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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
At just 3 years old, Lance Thompson already knew what he wanted to do with his life. He remembers watching Michael Jackson perform live on stage from his television and that’s when he thought to himself, “I want to do that.” In the years that followed, the artist has been working towards his goal to be an entertainer. Now, he …
Some artists know from the beginning they are going to try and make their living selling art, but some form their careers doing other things and then find their way back to creating. Bossier Artist Rusty Carter is one of these people. Born in Bossier Medical Center and raised in Plain Dealing and Benton, Carter bartended, waited tables and even …
Growing up on Scopena Plantation in South Bossier, Peter Lyons loved gathering around the table with his family. He said that mealtime was where they all came together. “We all shared our opinions about everything–good, bad or indifferent. We had an opinion.” This began his love affair with food, and more specifically, his love affair with coffee. He remembers enjoying …
New Mexico, Virginia, Georgia and Louisiana—these are all the states that Parkway High sophomore Lauren Klofach-Shepan has lived and she’s only 16-years-old. Her father is Lt. Col Steve Shepan. He is a 2nd Maintenance Group Deputy Commander in the Air Force and has been in the service for 19 years so far. Lauren says being a military child can be …
From March 18-23, the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau (SBCTB) and its partners held their 318 Restaurant Week. This initiative is a great way to showcase the amazing eats that our area has to offer. The week consisted of specials at a variety of restaurants in town as well as some special events. This year, the East Bank District in …
