With a new school year right around the corner, 2016-17 served as a great platform filled with growth and accomplishments for Bossier schools. In fact, Bossier Schools received great news this week when the Louisiana Department of Education’s 2017 Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) proficiency scores revealed Bossier Parish students exceeded the state average of those scoring at Mastery level …
Bossier City was ground zero for a competition that helped increase cyber security readiness. The CSRA Integrated Technology Center was the site for the Cyber Institute Hackathon — a competition between the next generation technology company’s employees. The event served as training for the company’s IT experts to develop innovative solutions for complex, real-world challenges in various forms of technology …
Junie B. Jones The Musical presented by Stage Center’s SOPA June 9-11, East Bank Theatre Stage Center opens its summer production season with Junie B. Jones The Musical. First grade could not be more exciting for one young person. Journey through Junie B. Jones’s first day in first grade as a lot of things have already changed for this little …
It takes a lot of effort to make sure Bossier Parish keeps its growth going in the right direction and the base starts with public safety. The Bossier Sheriff’s Office and towns in the parish, namely Haughton and Benton, are managing to keep their crime levels in check despite more and more rooftops going up all across the towns and …
Everybody who comes to Bossier knows about Louisiana Boardwalk Outlets, the CenturyLink Center, or Pierre Bossier Mall. No doubt, those attractions are important to locals and visitors alike, but what’s really great about life in Bossier is when you do a little digging. You don’t have to look very hard or very far across the parish to find some diamonds …
Bossier isn’t just home to a military base, industrial manufacturing, and oil and gas, it’s also home to a burgeoning cyber industry, a downtown undergoing a transformation, and a slew of millennials who either decided to double down on life in their hometown or moved here because they see the vision and opportunity. This month, we’re visiting with Megan Statham, …
Like a Boss takes to the skies this month with Margaritaville General Manager Barry Regula and Lt. Col Brent Weisner, Commander 93rd bomb squadron. We’re back to talk about business and Bossier with local owners and entrepreneurs. This edition sees Barry not only talk business and Bossier, but he discusses the biggest economic engine in Bossier — Barksdale Air Force …
Want cool things to do in Bossier City and Shreveport throughout the month of May? Look no further than www.BeaFanofSB.com. The website is posting special events and promotions that everyone can take advantage of during the entire month. That includes awesome FREE activities and deep discounts at fun places around the city. Here is a list of the great deals …
Star Wars Day Events 11 a.m,. May 4 Honor the timeless battle between good versus evil on what is known as Star Wars Day by attending a variety of events. Begin the day 11 a.m. at BC Comics, located at 3090 Knolin Drive, Suite 1, and check out the release of Spirit of Rebellion Booster Packs for Star Wars: Destiny. …
If you fly them, they will come. And they do, every year. Visitors and locals alike show up en masse to hear the sound of freedom and see Air Force muscle in the skies above Bossier via the Barksdale Air Force Base Defenders of Liberty Air Show. This year’s show, which will be held May 6-7, 2017, will see a …
