A Final Walkthrough: Saying Goodbye to 2nd & Charles in Bossier City

The end of an era is here for Shreveport-Bossier City's book lovers, comic nerds, gamers, and everyone else in between, as the doors to 2nd & Charles are closing for the final time. For over a decade, the store was a treasure trove of used books, movies, vinyl records, video games, and collectibles. Now, its final days are marked by a quiet hush and aisles that are more empty than full.

The Final Days of 2nd & Charles: What It's Like

Walking through the store feels different now. Years ago, this place was full of variety on the shelves, but it's a ghost of its former self. The shelves that used to have hundreds of modern and retro video games have disappeared and been replaced by more books, plastered with store-closing discount signs.

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The feeling of mourning is already thick in the air, day in and day out, the staff catalog inventory and clear out more shelves.

A New Bookstore for Bossier City, But What's Been Lost?

Sometimes empty shelves mean business is thriving and selling everyone what they're looking for, but 2nd & Charles shelves are empty because the business is about to say goodbye. The store's final moments are a quiet farewell, but Bossier City has already moved on.

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Just a ride down Airline Drive from 2nd & Charles is a new Books-A-Million store, which some might already know is the same company that runs 2nd & Charles. It looks like the used books store has been replaced with a new bookstore. But the loss still stings because, unlike 2nd & Charles, there are no video games or trade-ins at B-A-M.

2nd & Charles still has a few weeks left in Bossier City. The store announced on social media that their final day will be sometime in mid-October 2025.