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🌱 What GDIT’s new 10-year lease means for Bossier City jobs.
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Good day Bossier City! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What GDIT's new 10-year lease means for Bossier City jobs.
- Could this housing grant help your Bossier City family build savings?
- How you can help clean Bossier City's waterways this Saturday
Also on today's calendar: The Border Dash and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 98 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Warm with a drenching t-storm, temps: high: 96, low: 75.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 96 and low of 75 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. GDIT Extends Louisiana Technology Center Partnership for Up to 10 Years (theconsultingreport.com) — GDIT has renewed its lease to keep the Integrated Technology Center in Bossier City operating for up to another decade, helping secure hundreds of high-tech jobs and major local economic impact. With strong ties to area universities and extensive employee certifications, the company plans to deepen its role in Louisiana's growing cybersecurity and technology ecosystem. 
2. Grant to support Shreveport families building savings (ktalnews.com) — Bossier City families using housing choice vouchers can benefit from a new $182,000 federal grant that extends the Housing Authority's family self-sufficiency program through year's end. Participants build savings in escrow as their income rises, then can use the money for goals like homeownership, debt reduction, or education, with coordinators offering case management and financial-literacy support.
3. Shreveport, Bossier City team up for waterways cleanup Saturday (ksla.com) — Bossier City residents are invited to join Shreveport neighbors this Saturday for a major cleanup of local waterways, including Cross Lake and the Red River system. Volunteers can work on land or water from 8 a.m. to noon, helping protect drinking water, seafood sources, and neighborhood drainage ditches across Caddo and Bossier parishes.
4. Bossier City native Jim Wells among Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame 2027 induction class (bossierpress.com) — Bossier City native Jim Wells has been selected for the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame's 2027 induction class, honoring his transformative college baseball coaching career. From early days coaching at Loyola College Prep and LSU to leading Northwestern State and Alabama to championships and College World Series berths, Wells' success keeps strong Louisiana and Bossier roots in the spotlight.
📸 Around Bossier City
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bossier City
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★ Featured events ★
- Bossier City Battle of the Badges →
711 Live Casino Blvd, 711 Live Casino Boulevard, Bossier City
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- Football @ Home
Bossier High School Bossier City, LA 71111
7:00 pm - The Border Dash →
Bossier City LA - Lady Mustang Volleyball Game
Basecamp 1, 4301 Panther Dr, Bossier City
5:00 pm - VOLLEYBALL-Greenacres@home-C/P
Elm Grove Middle School Bossier City, LA 71112
5:00 pm - Lady Cougar Volleyball Games at Cope vs. Haughton Middle
Cope Middle School Bossier City, LA 71111
5:00 pm - JV Football @ Home (Play Logansport)
Bossier High School Bossier City, LA 71111
7:00 pm - Back to School Night
Bossier Elementary School Bossier City, LA 71111
4:00 pm - FOOTBALL @Benton (purple)-R
Elm Grove Middle School Bossier City, LA 71112
5:00 pm - CMS Football: at Haughton Middle
Haughton High
5:00 pm - GMS Football vs Rusheon
Greenacres Middle School Bossier City, LA 71111
5:00 pm - West Ouachita at Airline →
2801 Airline Dr, Bossier City
5:00 pm
Thursday September 10
Saturday September 12
Monday September 14
Tuesday September 15
Wednesday September 16
📣 Bossier City Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Good morning.
I hope you are all having a productive week. As the proprietor of Hired Hand Services LLC, I am pleased to announce that I have immediate… (Nextdoor Rosedale Place)
- TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for barista - Store# 09604, I-20 & ARLINE in Bossier City. Apply here.
- General Dynamics posted a job opening for Service Desk Support Analyst in Bossier City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bossier City here.
Ok Bossier City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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