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Welcome to Bossier Parish ...

Time Zone: Bossier Parish lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Benton is the Seat for Bossier Parish.

Bossier Parish was founded in 1843 and was created by taking area from Claiborne Parish.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Bossier had a population of 127,039 people. This is an increase of 7.96% since the last Census (which gave a population of 117,675 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bossier represented 2.6% of the total population of Louisiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Bossier Parish:

  • Benton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Benton is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,092 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <2>
  • Bossier City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Haughton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haughton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haughton
    • Haughton is located in Bossier Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haughton <2>
  • Plain Dealing
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.