Bossier Parish budget stays on unsustainable path

The 2027 budget for Bossier Parish looks better than the 2026 version in some ways, but similar warning signals still flash. Entering the year, the Parish seemed set on some deficit spending. Operating budgets for the five major government funds – General, Highway, Library, Corrections, and Capital Improvement – then predicted combined $15 million more would be spent than came in, while the rest of the lesser funds was foreseen going $6.5 million in the red. However, for 2027 the General, Librar

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