EducationSaturday, November 7
Bossier School Board honors Foster Campbell for creating the BEEF fund
The Daily Shreveport team
The Bossier Parish School Board honored Foster Campbell at its Thursday, Nov. 5 meeting for creating the Bossier Educational Excellence Fund, known as BEEF, in 1985. The state started it with $500,000 in Louisiana Downs tax revenue, and the endowment now also draws on Bossier City casino revenue. If your kid gets tutoring or classroom tech in a Bossier school, BEEF earnings have helped pay for that kind of thing.
BEEF has grown from a $500,000 start into a multimillion-dollar endowment
- $500,000
- in Louisiana Downs tax revenue started the fund
- $72 million
- is what the endowment holds now
- $20 million
- in interest paid to the district since the start
- $2 million
- in interest for the district this school year
Sources: Bossier Press-Tribune, KTBS 3
- Plaque: presented by Superintendent Jason Rowland
- Earnings go to: classroom enhancements, technology, art education, tutoring
- Off limits: administrative, custodial, maintenance or capital expenses
- Campbell's Public Service Commission tenure: ends in January
“Guard it, because it belongs to Bossier Parish schools.”
Campbell urged school leaders to protect the endowment from legislative changes. In other business, the board approved moving its regular meetings from 6 p.m. to 5 p.m. beginning in January 2027, after members raised concerns about traffic and about parents and employees attending.
The Bossier school board reshuffles its December meetings and moves to 5 p.m. in January
- Dec. 3Previously scheduled board meeting is canceled.
- Dec. 10Board adds a meeting.
- Dec. 17Previously scheduled board meeting is canceled.
- Jan. 2027Regular meetings start at 5 p.m. instead of 6 p.m.
Source: Bossier Press-Tribune
Sources: Bossier Press-Tribune, KTBS 3