Relax, Bossier City! Your Water’s Fine, That Advisory Was a Fluke.

So the other day, a lot of people in Bossier City got a loud push notification on their smartphones urgently warning of a boil advisory in the area, and some people got several. Well, turns out almost all of them were false alarms. The Bossier Parish Police Jury has issued an explanation for what happened, thankfully, this time not over the phone again.

That Alarm on Your Phone? Yeah, Don't Worry About it Bossier City

Late afternoon on July 9th, residents across Bossier City received a PSA push notification warning of a boil advisory in the area, then again a few minutes later. These notifications played the ever-so-ominous EAS Alert buzz we all know so well, including this writer's younger sibling, who says it "blared" through his headphones while listening to music.

Bossier Parish Apologizes For Interrupting Your Day

The Bossier Parish Police Jury "[extends] its sincerest apologies for [the] emergency alert that was mistakenly sent out." The boil advisory was meant only for residents living near Highway 614 in Haughton, but because of an "error," the notification was pushed out to the whole parish.

Lots of confusion was shared in family group chats across town, and plenty of peaceful afternoons were interrupted for no good reason, unless, of course, you live on Virginia Road, Stewart Road, or Highway 614 in Haughton, Louisiana. The Police Jury promised they understand how annoying this was for everyone and promised they're doing everything they can to make sure that not another afternoon is so rudely interrupted, unless it's really important.