Bossier Parish 9/11 Ceremonies: 25th Anniversary Schedule & Locations

I will forever remember my mother screaming, praying, and keeping us home from school as we sat glued to the television screen in shock. The very next day, walking into class felt heavy and impossibly somber. In the quiet halls of our school, we made a collective promise: we would never forget

Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, Bossier Parish Schools are helping us fulfill that sacred pledge. To honor the 3,000+ lives lost, three public ceremonies will be held across Bossier City this Friday, September 11. It remains incumbent on every single one of us to carry their memory forward.

Keep Bossier Beautiful & City of Bossier City Remembrance

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Location: Liberty Garden at Bossier City Municipal Complex (facing Beckett Street), 620 Benton Road

Details: Bossier Schools students will play a central role alongside city leaders. Airline High School JROTC will Present the Colors, followed by student-led essay readings, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the National Anthem.

Parkway JROTC Memorial Ceremony

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Location: Flagpole at Parkway High School, 2010 Colleen Drive

Details: Parkway High JROTC invites the community to gather around the main entrance flagpole for a ceremony themed "Honoring the Fallen. Remembering the Heroes. Never Forgetting." Visitors are asked to park in the south parking lot behind the main gym.

Unveiling of 9/11 Artifact

Time: 10:30 a.m.

Location: Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home, 3130 Arthur Ray Teague Parkway

Details: A piece of steel recovered from the World Trade Center’s South Tower will be unveiled. Bossier High JROTC cadets will Present the Colors in honor of our nation’s veterans and fallen heroes.

Take a moment this Friday to attend one of these gatherings, stand alongside our students, and keep the promise we made a quarter-century ago.