Bossier City News

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day to remember for those who died in service of this nation.

Ambush member Steve Kirkland, right, hands the guitar off to his grandson Landon Kirkland, 12, of Bossier City, as Susie Smith, of Shreveport, comes up and dances with them during the Mudbug Madness Festival at Festival Plaza in downtown Shreveport on Sunday.

Following are regional locations to view the LDVA Tribute to Louisiana's Fallen Heroes 2012 Memorial Day poster: Shreveport Area Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home in Bossier City 741-2763 Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Keithville 925-0612 Monroe Area Northeast Louisiana Veterans Home in Monroe 362-4206 Chennault Aviation Museum in Monroe ... (more)

Celebrating a birthday today: Mitzie Beasley, of Bossier City. ... Hazel Thomas, of Bossier City.

I received good news during the last few weeks. Our new credit card came in valid until 2015, and my renewed driver's license expires in 2018.

Items for honors, moving around and organizations must be received by 5 p.m. Monday the week of publication.

Lyndsie Williams of Bossier and Chris Hammontree of Minden are pleased to announce their engagement to be married on Saturday, August 11th 2012 at the Minden Civic Center.

The Bossier City Police Department is currently accepting applications for jailers.

A small headline in the 2nd section of the Wall Street Journal last week told a bigger story than a... Bear Trant, co-owner of iCare in Bossier City, talks with customer and friend James Gilmer who stopped in to pick up some parts to repair a phone.

Just when you thought leftover food was for thowing away, think again. The Darden Harvest Program was created to help feed the hungry, by using restaurant leftovers.

Deep in the heart of the Louisiana's swamp lands, a cast and crew battled the elements in 1918 to produce the hit silent film "Tarzan of the Apes." Bossier City native Al Bohl said he overheard a Morgan City native talking about the film and, according to his website, how real monkeys and apes were used "to add realism to the silent motion ... (more)

Maybe it was the smell of the mudbugs in the air that made Sterling and Kathy Bretzman fall in love.

Bossier City police responded around 10 p.m. to a single motorcycle on I-220 eastbound at E. Texas St.

In a 1-mile stretch of Pines Road, there are 10 fast food restaurants and five pizza delivery locations.

Bossier Sheriff Young Marines Class 24 graduated 48 recruits in a ceremony Tuesday night at the Viking Drive substation in Bossier City.A The recruits completed 13 weekends of training, which included physical training, team motivation, confidence building skills and more.A Major Christopher McGuire, U.S. Marine Corps, Inspector-Instructor with ... (more)

Imagine walking through a traditional art gallery and seeing the paint come to life right before your eyes thanks to the latest and greatest advances in technology.

Bossier Parish EMS has three new tools to help paramedics save lives. Three new medic units will be responding to emergencies beginning next week.

Students are inducted into the Alpha Rho Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society at Bossier Parish Community College.

Sen. Joseph Lieberman says there have been 64 instances of allegations or complaints of sexual misconduct made against Secret Service employees in the last five years.

Middle school students from across the state got political at this year's annual Youth Legislature in Baton Rouge.