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 represented both Bossier City and Shreveport . 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 is to move to New Orleans , Louisiana for the 2011 AFL season and become the reincarnated version of the New Orleans VooDoo . Front Office . Dan Newman . Dan Newman bought the Battle Wings from previous owner Michael Plaman at the end of the 2003 Season . Newman has lived in the Shreveport - Bossier City area since 1970 and graduated from C . E . Byrd High School in 1971 . While Attending Louisiana Tech University , Dan met his future wife of 31 years , Mary Ann . Dan started his career at Louisiana Tech as a sports Journalist . For ten years , Dan served as a Play - by - Play analyst for the Louisiana Tech University Football Network . Dan also worked as an analyst for ESPN , doing the Play - by - Play for College Basketball games . Dan retired his Journalism career when he bought the Battle Wings . Dan currently serves on the AF2 Board of Directors Executive Committee , the AF2 Broadcast Committee , and the AF2 Insurance Committee . Butch Bellah . Butch Bellah is the current General Manager of the Battle Wings . Butch has expertise and 20 years of experience in Advertising , Sales , and Marketing . Before joining the Battle wings in 2006 , Butch served as Executive Vice President of Harrison Company . Butch currently lives in Bossier City . Butch Bellah resigned on November 17 , 2009 Butch was introduced as the new General Manager of the Ring Media Group on December 29 , 2009 . Coaching staff . Jon Norris . Jon Norris was born in Wales and received his Master ' s degree at Adams State College in Alamosa CO . He also received a Bachelor ' s degree from American International College . He is the current Head Coach of the Battle Wings . Norris has much experience in the football community , playing for the NFL Chicago Bears , the NFL New England Patriots , the Arena Football League ' s Denver Dynamite . After retiring from Football , Jon Norris began his coaching career . He was Head Coach for the AF2 Tulsa Talons , leading them all the way to the playoffs in their inaugural season . Norris later became a Defensive Line Coach in the AFL , but after his first season with the Oklahoma Wranglers , the team collapsed . After having minor coaching roles with two other AFL teams , Jon Norris signed with the Shreveport - Bossier Battle Wings as Head Coach . In 2007 Jon guided the Battle Wings to their first playoff berth in team history . Jon Lyles . Jon Lyles is the current Offensive Coordinator and Assistant Head Coach of the Battle Wings . Lyles , who is from Eastern Texas , recently lead the Dusters to a Championship in the Intense Football League as an Offensive Coordinator . Lyles also played for in the AF2 for the Shreveport - Bossier Battle Wings in 2001 . Other coaches . John Lewis serves as an assistant for the Battle Wings . He serves as an offensive assistant and Special Teams coach . He has spent six seasons with Battle Wings . Martino Theus coaches the Defensive Backs . Becoming The Voodoo . On September 14 , 2010 , it was announced that the Bossier City - Shreveport Battlewings would move to New Orleans and be reborn as the New Orleans Voodoo , taking over all of their stats , records , and mascots . Mascots include Mojo , and the skeleton man Bones .