It is with great sadness the Bossier Parish School Board shares news that District 8 Representative Kenneth
Wiggins, its longest serving board member, has passed away at the age of 87.
Mr. Wiggins was appointed to the board in 1995, then went on to serve the District 8 constituency for more
than three decades as an elected board member.
Bossier Schools Superintendent Jason Rowland called Mr. Wiggins “a one-of-a-kind gentleman.”
“He was a staunch advocate for our employees and we will miss his genuine humor of rhymes that he so
eloquently would provide,” Rowland said. “He was a dear friend to our school system and he will be missed.”
District 6 board member Glen Bullard shared a special friendship with Mr. Wiggins, whom he served alongside
for the past 16 years.
“His passion for the faculty and staff of Bossier Schools was unparalleled,” Bullard reflected. “Mr. Wiggins’
thoughts were always with the employees. He was an advocate for anything and everything that would
enhance them both professionally and financially.”
Dr. Shelly Barrett will remember Mr. Wiggins most for working tirelessly to meet the needs at Meadowview
Elementary, the school where she served as principal for 10 years.
“He was so committed and gracious to us (at Meadowview), and good to the kids. I can’t remember one
student assembly that Mr. Wiggins did not attend,” Barrett said. “He was dedicated to our community and
instrumental in getting the first Louisiana Safe Routes to Schools federal grant for $250,000 in 2006 for
Meadowview. It went toward repairing sidewalks, fencing along ditches en route to the school, and the
construction of a walking track on campus. Three-fourths of students at the time walked to school. I just adored
him.”
A U.S. Air Force veteran, Kenneth Wiggins is most notably remembered as “The Moondog” on KTUX (98.9
FM). He was one of the original on-air radio personalities on the evening/overnight shift when the Shreveport
station first went on the air in the mid-1980s. Wiggins built his local legacy for rhyming over song intros, a
talent he carried forward to Bossier Parish School Board meetings that often brought levity to the arduous
business at hand.
Funeral services for Wiggins will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 13 at Stonewall Baptist Church, 807 Eatman
Street in Bossier City.