Bossier City weather — Today: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50%. Tonight: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20%. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid-80s. Chance of rain 20%.
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Various Walmart locations across the nation are experimenting with new checkout strategies. One customer on Facebook found self-checkout lanes where the customer had to pay to check and bag their own groceries.
While the new procedure has not been introduced at all stores, it is apparently being tested in some cities.
Here's what's happening: Some checkout lanes require a Walmart+ membership for access. Yes, you have to pay the $98 annual membership for the right to ring up and bag your own groceries.
"So let me get this right. You want ME to pay a subscription to check myself out? And bonus, you don't have to pay a cashier?" the California woman wrote on Facebook.
"Here I am waiting behind 20 people while there is no line at the ‘scan and go’ register — with a cashier standing there doing nothing except guarding to make sure no one uses it except Walmart+ people. But every other cash register is 10+ people deep."
The customer was obviously not happy about the new policy.
A Walmart spokesperson said that some store managers are simply experimenting with ways to improve checkout efficiency.
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Inside Barksdale AFB: B-52 reboot will remove one crew member
It's the bomber with way more than nine lives. The venerable B-52, well over half a century old, is continuing to be rebuilt and rebooted.
L3Harris Technologies has received a $34 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to continue modernizing the B-52 Stratofortress bomber. This time, the changes will include removing one crew member.
The Air Force’s Global Strike Command B-52 Quad Crew Program consolidates the functions of the electronic warfare officer and navigator into one position. The B-52H is currently operated by a five-person crew that includes two pilots, two navigators and an electronic warfare officer.
“Transforming the iconic B-52 bomber into a more capable platform that operates through 2050 is a priority for our company,” said Ed Zoiss, President of Space and Airborne Systems, L3Harris. “This contract is an important step forward for the nation’s strategic bomber operators and their global strike mission.”
The consolidation of the two crew positions will include moving the control and display unit panels to the navigator station. The joint effort with the customer-led Crew Station Working Group will include a series of analyses — such as aircraft weight and balance, structural and electrical load analysis and thermal cooling — to identify any impact on the B-52 airframe and inform the modification kit design.
L3Harris has been providing critical B-52 technology for decades as the Original Equipment Manufacturer of the AN/ALQ-172 systems for this aircraft fleet. The company continues to help the Air Force evolve its capabilities from analog to digital solutions to defeat the continuously changing threat landscape.
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It's always a treat when the food trucks roll into the East Bank District. And it's happening again this Saturday. From noon until 7 p.m. the EBD's Food Truck Festival will give you maximum flavor variety and a chance to hang with new friends while you bounce from truck to truck.
The Shreveport Bossier Food Trucks Coalition has wrangled a crowd of meals on wheels, including:
Hot Dawg Hut
Farley BBQ
Keto Cravings
T&t italian ice
318 food co
Yeero-Yeero
Good cravings
Ccs kitchen
Masshole Lobster
Taqueria el Eden
It's all happening in the 600 block of Barksdale Blvd this Saturday, June 22.
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Bossier City free time calendar
Live music in Bossier City and other notable events in the area for your free time consideration.
June 29: The Steel Woods return after previously selling out the Louisiana Grandstand.
July 13: Pro Football Hall of Famer and Shreveport native Terry Bradshaw at the Paradise Theatre in the Margaritaville Casino.
July 26: Fan favorite Dan Smalley returns to put on another incredible performance in the legendary listening room at Louisiana Grandstand. If you've never seen this Shreveport native perform, plan to see what you've been missing.
August 31: Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Elle King at the Paradise Theatre in the Margaritaville Casino.
September 7: The Cleverlys, a one-of-a-kind, unique comedy and music experience at the Louisiana Grandstand. "If Dolly Parton, Earl Scruggs, and Spinal Tap spawned a litter of puppies, it would be The Cleverlys," says the New York Times.
September 13: Comedian Rodney Carrington at the Paradise Theatre in the Margaritaville Casino.
September 14: Cody Johnson, The Leather Tour at the BGA.
October 18: Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Darrell Scott at the Louisiana Grandstand.
October 20: Jelly Roll, The Beautifully Broken Tour, with Warren Zeiders and Alexandra Kay at the BGA.
October 26: Daughtry at the Paradise Theatre in the Margaritaville Casino.
November 1-3: Disney On Ice presents Frozen & Encanto at the BGA.
November 16: Creed, Are You Ready? Tour at the BGA with 3 Doors Down and Mammoth WVH.
November 23: William Clark Green brings his "Whole Lotta Lubbock" tour to his debut appearance at the Louisiana Grandstand. Green is tearing up Texas dance halls and filling venues all over the country with his hits like "She Likes The Beatles" and "West Texas in My Eye."
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