Logansport News

MANSFIELD - DeSoto Parish Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrests of two men suspected of being involved in the June 6 break-in of First Baptist Church in Logansport.

LOGANSPORT - The 1,000 or so customers of South DeSoto Water System should have water today.

A mysterious sighting over the waters of Toledo Bend in Logansport, LA, has officials searching the lake for a possible downed aircraft.

MANSFIELD - The Historic Grand Cane Association will mark the 110th anniversary of the incorporation of the village of Grand Cane with free cake and punch at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the downtown historic district.

A 17-year-old male was in critical condition after a possible drug deal went bad outside an elementary school in south Shreveport just after 6 p.m. Friday, according to police detectives.

LOGANSPORT - Traffic stops over a two-day period last week led to the arrests of eight people on various traffic and drug offenses and outstanding arrest warrants, according to a news release today from the DeSoto sheriff's office.

DeSoto Parish Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information on the whereabouts of Broderick Demond Hill, 25, of Logansport, who is wanted on outstanding warrants for failure to register as a sex offender, distribution of crack cocaine and giving false information.

These Louisiana dealers are among those with which Chrysler LLC said it plans to end relationships.

Chrysler LLC has told a bankruptcy court it plans to eliminate 14 of its dealerships in Louisiana including a location in New Roads and another in Napoleonville.

A $10,000 barrel racing horse is missing out of her DeSoto Parish stall, vanished while her owners were out of town.

LOGANSPORT - A day before Gov. Bobby Jindal and the state's lawmakers tackle what's expected to be a tumultuous legislative session, the governor was still listening to what tops the lists of concerns from a variety of elected officials in DeSoto Parish.

Centenary College's annual Easter sunrise service will be held at 6:30 a.m. April 12 at the Hargrove Memorial Amphitheater on campus between the Student Union Building and James Hall.

The roof of Jonesboro Hodge High School in Jonesboro was damaged by high winds from a storm that moved across North Louisiana Tuesday night.

MANSFIELD - DeSoto police jurors have given final approval to a cash deed they can live with.

A former DeSoto teacher is free on $5,184 bond after spending less than four hours in Caddo Correctional Center, where she was booked on a charge of molestation of a juvenile.

Edna Wheless knows something about DeSoto Parish. She tells you about it in text and photographs in "De Soto Parish: The People and Places of My Heart ... 'a chronicle of who we are before we change any more.'" ...

MANSFIELD - The DeSoto Parish Police Jury agreed this week to enter a cooperative endeavor agreements with six other entities to allow for the transfer of taxpayer funds.

Congressman John Fleming has announced dates and locations for monthly meetings during which his staffers will be available to visit with people in the 4th Congressional District.

A locally led conservation meeting for Bossier Parish landowners will be held at 10 a.m. Jan.

LOGANSPORT - A Logansport man who admits selling eight to 10 pounds of marijuana every month since 1989 or 1990 is out of business and in jail, authorities said today.