Geography of Bossier City
Bossier City, Louisiana, a city in Bossier Parish. It is on the Red River opposite Shreveport. Cotton processing and oil refining are leading industries. Nearby Barksdale Air Force Base also contributes to the local economy. Ruins of Fort Smith, a Confederate fort, are in a memorial park. Bossier City was settled around 1840.
Population: 56,461.