Bossier City charter commission struggles to form an agenda
DWI checkpoint. Free time calendar.
Bossier City charter commission struggles to form an agenda
Members of the Bossier City charter commission aren’t sure what they’re supposed to be working on. You might think that term limits would be at the top of the list — it’s a major reason why the body was formed in the first place, charter commission member Shane Cheatham said.
“I truly believe with all my heart that we need to think about moving forward with the one item that has been put in front of us. It's the item that we've heard over 3,000 people,” Cheatham said.
Yet at least one member isn’t so sure that term limits should move forward.
“I don't want to just pass something that that I think is going to be detrimental to the city without deciding if it really does fix what we think it's going to fix,” Julianna Parks said.
The commission will host a number of meetings and town halls to solicit citizen input. Meetings with be held at the Bossier City council chambers:
Feb. 12 at 11 a.m.
Feb. 26 at 6 p.m.
March 4 at 6 p.m.
March 20 at 9 a.m.
March 28 at 6 p.m.
Town halls will be held at various locations:
Feb. 20 at 6 to 8 p.m., Hooter Park MLK Community Center
Feb. 22 at 6 to 8 p.m., Shady Grove Community Center
Feb. 27 at 6 to 8 p.m., Bossier Instruction Center, Airline
Attention Super Bowl pregame celebrants: DWI checkpoint in Bossier Parish this weekend
The Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office will conduct a sobriety checkpoint this Saturday, February 10th, beginning at 8:00 p.m., and continuing through early Sunday morning at “an undisclosed location in Bossier Parish.”
The sobriety checkpoint is being conducted as part of a grant awarded to the BPSO from the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission for DWI Enforcement.
Motorists are encouraged to report impaired drivers to law enforcement at any time in support of “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.” The Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office can be reached 24 hours a day at 318-965-2203.
Bossier City free time calendar
Creed is bringing its Are You Ready? Tour with special guest 3 Doors Down and Mammoth WVH to the Brookshire Grocery Arena on Saturday, November 16. The post-grunge band produced three multi-platinum records in the late ‘90s and early 2000s. The band’s Human Clay was a signature effort and featured the iconic hit single "With Arms Wide Open."
The BGA also has these shows in the upcoming few weeks:
Feb 17: Bulls Bands and Barrels 2024
March 2: Blake Shelton
March 8: Whisky Myers
March 17: Winter Jam
March 22: Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top
March 24: The Love Hard Tour with Keyshia Cole, Trey Songz, Jaheim and K. Michelle
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