Bossier City, LA

Bossier City is located in Bossier Parish in the state of Louisiana, United States. Bossier City and Shreveport are sister cities, separated only by Red River. Together, they create a great Shreveport-Bossier City Metropolitan Area which is a crucial commercial and cultural center of the Ark-La-Tex (the area where Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas meet).

Founding History

Bossier City, located in the northwest area of Louisiana, dates back to 1835, when it was known as Bennett’s Bluff.  Bennett was the man who earlier had helped lay out Shreveport, Bossier City’s neighbor across the Red River. At the time, Bennett and his business partner, James Hampshire Cane, owned a plantation on the Bossier side of the river. After her husband’s death, Mrs. Bennett married his partner and the Bossier plantation became Cane’s Landing, the predecessor of Cane City and finally, Bossier City, an important part of Bossier Parish, which was created by the State Legislature in 1843.

Moving to Bossier City, LA

Education

Important to the community’s growth is the high quality education in Bossier Parish. The Bossier system is recognized statewide as one of the best, and achievement scores are consistently higher than the rest of the state. The excellent school system attracts families; this, in term, has resulted in the development of high-quality residential subdivisions.

Cost of living

The cost of living in Bossier City is 19,08% lower than any other average American city.

Family in Bossier City

The population of Bossier City is 61,306 with the average age being 32 years. The median family income is $40,926.

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