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Place Name
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Bossier City
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Pronunciation
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BO-zhuhr
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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52,721 (1990)
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Location
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Bossier parish, Louisiana (LA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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unknown
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Longitude
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unknown
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Bossier City
(BO-zhuhr), city (1990 pop. 52,721), Bossier
parish, NW La., on the Red R., twin city across from
(1 mi/2 km E of) Shreveport, with which it is
connected by several bridges. RR junction. Barksdale Air Force Base in
SE part of city, home of the 2nd U.S. Air Force, is the major employer.
Agr. (cotton, soybeans, pecans; cattle, horses; dairying); mfg.
(cultured marble, signs, labels, plastic parts, fabricated metal
prods., construction materials, lighting fixtures); printing and
publishing. Bossier Parish Community Col.; Barnwell Cultural Center.
La. Down thoroughbred race track in E. Black Bayou and Cypress Bayou
reservoirs to N. Red Chute Bayou flows through E part of city. Inc.
1907.
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