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Place Name
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Bossier
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Pronunciation
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BO-zhuhr
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Place Status (Type)
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parish
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Capital is
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Benton
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Population
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86,088 (1990)
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Location
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Louisiana, United States, North America
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Latitude
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32°42'N
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Longitude
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93°45'W
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Bossier
(BO-zhuhr), parish (
841 sq mi/2,178 sq km; 1990 pop.
86,088), NW La.;  Benton; 32°42'N 93°45'W. Situated on Ark.
state line (N); bounded W by Red R., SE by Loggy Bayou and L.
Bistineau, NE by Bodcau Bayou; drained by the Bodcau and Red Chute
bayous. Agr. area (cotton, corn, sorghum, blueberries, pecans,
soybeans, home gardens, wheat; cattle, horses, rabbits; honey;
dairying), with oil and natural-gas fields, refineries, pipelines;
timber. Mfg. at Bossier City; also logging; petroleum refining; mfg.
(clothing, wood and paper prods., plastics, construction materials, and
metal prods.) in parish. Shipping on Red R. Formed 1843. Barksdale Air
Force Base at center of parish. Cypress Bayou and Black Bayou
reservoirs in W center, Loggy Bayou State Wildlife Area in SE, part of
Bodcau State Wildlife Area in NE.
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