Bossier City News

While the New York Giants and the New England Patriots competed in Super Bowl XLVI, Madonna took the stage for the biggest halftime show of the year.

Local World War II veteran William Hines received the French Legion of Honor on Friday at a special ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base.

Celebrating a birthday today: Chenita Thomas, of Shreveport. ... Haley White, of Doyline.

Jackson, Willie, 68, of Arcadia, died Sunday; services at 3 p.m. Saturday at New Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, Arcadia; burial in church cemetery; arrangements by Paradise Funeral Home, Arcadia.

Kelly Long, of Bossier City, works on a float at the Krewe of Centaur den in Shreveport.

Financing for the $197 million Margaritaville Resort Casino in Bossier City has been secured, Bossier Casino Venture said Thursday. Bossier Casino, doing busines as Margaritaville Resort Casino, said construction of the casino and hotel resort is expected to start immediately and continue for about 16 months. Opening is planned for June 2013. The resort will feature a 30,000-square-foot, single-level gaming floor, more than 1,300 slot machines, 46 table games and the signature "It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere” bar. The project will include 396-room, 18 story hotel, a 900-seat entertainment venue, spa and fitness center, outdoor pool deck and dining area, and four food and beverage outlets, including the trademark Margaritaville Restaurant. “We are excited to begin construction on our Margaritaville Resort Casino, which will combine the care-free, island lifestyle theme of Margaritaville with a ‘Las Vegas’ style gaming experience and enable the Shreveport-Bossier City gaming market to experience major growth,” Paul Alanis, president and CEO said in a statement. Alanis is former CEO of Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. Bossier Casino Venture LLC also acquired from Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. the Grand Palais Riverboat, including its gaming license. The casino project will be on the Red River, adjacent to the Louisiana Boardwalk shopping and entertainment development. Houlihan Lokey and Macquarie Capital served as joint-bookrunners on the project financing.

The efforts of the Bossier City Fire Department to Fill the Boot for Muscular Dystrophy have earned them top honors by the association.

She is 16-year-old Kathia Rovelo was last seen on February 3 when she ran away from her Bossier City home.

SHREVEPORT, La. - Daniel Payne was wide-eyed and mesmerized as he strolled through a dark, forgotten room in the corner of Minden's works building.

The signing will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Bossier City Central Branch of the Bossier Parish Library, 2206 Beckett St., Bossier City.

Private First Class William Hines told KSLA News 12 the story of when he and two other infantrymen were told to guard a tank across a field.

Eight people from throughout the Ark-La-Tex are in jail following a police investigation targeting methamphetamine dealing in Bossier City.

Remember your mother saying, "Let's go to town." That was music to my ears and still is since I have a choice of a zillion stores just in Shreveport.

Bossier Parish Community College is located at 6220 E. Texas St., Bossier City. For more information, call 678-6000 or visit www.bpcc.edu . The Communication and Performing Arts Division and the Cavalier Players announce the cast for the upcoming children's show "Sleeping Beauty." Show dates will be 6 p.m. Friday and Feb.

I read an article in The Alexandria Town Talk on Jan. 25 with admiration for the dedication of the mothers who met with the governor to express support for school choice .

"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" will be performed at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and Feb.

Since her Stronger tour kicked off last month, Kelly Clarkson has been singing cover versions of other artists' songs at nearly every tour stop, many of which were chosen by her fans.

Call LaShana Harris at 210-0643, 573-0473, send email to lashana@empoweredyouthsb.org or use the links below.

There is a lot going on at the library this month. You can take your pick from several different activities and new services being offered.

Gov. Bobby Jindal has repeated the same mantra for four years: "Who you know is not more important than what you know." A recent flurry of hires and appointments in the past few months since Jindal was re-elected include former parish presidents and former lawmakers, many of whom were either term-limited or lost bids for re-election, all of whom ... (more)