Like a Boss: Jenny Russell Lazarus, Lazarus Design Studio

Like a Boss is sitting down this month with its first Solopreneur guest, Jenny Lazarus of Lazarus Design Studio. Host Sean Green, and publisher of NWLA’s premier business publication BIZ. Magazine, finds out how she made the decision to be in charge of her own livelihood. “My favorite part of my job is that I can spend one-on-one time with …

Start July with a Bossier Calendar

Welcome July 2018! Need a way to track the days and celebrate the best stuff in Bossier? We’ve created a monthly calendar featuring artwork by Bossier architect, Mike McSwain. Alongside his team at his architectural firm, Mike has created some of Bossier’s most iconic buildings in recent history: CSRA Integrated Technology Center, the Cyber Innovation Center and the East Bank …

The Hidden Gem in Bossier Parish Where You Can Buy Fresh Ripe Tomatoes

If you head south on Highway 71 in Bossier Parish, just before leaving the city limits you’ll come upon a bright red barn with an LSU logo on the rooftop. Look closer and you’ll see this is not your everyday rural landmark. It is one of several agricultural operations run under the auspices of Louisiana State University’s AgCenter where the …

Bossier Education Excellence Fund (BEEF) Reaches $50 Million Mark

Education has always been a passion for Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell, which led him to start a fund 30-plus years ago to provide secure funding for education in Bossier Parish. With more and more people moving to the Bossier area, Bossier Parish Schools are now among the fastest growing school districts in the state. With cutting edge technology in …

Lovin’ My Job in Bossier: Holly Moerer, Cosse & Silmon Orthodontics

If you’ve never met Holly Moerer, you need to. This woman, full of an uplifting and contagious personality, is what living and working in Bossier is all about. Moerer, orthodontic assistant and marketing coordinator at Cosse and Silmon Orthodontics, embodies someone who is perfectly “lovin’ their job in Bossier City.” Though Moerer’s career started in journalism at Louisiana Tech University …

Move to Bossier: Where to Find Fun Recreational Activities

When you first move to town, you’ll want to take advantage of all the great recreational activities offered in Bossier Parish. Here in Bossier, we don’t let the heat affect us. Which is why, we relish in the recreational activities offered at our location in and around Sportsman’s Paradise. The only struggle is narrowing down your choice of where to …

Do You Know the History of Plain Dealing?

When people think of towns or cities in Bossier Parish, they often gravitate towards Bossier City, Benton or Haughton. But in the northern portion of the parish lies one of the area’s most historic communities that blossomed at the turn of the 1900s. Plain Dealing began life as a plantation in the mid-1800s and in less than 100 years had …

L’Italiano Restaurant Continues Family Tradition in Bossier

When it comes to family businesses, perhaps no other category is more suited than the restaurant and hospitality industry. L’Italiano Restaurant in Bossier City is certainly fitting as it has been in the same family since it first opened some 34 years ago at 701 Barksdale Blvd. Claudio Giacalone is the owner and explains how he got involved in helping …

Shop Local at Haughton’s Neighborhood Food & Crafters’ Market

You can learn the history of the produce you’re buying at the Neighborhood Food & Crafters’ Market in Haughton. This year the market will begin on June 22 from 5-9 p.m. and continue every Friday for 6-7 weeks after that. You can find locally grown produce, hand-made artisan crafters, a variety of heirloom organic seeds and more at this market.