Bossier City, Louisiana

About Bossier City

Bossier City is a thriving city in northwestern Louisiana with an estimated population of 63,218. It ranks as the 7th largest city in Louisiana.

Officially, Bossier City is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 44.39 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,424 residents per square mile.

📰 Bossier City News Today

• Celebrate National Gumbo Day. Here are 8 restaurants with gumbo in Shreveport, Bossier City. - The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate · Oct 11
• CDI Louisiana Completes Session III in Bossier City - Bossier Press-Tribune Bossier Press-Tribune · Oct 5
• 5715 Kristen Ave, Bossier City, LA 71112 Realtor.com · Oct 6
• Tonya Runyan Arnold-Dunn Obituary (2026) - Elm Grove, LA - Rose-Neath Funeral Home - Bossier City Chapel Legacy | Obituary · Oct 6
• UPDATE** Silver Alert: Assistance Needed Locating Missing Bossier City Man (1) Louisiana State Police · Jun 2

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Louisiana headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Bossier City Unique

• A top-25 city in Louisiana by population (#7 of 304 incorporated places).
• The only place in America named Bossier City — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northwestern Louisiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 63,218.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Bossier City

• 2Johns Steak and Seafood
• Another Broken Egg Cafe — brunch
• Asian Cafe — asian
• Captain La Fish & Chicken — seafood
• Chick o' Fish — chicken
• Chili's — tex-mex
• China Flag Buffet — chinese
• China Town — chinese
• Chuck E. Cheese — pizza
• Dillas Quesadillas

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Barksdale Global Power Museum · Museum
• Chuck E. Cheese
• Mardi Gras Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bossier City

• Mike Woods Park reviews ★
• Anderson Island Park reviews ★
• Brownlee Park reviews ★
• Frisbee Golf Park reviews ★
• Hooter Park reviews ★
• John Wesley Park reviews ★
• Marie and Charles Hamel Park reviews ★
• Patricia Drive Neighborhood Park reviews ★
• Red River National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Shed Road Park reviews ★
• South Bossier Park reviews ★
• Swan Lake Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Bossier City

• Airline High School
• Apollo Elementary School
• Bellaire Elementary School
• Bossier Elementary School
• Bossier High School
• Central Park Elementary School
• Curtis Elementary School
• Elm Grove Middle School
• Greenacres Middle School
• Meadowview Elementary School
• Parkway High School
• Plantation Park Elementary School
• R. V. Kerr Elementary School
• Rusheon Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Red River Behavioral Center, Llc · Psychiatric

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Bossier City

🏘️ Nearby Communities