North Bossier traffic is graded an 'F.' $100 million would bring it up to a 'C'

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North Bossier traffic is graded an 'F.' $100 million would bring it up to a 'C'

A room of 60 or more attended a Bossier Parish Police Jury meeting on subdivision development and the need for road improvements to meet the demand resulting from an expected 5,000 or more new homes in North Bossier.

Parish attorney Patrick Jackson said traffic efficiency in the North Bossier corridor is currently graded an 'F.' For example, he said traffic in and around Baton Rouge when an LSU football game is about to kick off is also an F.

"To keep a C-level of service, at least in the North Bossier Corridor, the necessary road infrastructure for all 5,000 of those homes is approximately $100 million to build today," Jackson added.

When the crowd was asked to stand if they objected to the new subdivisions expected to be planted in North Bossier, no one did.

However, one Benton businessman, Rodney Madden, said, "I'm not here against it, but you can't let it go unchecked like it is right now. It's too many people. It's too much property. In fact, you can't support what you have now. So, how are you going to support what you're talking about increasing? We're not against development — we need the right development."

Other objections were filed by email before the meeting. Brad Cooper wrote, "I can't imagine adding hundreds of houses with our current infrastructure. I don't want any new development added until we can keep up with what we have now."

However, Jason Rowland, superintendent of the Bossier Parish Schools, emailed the police jury a comment expressing the school board's support.

"We would like to express our support for the continued growth in residential development in Bossier Parish," Rowland wrote. "Expanding our community brings new opportunities, strengthens our local economy, and enhances the quality of life for our residents. We recognize that with this growth comes an increased demand on our schools, and Bossier Parish School Board is committed to proactively finding responsible solutions for the impacts of the proposed growth."

The timeline for traffic improvements

Eric Hudson, parish engineer, said the planned traffic improvements suggested by a just-completed initial traffic study would likely be rolled out by 2034.

"Some of the recommendations that they have is continuing the five-lane section of Airline Drive up until Palmetto Road. Continuing a three-lane section up to Vance Road. Continuing the three-lane section of Kingston Road all the way to Highway 3. Every intersection on Airline Drive would be upgraded — left and right turn lanes in all directions. Deen's Point Road would then be a three-lane road from Veterans Parkway all the way over to Airline Drive," Hudson said.

"It is hard to grasp that it took us 20 years to build Swan Lake Road, but by 2034, we would need to five-lane that roadway from Modica Lott all the way up to Swan Lake Road," he added.

Hudson also said the new Veterans Parkway would likely need to be extended farther north.

>> READ MORE: See the 5-square-mile zone triggering transformative Bossier growth

The Bossier City '25 Vote: Chris Smith aims for a 'strategic and intentional plan'

Chris Smith is running for reelection to one of the two Bossier City at-large council seats. Smith is completing his first term on the council.

"Four years ago, you elected me to my first term, and for that it's been the most rewarding four years of my life," Smith said. "I'm very humbled to represent each and every one of you in city government, so thank you. We all took a leap of faith four years ago. I took a leap of faith by putting my name on a ballot."

Smith believes Bossier City needs "a strategic and intentional plan. What we've done a lot over the last 30 years is we've just thrown stuff at a wall to see what would stick, and then, that stuck, so we're gonna run with that. But we don't have a vision."

He recently spoke at the South Bossier Lunch Group and presented his ideas for the future of Bossier City.

>> READ MORE: What is a Bossier City council member at large, and what do they do?

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Charles Gray disqualified from running for City Council District 3

The Louisiana Ethics Commission has disqualified Charles L. Gray, who previously qualified for Bossier City Council District 3.

BossierNow asked Gray for a statement but had not received a reply by the time of publication.

Gray, a Democrat, was elected to a single term in District 9 of the Bossier Parish Police Jury before being defeated by Pam Glorioso.

Bossier City Council District 3 incumbent Don Williams has decided not to seek reelection. Two opponents remain in the race: Republican Cliff Smith and Democrat Donzell Hughes.

Smith says he is a term limits supporter, Christian, conservative, Republican, husband, father, and grandfather. Hughes is the former Bossier Chapter President of the Local NAACP.

