Grand Cane News

The first arts show in Grand Cane in April drew 32 artists and more than 400 visitors, which more than doubled the village's population.

State officials are asking oil and gas operators to help ensure that water drawn from domestic wells is not being used for industrial purposes, particularly in the hydraulic fracturing of natural gas wells.

Local veterans will be honored during worship services at 11 a.m. today at First United Methodist Church, 401 Gum St.

Dozens of Veterans Day events and related activities will occur over the course of the next week or more, with large events planned over the weekend.

An emergency situation in Grand Cane has been averted after well that was spewing natural gas into the air for about 30 minutes has been brought under control.

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Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell will hold meetings next week in Arcadia and Ruston to allow residents to discuss concerns about their electricity, natural gas and other utility services.

GRAND CANE - BackAlley Community Theater will present "God and Country," a program of patriotic and gospel music, at 7 p.m. Nov.

Caddo property owners can prepay their taxes to avoid paying lump sums at the end of the year.

The Northwest Louisiana affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure raised more than $241,000 with this year's Race for the Cure.

Zachary, Houma and New Iberia are among 12 communities Louisiana Economic Development picked for a six-month pilot program to help prepare them to compete with out-of-state locations for good jobs, business development projects and capital investment.

The Historic Grand Cane Association is already putting out the call for vendors to participate in the annual Pioneer Christmas Parade & Trade Day set for Dec.

DeSoto EMS is nearing an end to a three-month trial of a manual CPR device and likely will purchase at least two for the four taxpayer-funded ambulances that serve the parish.

PELICAN - Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society's Lodge 54 will hold a special community ceremony Friday to honor the heroes and victims of the Sept.

A hearing will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday in Arcadia to determine if the Ringgold mayor's position should be declared vacant.

The outside lane and shoulder of the northbound lane of Interstate 49 in south DeSoto Parish will close from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday to allow for repairs.

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The DeSoto Parish Industrial District today will hold its first Board of Commissioners meeting in more than a year.

The newest class of Bossier City Fire Department recruits begins training this week with an addition to the curriculum that now requires all new Bossier City firefighters to become certified paramedics.

MANSFIELD - DeSoto Crime Stoppers is offering up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of a Grand Cane man suspected of misappropriating $2,975 in December.