Leaders in Quality Infrastructure Design
BALAR Associates, Inc. is a civil engineering and construction testing firm headquartered in Shreveport, Louisiana. Established as J. S. Boyd & Associates in 1957 and reorganized as BALAR Associates in 1968, it has completed more than 3,000 projects for public and private clients throughout the region. BALAR provides engineering design and consulting across drainage, water and wastewater systems, highways and transportation, site development, and structural engineering, along with a materials testing laboratory offering concrete, soil, and welding testing services.
Civil engineering design across drainage, water and wastewater systems, highways and transportation, site development, and structural engineering.
Engineering consultation including project management, construction inspection, and financing assistance.
Field and laboratory testing services including concrete, soil, welding, and special inspections.
Government · Water Supply · Wastewater · Highways & Roads · Stormwater & Flood Control · Sports & Recreation · Hospitality · Commercial
Bossier City, LA · Sports & Recreation · 2000
Multi-purpose arena designed by BALAR Associates and A/E Design Group, providing the region with sporting, music, and entertainment since 2000.
Shreveport, LA · Hospitality · 1994
Structural engineering consulting for a 23-story hotel with a 30,000 sq-ft riverboat casino on the banks of the Red River.
Blanchard, LA · Water Supply · Client: Town of Blanchard
Lead engineer for a new state-of-the-art membrane-type water treatment facility producing up to 5 million gallons of potable water per day.
Vivian, LA · Sports & Recreation · 2025
Lead designer for a two-pool recreational swim complex serving Northwest Louisiana, opened in 2025.