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unusual facts about Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings



Billy the Exterminator

The show follows the professional life of Billy Bretherton, an expert in the field of pest control and the proprietor of Vexcon Animal and Pest Control in Benton, Louisiana, which serves the Shreveport-Bossier metropolitan area.

Bossier

Pierre Bossier, French explorer for whom Bossier City and Parish are named

Carl E. Stewart

He is a past President of the Community Foundation of Shreveport-Bossier, and past board member of the KDAQ Public Radio Advisory Board.

Dirtfoot

The recording took place at Wade Correctional Facility in Homer, LA and included video shoots at Citizen National Bank in Bossier City, the Bayliss home in Shreveport, the Voodoo Lounge in downtown Shreveport, and the Berry home in Shreveport.

Drayton Boucher

Jesse Boucher was the father of three daughters, including actresses Sherry Boucher (born 1945), now a Bossier Parish real estate agent once married to the late George Peppard, and Savannah Smith Boucher, who is also a producer.

Forrest Dunn

He finished fifth among the six candidates, including former state Senator Cecil K. Carter, Jr., of Shreveport, state Senator Foster Campbell of Bossier Parish, and state Representative Loy F. Weaver of Claiborne Parish.

Fred L. Lowery

On the occasion of Lowery's announcement of retirement, Louisiana State Representative Jeff R. Thompson of Bossier City introduced a unanimously-approved House resolution praising Lowery for his 30-year ministry at First Baptist Bossier.

Bossier City Mayor Lo Walker presented Lowery, who in youth had aspirations of flying, with United States Air Force command pilot wings which Walker, a retired Air Force colonel had once worn.

Jeff R. Thompson

Thompson was elected to the House in 2011, when the term-limited incumbent, fellow Republican Jane H. Smith of Bossier City, ran instead, unsuccessfully, for the Louisiana State Senate.

Sandia Base

The other original NSS installations similar to Manzano were: Site Baker at Killeen Base, adjacent to Gray Air Force Base and Fort Hood, Texas; Site Charlie at Campbell Air Force Base and adjacent to Fort Campbell (Tennessee and Kentucky); Site Dog at Bossier Base, adjacent to Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana; Lake Mead Base, adjacent to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, and Medina Base, adjacent to Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won two more games before 2004 starting quarterback Tim Hicks was traded to the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings.


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