Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings
The Bossier Shreveport Battle Wings were an Arena Football League team based in Bossier City, Louisiana. They played at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City and took their name from the metropolitan area that consists of Bossier City and neighboring city Shreveport in the Ark-La-Tex corridor. Playing in the defunct af2 from their inception in 2001 until the league's folding in 2009 (and called the Bossier City Battle Wings from 2001-2003), the team had its best seasons in 2002, 2007, 2008, and 2009 having clinched division titles in the latter 2 years. They were also the only seasons in which the team had more wins than losses. In 2007, the Battle Wings clinched their first ever playoff berth, beating the Arkansas Twisters and Rio Grande Valley Dorados before being beaten by the eventual Arena Cup champion Tulsa Talons. Despite having little success in their earlier days, the Battle Wings turned out some players that have gone on to both the Canadian Football League and the Arena Football League.
In 2010, the Battle Wings played in the revived Arena Football League.
The team moved to New Orleans, Louisiana for the 2011 AFL season and became a reincarnated version of the New Orleans VooDoo.
Read more about Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings: Notable Players, Current Roster, Becoming The Voodoo
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