Bossier City Police incidents and arrests report: February 13-15, 2025

Hour by hour. Day and night. This is BossierNow’s reporting of Bossier City Police Department incidents and arrests. This report includes actions that occurred on February 13-15, 2025. Identities of subjects involved in misdemeanor arrests or citations are withheld.

All persons named or shown are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

02/13/2025 00:14:00 Citation 500 Wyche St Bossier City, La 1) DUS - Driving Under Suspension, and 2) Turning Movements And Required Signals Black Or African American, Male, Age 32

02/13/2025 00:32:00 Arrest 500 Blk Wyche St Bossier City, La 1) Failure To Appear - DUS (Misdemeanor), and 2) Failure To Appear - DWI - 2nd (Misdemeanor) Black Or African American, Female, Age 25

02/13/2025 01:31:00 Incident 600 Blk Benton Rd Bossier City, La Failure To Appear (Cleared By Arrest/Adult)

02/13/2025 02:15:00 Arrest 600 Blk Benton Rd Bossier City, La Cyberstalking/Electronic Mail (Misdemeanor) White Or Caucasian, Female, Age 30

02/13/2025 02:19:00 Arrest 600 Blk Benton Rd Bossier City, 1) Failure To Appear/Speeding (Misdemeanor), and 2) Fugitive Arrest/BPSO (Misdemeanor) White Or Caucasian, Female, Age 30

02/13/2025 02:55:00 Arrest 1200 Blk Traffic St Shreveport, La Failure To Appear - No Lp Light (Misdemeanor) Black Or African American, Male, Age 55

02/13/2025 09:30:00 Arrest 600 Blk Benton Rd Bossier City, La Fugitive Arrest-ICE (Misdemeanor) White Or Caucasian, Male, Age 18

01/31/2025 00:00:00 Incident 600 Blk Benton Rd Bossier City, La Possess Firearm/Carrying Conceal Weapon By Convicted Felon (Active)

02/13/2025 09:35:00 Incident 4500 Blk Marlena St Bossier City, La Theft (Active)

02/13/2025 09:37:00 Arrest 500 Blk Mcdade St/River St Bossier City, La 1) Failure To Appear/Wireless Comm Texting (Misdemeanor), and 2) Failure To Appear/DUS (Misdemeanor) White Or Caucasian, Male, Age 37

02/13/2025 10:17:00 Arrest 900 Blk Westgate Dr Bossier City, La Simple Criminal Damage To Property (Misdemeanor) White Or Caucasian, Female, Age 35

02/11/2024 00:00:00 Incident 100 Blk Bass Pro Dr. Bossier City, La Theft Of A Firearm (Active)

02/13/2025 13:08:00 Arrest 600 Blk Benton Rd Bossier City, La Theft (Misdemeanor) Black Or African American, Male, Age 26

02/13/2025 14:28:00 Citation 3499 E Texas St/Old Minden Rd Bossier City Window Tint Black Or African American, Male, Age 36

02/13/2025 14:27:00 Incident 3400 Blk E Texas St/Old Minden Rd Bossier City, La Possess Firearm/Carrying Conceal Weapon By Convicted Felon (Cleared By Arrest/Adult)

02/13/2025 15:19:00 Arrest 3400 Blk E Texas St Bossier City, La 1) Possess Firearm/Carrying Conceal Weapon By Convicted Felon (Felony), and 2) Window Tint (Misdemeanor) Devon Lamar Jones, Black Or African American, Male, Age 36

02/13/2025 16:04:00 Arrest 1900 Blk Airline Dr Bossier City, La 1) Failure To Appear / No DL (Misdemeanor), and 2) Failure To Appear / No Child Restraint (Misdemeanor) Black Or African American, Male, Age 34

02/14/2025 07:00:00 Arrest 600 Blk Benton Rd Bossier City, La 1) Failure To Appear - Resist Officer (Misdemeanor), 2) Failure To Appear/ DP Drunk (Misdemeanor), and 3) Contempt Of Court (Misdemeanor) Black Or African American, Male, Age 53

02/14/2025 00:00:00 - Incident 300 Blk Riverside Dr Bossier City, La Theft (Active)

01/11/2025 11:09:00 Incident 3100 Blk Barksdale Blvd Bossier City, La Unauthorized Use Of A Motor Vehicle (Active)

