62,715
People in the 2020 Census, up from 61,596 in 2010; about 63,259 estimated for 2025.
Foundation Repair in Bossier City, LA
Bossier City, LA sits across the Red River from Shreveport, LA, largely on the Red River valley floor. Describe your cracks, doors or floors once, and independent foundation repair and crawl space companies serving Bossier Parish can reply with free, no-obligation quotes. Shreveport Foundation Services is a quote service, not a contractor.
Get a Free Quote Call (318) 633-1685Bossier City, LA housing at a glance
Census counts and ACS 2020–2024 estimates.
1980
Median year built for the city's 28,591 homes. About 51% were built before 1980 and about 26% in 2000 or later.
53%
Owner-occupied. The rest are rented, so a landlord, not the tenant, usually arranges any foundation repair.
$202,100
Median home value. A clear repair record helps when the house sells.
Red River soils under much of the city
Much of Bossier City sits on the Red River valley floor. USDA NRCS maps of the built-up city show urban land mixed with siltier Coushatta levee soils and with Moreland, a red flood-plain clay rated very high for shrink-swell.
Across Bossier Parish, about 55% of the land is mapped in clay soils with high to very high shrink-swell potential. That clay swells when wet and shrinks when dry. Bossier Parish spent 13 weeks in D3 "extreme" drought between 2022 and 2024, peaking at 73.1% of the parish on February 1, 2022 (U.S. Drought Monitor). Swings like that can contribute to slab edges lifting or settling.
Many Bossier City homes are likely slab-on-grade, and new homes in the region are almost all slab (NAHB), though no local count of foundation types exists. Some older homes may sit on piers over a crawl space, where floors that dip or bounce are the usual first sign.
Red Chute Bayou, the levees and your downspouts
Between March 8 and 12, 2016, about 18.8 inches of rain fell at Barksdale Air Force Base (National Weather Service). About 3,500 homes in north Bossier City were ordered evacuated as Red Chute Bayou neared the top of its levee. The bayou crested at 25.25 feet without overtopping.
The Bossier Levee District maintains about 48.6 miles of Red River levee and 18.8 miles of Red Chute Bayou levee. Around your own house the question is smaller: where does the roof water go? After a hard rain, look for:
- Downspouts that empty right at the foundation
- Flower beds or patios that slope toward the slab
- Low spots that hold water for days
- A crawl space that smells musty or shows standing water
Grading and downspout fixes often come before any pier work. See foundation drainage and grading.
Barksdale moves: buying or selling with a foundation question
Barksdale Air Force Base is home to Air Force Global Strike Command headquarters and two bomb wings; the base's own economic impact statement put its fiscal 2024 impact at roughly $1.1 billion. Military moves can mean homes change hands or tenants quickly, and foundation questions can surface in a buyer's inspection.
Read the inspection wording
Note exactly what it says about cracks, floor slope and doors.
Get an independent engineer
A LAPELS-licensed engineer who does not sell repairs; This Old House puts an inspection at $300–$1,000.
Collect written quotes
Scope, method, number of piers, permit plan and warranty terms from two or three companies. Ask whether the warranty transfers to a buyer.
Permits in Bossier City, LA
The city's Permits and Inspections Division on Benton Road issues Bossier City building permits. Structural repairs generally need a permit from your city or parish; your contractor should pull it. Outside the city, unincorporated Bossier Parish uses Code Inspections Plus.
License check
Louisiana's contractor board (LSLBC) changed its thresholds on August 1, 2024. Home improvement registration now covers most projects of $7,500 to under $50,000, but structural work such as foundations, footings and floor slabs is excluded from "home improvement", so foundation repair over $7,500 generally calls for an LSLBC-licensed contractor. Look the company up at lslbc.louisiana.gov and ask for the license number, proof of liability insurance and the permit.
Get free foundation repair quotes in Bossier City
Shreveport Foundation Services passes your request to independent companies that serve Bossier City and Shreveport, Louisiana, and they reply to you directly. Companies may pay to receive requests; there is no cost or obligation for you.
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Typical national prices are in the Shreveport foundation repair cost guide.
Bossier City, LA foundation questions
Did the 2016 Red Chute Bayou flooding damage Bossier City foundations?
No count of homes actually flooded or damaged was found. About 3,500 north Bossier City homes were evacuated in March 2016, not flooded, and the bayou crested without overtopping. If water stood against your slab or in your crawl space, look for stains, rot, settled piers and new cracks.
Is Bossier City soil worse for foundations than Shreveport's?
On a parish-wide map, somewhat. About 55% of Bossier Parish is mapped in high to very high shrink-swell clay, against about 43% of Caddo Parish (USDA NRCS). Your lot can differ from either number, so check Web Soil Survey and judge by what the house shows: cracks that grow, doors that change, floors that slope.
Should I get an engineer before selling a Bossier City home with foundation cracks?
Often, yes. An independent LAPELS-licensed engineer's report gives buyer, seller and lender the same set of facts and lets you compare repair quotes on equal terms. Choose one who is not tied to the company selling the repair.
Cracks, sticking doors or a soft floor? Get free foundation and crawl space quotes.
Describe it once and independent companies serving Shreveport, Bossier City and northwest Louisiana can reply with no-obligation quotes.