This Month In Bossier Parish History

April: Through the Year!

Apr. 4:  April showers brings high water and flooding through out the parish.

Apr. 4, 1945 Bossier Banner

1945: Red River Flood,

2001.009.001 Bourgeois Collection

1945: Brown's house, Atkins, flood

2000.080.009 Collection

1945: Red River Flood,

2001.009.001 Bourgeois Collection 

April 10: Happy National Sibling Day!

C.1900’s: Mattie and Homer Gardner 

in Plain Dealing, Louisiana

2000.071.092  Watson Collection 

c.1920's - 1930's The Marny children:

 Jack, W.D. and Polly

2018.010.116     Corley Coillection

C. 1890’s: Katie and Eva Lawrence

0000.003.019 Pattillo Colllection 

1918: Augustus Walker and 

"Lil" Jim Walker,

 Minnie B. Payne's brothers.

2000.059.024 Payne Collection 

  

c.1920’s: Eddie and Freddie Chandler 

1999.142.008 Matlock Collection

                                                                                                          

 

1977:  Howie and Jonora  Jones 

2004.012.037    Jones Collection

Apr. 24:  Happy National Arbor Day!

 1999: Red Chute Bayou,

1999.053.017  Brandt Collection

Mrs. Douglas Keith shown

planting the first Red Bud tree on

 Barksdale Blvd 

Apr. 30, 1947:  Plans begin for a Chamber of Commerce in Bossier.

The Shreveport Times
30 Apr 1947

1986: construction on the 

Bossier Chamber of Commerce

 building at 710 Benton Road

1998.047.251  Bossier Chamber of Commerce 

1986 Bossier Chamber of Commerce 

Staff standing under a Chamber Billboard.

1998.047.246  Bossier Chamber of Commerce