the time, but he didn’t feel fulfilled. Like most young adults, he didn’t know what he wanted to do. He called on God to show him the next step.  “I’m a Christian and I have a lot of faith in God. …

For the Love of Coffee: Bossier Native Pours Passion Into Her Small Business

When Donna Anderson was young, her grandmother would slip her a cup of coffee and milk. She still remembers the smell of coffee wafting through the house. She thinks that is when her love for all things coffee truly began. Even so, the Bossier native never expected it to be a part of her career. However, in 2017, Donna broke …

Ed’s Emporium Owner Gives Over a Thousand Glass Hearts to Frontline Workers

“Please take a glass heart. It was made in appreciation for your commitment to the safety of others. It can be carried easily in your pocket to remind you that you are valued.” This is the message written on a tiny slip of paper enclosed with each glass heart created by Eric Allen, the owner of Ed’s Emporium Art Glass …

Move to Bossier: Updated Relocation Guide

We’ve updated the relocation guide! This guide includes the best resources and things to know about moving to Bossier! Our amazing guide includes a moving checklist. It also breaks down the areas of Bossier including South Bossier and North Bossier. It is a great resource for those looking to move to Bossier. Share with any friends and family you think …

Haughton High Teacher Shows Students How to Make Facemasks

All around the world, a shortage of facemasks is prompting concern for health care workers. This global shortage is due to the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Nobody was prepared for the number of supplies that would be needed for health care facilities sparking a global movement of people sewing facemasks to help out.  One Haughton High teacher decided she …

5 Ways To Entertain The Kids While They’re At Home

Are you running out of things to do with the kiddos at home? In light of the recent precautions, we are all taking to stop the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), schools and businesses everywhere have been closing their doors. Social distancing and quarantine are the best ways we can work together to flatten the curve and stop the spread …

Reaching New Heights: Barksdale AFB Resident Becomes First Female B-52 Test Pilot

Soaring above the clouds, Christin Hart Voor isn’t the only passenger in her military aircraft. She is one of only a handful of female pilots that have flown while pregnant. To Voor, there is nothing else she’d rather be doing.  “My life has changed a lot by becoming a mother-to-be. I was so surprised by how hard pregnancy is. I’ll …

Best Be Bossier Blogs of 2019

It has been a great year here at Be Bossier! We have published so many great stories on the people of Bossier. In this blog, we wanted to countdown our most popular blogs and remember the amazing stories we have shared this year. 

New Bubble Tea Shop in Bossier Hopes to Become Fun Hangout Spot

Have you ever tried bubble tea also known as boba tea? The Taiwanese tea-based drink has become a popular drink choice at places all over the United States. Some have even decided to open up shops that primarily sell the popular beverage, and now a new bubble tea shop has opened its doors right here in Bossier. Danny Doan and …