Military Family Shares How They Were Welcomed to Bossier With Open Arms

Has it been awhile since you heard a good local love story? Prop your feet up and get cozy. This is going to be a good one! Austin and Crystal Lohman are a relatively new military family in Bossier Parish with their love story beginning in the Bahamas. That’s right! The Bahamas. With only eight hours left of his vacation …

Move to Bossier: Get Involved in the Community

Volunteers

Do you have a cause that ignites passion in you? Does your family have an extra hour or two each month to spend making Bossier Parish a better place to live? You can bet one of Bossier’s multitude of community programs are ready and willing to accept your volunteer time. Many of our local nonprofits are ran entirely by volunteers …

Bossier’s Rural Life

Who wants to live more than ten minutes away from a Target or a Chik-fil-A? Turns out, quite a few people in our parish enjoy living their lives in the smaller towns that help make up the outskirts of Bossier Parish. From Princeton to Plain Dealing and back to Haughton, these small town communities provide a simpler way of life …

Communities of Faith Serve Bossier In Unique Ways

Gone are the days of dressing in your Sunday best and sitting for hours in a church to listen to a sermon, only to leave and not return until the next Sunday rolled around. Reaching the busiest generation of our time requires more than the traditional church service, and Bossier Parish’s faith-based organizations provide countless opportunities for families, the local …

A Distant Relative on Pierre Bossier

You may have insulted someone’s honor before, but I bet you’ve never been challenged to a duel. Back in the 1800s, duels were a way of life for Southern gentlemen. After being chastised that he was too weak to challenge anyone to a duel, Pierre Bossier did just that. The legacy of General Pierre Bossier’s sure shot dueling win over …

Digifest South 2017: All You Need to Know

DigiFest South is back for its fifth year, offering the creative minds in the Shreveport-Bossier area a chance to experience art, music, gaming, robotics and technology all rolled into a week of technology-focused learning. Your scary movies and haunted houses will have to take a backseat this October. With a full lineup of special events, contests and hands-on exhibits, DigiFest South …