BOSSIER CITY, La. – Bossier City leaders have decided to keep a popular public pool closed this summer, citing staffing shortages and declining attendance as key reasons.
Bossier City CAO Shane Cheatham announced this week that the pool at Mike Wood Park will not reopen. The decision has drawn backlash on social media as former employees of the pool have spoken out disputing the city’s claim.
Former lifeguard Katelynn Icenhower worked at the pool for multiple seasons and says attendance was high even on slower days…