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Bossier City, Louisiana

Bossier City
Suburban city
City of Bossier City
A central plaza of the Louisiana Boardwalk with the Horseshoe Hotel and Casino in the background
A central plaza of the Louisiana Boardwalk with the Horseshoe Hotel and Casino in the background
Flag of Bossier City
Flag
Motto: "Union, Justice, Confidence"
Bossier City is located in Louisiana
Bossier City
Bossier City
Location of Bossier City in Bossier Parish, Louisiana
Coordinates: 32°31′04″N 93°41′29″W / 32.51778°N 93.69139°W / 32.51778; -93.69139Coordinates: 32°31′04″N 93°41′29″W / 32.51778°N 93.69139°W / 32.51778; -93.69139
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parishes Bossier
Founded 1907
Government
 • Mayor Lorenz James "Lo" Walker (R)
 • City Council
Area
 • Suburban city 111.8 sq mi (290 km2)
 • Land 109.7 sq mi (284 km2)
 • Water 2.1 sq mi (5 km2)  1.89%
 • Metro 2,698 sq mi (6,987.8 km2)
Elevation 174 ft (53 m)
Population (2010)
 • Suburban city 61,315
 • Estimate (2015) 68,094
 • Rank US: 518th
 • Density 1,382.6/sq mi (533.8/km2)
 • Metro 446,471 (US: 113th)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 318
Website City of Bossier City

Bossier City (/ˈbʒər/ BO-zher; French: Ville de Bossier) is a suburb of Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, located in Bossier Parish.

As of the 2010 census, Bossier City had a population of 61,315. The 2013 estimate was 66,333. Bossier City is located on the eastern bank of the Red River and is closely tied to its larger sister city Shreveport on the opposite bank. The Shreveport – Bossier City metropolitan area is the center of the region known as the Ark-La-Tex.

Bossier City is not the parish seat. The parish courthouse is located instead in Benton, about 12 miles (19 km) to the north of Bossier City.

In the 1830s, Bossier City was the plantation Elysian Grove, purchased by James Cane and his 2nd wife Mary D. C. Cane. James and his first wife, Rebecca Bennett, came to the area with Rebecca's brother, William Bennett and his wife Mary Doal Cilley Bennett. They first had the trading post across the river on what was then Caddo Indian Land, a portion called "Bennett's Bluff". The trading post partners and Mary D. C. Bennett's father, Samuel Bennett, became a 1/7 partner in the new Shreve Town, which eventually became Shreveport.


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