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For the first time in history, the DeSoto Parish School System has been named an “A” rated school system by the Louisiana Department of Education. The new District Performance Score is 101.9 – an increase of 12.9 points from last year.

The District is now ranked 14 out of 72 Louisiana districts for academic performance. In 2010, DeSoto was ranked 45. Only 16 districts in the State of Louisiana hold the rating of “A”.

The Village of Grand Cane will hold their annual Christmas parade and festival on Saturday, December 3 from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM, with vendors ready to tempt you with food items, arts and crafts as well as the Village’s restaurants that will be open and ready to serve you their specialties. The parade is scheduled at 11:00 AM and will run through the downtown area. This year’s Parade Grand Marshal is Nita Richardson.

The Pioneer Parade itself is unique to others in this area with no motor driven vehicles allowed. The Pioneer Parade participants have festively decorated their horse and mule drawn wagons and buggies, with the horses themselves decked out in their Christmas finery.

In September 1620, a small ship called the Mayflower left Plymouth, England, carrying one hundred two passengers including an assortment of religious separatists seeking a new home where they could freely practice their faith and other individuals lured by the promise of prosperity and land ownership in the New World. After a treacherous and uncomfortable crossing that lasted sixty-six days, they dropped anchor near the tip of Cape Cod, far north of their intended destination at the mouth of the Hudson River. One month later, the Mayflower crossed Massachusetts Bay, where the Pilgrims, as they are now commonly known, began the work of establishing a village at Plymouth.

Christmas is quickly approaching, friends and neighbors! The Stonewall community is so excited about our Second Annual Christmas parade in Stonewall. Our committee is planning a wonderful parade for our community. We are going to pull out all the stops and make our second parade something wonderful for our families.

So… get your floats, trucks, trailers and golf carts decorated for a Country Christmas. Get your performing groups ready as well. Get your church groups, Boy and Girl Scout groups together! North DeSoto Schools – get the sports teams, clubs, cheer and dance groups, band and 4H, etc. We want everyone to participate to make this so much fun for spectators.