Sheriff Julian Whittington and the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office will be hosting the annual summer shooting program for boys and girls ages 10 through 15 years starting in June. This program will include Target BB Rifle, Archery, and a 20-gauge shotgun course. A Louisiana Hunter’s Education Certification class will also be given during this program.
Dates for this year’s program will be: June 2-3, 4-5, 9-10, 11-12, 16-17, 18-19, 23-24, 25-26 and July 7-8, 9-10, 14-15, 16-17. Course times will be 8am to 5pm. The program will be held at the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office Shooting Sports Range in Plain Dealing.
Camps will last for two days. Students will be provided lunch by the BPSO. Camps will be limited to 16 students per session. Transportation will be provided by the Bossier Sheriff’s Office departing from and returning to the Viking Drive Substation in Bossier City.
The course itinerary is as follows: Registration, Louisiana Hunter’s Education, BB Gun Target Shooting, Intro to Archery/Archery Range, Intro to Shotgun/Shotgun Range, and Louisiana Hunter’s Education Test.
This program is FREE to all Bossier Parish students and is sponsored by the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Contact Dep. James Lonadier at jlonadier@bossiersheriff.com for information about this program. Please include 1st and 2nd choice of preferred attendance date, student name, age, t-shirt size, and contact number.