02/14/2025 11:36:00 Incident 3000 Blk E Texas St Bossier City, La Cruelty To Animals - Simple (Active)

02/14/2025 11:00:00 Incident 1300 Blk Becky St Bossier City, La Domestic Abuse Battery - Simple (Exceptionally Cleared)

02/12/2025 12:00:00 Incident 700 Blk Live Casino Blvd Bossier City, La Theft (Active)

02/14/2025 14:01:00 Incident 1100 Blk Margaret St Bossier City, La False Imprisonment (Active)

02/14/2025 15:26:00 Incident 1800 Blk Leslie St Bossier City, La D/P - Language (Cleared By Arrest/Adult)

02/14/2025 15:37:00 Arrest 1100 Blk Margaret St Bossier City, La 1) False Imprisonment (Misdemeanor), 2) Domestic Abuse Battery - Simple (Misdemeanor), 3) Theft (Misdemeanor), 4) Interfering With Emergency Communication - Other Offenses (Misdemeanor), and 5) Fugitive Arrest/Bossier Parish Sheriff`S Office (Misdemeanor) Black Or African American, Male, Age 31

02/15/2025 00:27:00 Arrest 2300 Blk Julia St Bossier City, La Fugitive Arrest - BPSO (Misdemeanor) White Or Caucasian, Female, Age 37

02/15/2025 00:26:00 Incident 500 Blk Thompson St Bossier City, La Simple Battery Of The Infirm (Cleared By Arrest/Adult)

02/15/2025 01:03:00 Citation 500 John Wesley Blvd/Loreco St Bossier City Improper Equipment Black Or African American, Male, Age 32

02/15/2025 01:10:00 Arrest 500 Blk Thompson St Bossier City, La Simple Battery Of The Infirm (Misdemeanor) Black Or African American, Female, Age 35

02/15/2025 01:53:00 Arrest 500 Blk John Wesley Blvd/Loreco St Bossier City, La 1) Possession Schedule II (Felony), and 2) Improper Equipment (Misdemeanor) Trodarion Moore, Black Or African American, Male, Age 32

02/15/2025 02:04:00 Incident 1400 Blk Bellaire Blvd Bossier City, La Domestic Abuse Battery - Simple (Exceptionally Cleared)

02/15/2025 03:24:00 Citation 1800 Barksdale Blvd Bossier City, La 1) Turning At Intersections, And 2) DUS - Driving Under Suspension White Or Caucasian, Male, Age 56

02/15/2025 04:41:00 Incident 700 Blk Horseshoe Blvd Bossier City, La D/P - Drunkenness (Cleared By Arrest/Adult)

02/15/2025 05:20:00 Arrest 700 Blk Horseshoe Blvd Bossier City, La D/P - Drunkenness (Misdemeanor) White Or Caucasian, Male, Age 21

02/15/2025 05:32:00 Arrest 700 Blk Horseshoe Blvd Bossier City, D/P - Drunkenness (Misdemeanor) White Or Caucasian, Male, Age 21

02/15/2025 06:36:00 Incident 700 Blk Live Casino Blvd Bossier City, La Unlawful Use Of State ID To Access Gaming Establishment (Cleared By Arrest/Adult)

02/15/2025 06:50:00 Arrest 700 Blk Live Casino Blvd Bossier City, La Unlawful Use Of State ID To Access Gaming Establishment (Misdemeanor) Black Or African American, Female, Age 26

02/15/2025 06:50:00 Arrest 700 Blk Live Casino Blvd Bossier City, La Unlawful Use Of State ID To Access Gaming Establishment (Misdemeanor) Black Or African American, Female, Age 26

02/15/2025 08:25:00 Incident 700 Blk Margaritaville Way Bossier City, La D/P - Drunkenness (Cleared By Arrest/Adult)

02/15/2025 08:59:00 Arrest 700 Blk Margaritaville Way Bossier City, Ms D/P - Drunkenness (Misdemeanor) White Or Caucasian, Male, Age 48

02/13/2025 11:00:00 Incident 2900 Blk Old Minden Rd Bossier City, La Theft (Active)

02/15/2025 11:05:00 Arrest 2400 Blk Bobbie St Bossier City, La Telephone Communications; Improper Language; Harassment (Misdemeanor) Black Or African American, Female, Age 31

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