NoBo Scoop | 12/14/2024

Christmas events, school schedules, & construction developments

Author

Tim Jurjevich
December 14, 2024

Good morning, North Bossier! This is Tim with your weekly NoBo Scoop.

This week’s highlights:

  • Veterans Parkway

  • Top Christmas events

  • School & midterm schedules

  • Construction developments

Let’s get to it 🍦

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From the Publisher

Christmas Lights (YOU give ME the scoop!)

There are so many people 1) who have put in a lot of effort into decorating their home & yard with Christmas decorations, & 2) who want to view them but may be unaware.

If you or someone you know has a grand display of Christmas decorations, email me by responding to this email (which is [email protected]) with the address. I will compile a “must see” list for the community and include it in next Saturday’s edition of the NoBo Scoop.

Highlights

Veterans Parkway Now Open

Veterans Parkway, connecting I-220 at Swan Lake Road to LA Hwy 162 via Crouch Rd, is now open. The parkway cost over $40 million and two years to complete.

Christmas Events

Christmas at the Farm

The LSU AgCenter invites you to attend Christmas at the Farm on Saturday, December 14 at the Red River Research Station in Bossier City, LA. Admission is $5. Volunteers will lead kids in decorating Christmas cookies and other activities. Kids can wear their favorite Christmas pajamas.

Bossier Holiday Night Market

The Bossier Holiday Night Market returns on Saturday, December 14, from 3 PM to 9 PM! Enjoy the largest one-day vendor event in the USA with over 200 vendors, 12+ food trucks, free admission, free family fun, free kids’ activities, and free Bossier swag and giveaways.

The NoBo Scoop is brought to you by The Magnolia Place, an event space located on Youree Drive in Shreveport. We plan, you party!

School Schedules

Bossier Parish:

  • December 17-18 | High School Semester Exams

  • December 19-January 3 | Christmas Break

Providence:

  • December 18-20 | Upper School Testing

  • December 21-January 5 | Christmas Break

Construction Developments

The Bossier Parish Police Jury passed a motion on December 4th to halt all new residential development in North Bossier for 90-days.

“At least from what we understand, there are planned a little over 4,900 additional homes to go in the North Bossier corridor. Another 3,800 hundred homes in the Highway 80 East corridor. And if we just take the simple math of two additional cars per home, we all know that the infrastructure in these areas is taxed.”

“The roads aren’t big enough. The water lines aren’t sufficient enough. The sewer lines aren’t sufficient enough. And our schools in those areas are overflowing with students.”

Patrick Jackson, Parish Attorney

This news follows the Benton-Parish Metropolitan Planning Commission’s passing on December 2nd of the motion to change the zoning of over 150 acres by St. Jude Catholic Church in Benton from Agricultural to Residential & business, with plans to build over 450 new houses and businesses.

Events

Saturday, December 14

Tuesday, December 17

Friday, December 20

Housing Market

November Recap

Median sold price: $258,975 (+3.7% from last year)

Active listings: 548 (-0.9% from last month)

Average days on market: 35 (no change)

Athletics

Boys High School Basketball

Game Results

Games Upcoming

Airline

12/10 - Minden - L 56-30

Airline

12/17 - @ Ruston 7:00pm

12/20 - vs Ringgold 7:30pm

Benton

12/10 - Mansfield - L 56-49

12/12 - AC - L 44-39

Benton

12/17 - @ Norwood 7:30pm

Bossier

12/10 - Ouachita - L 47-38

12/12 - Red River - W 51-41

Bossier

12/14 - @ Parkway 6:40pm

12/20 - vs Capt Shreve 7:30pm

Haughton

12/7 - Choudrant - W 59-37

12/10 - Plain Dealing - W 84-9

12/12 - Quitman - L 58-48

Haughton

12/17 - @ Weston 7:00pm

12/18 - vs North Webster TBA

12/20 - vs Plain Dealing 7:30pm

NoBo Scoop Athlete of the Week

I will highlight one student athlete each week based on reader submissions. Please reply to this email (which is [email protected]) with your recommendation. The criteria are any student athlete in North Bossier, including private schools.

THANKS

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