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Brenda F. Ford, has announced her candidacy for District Judge for the 42nd Judicial District Court of DeSoto Parish. “DeSoto Parish is home and home is where my heart is,” is what she told supporters of family, friends, local ministers and public officials as they stood by for the announcement on June 24 at the DeSoto District Courthouse. 

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On Monday June 27th, Ericka Sumo presented the Homes For Heroes - Hero of the Month Award for June to Stonewall Police Officer Rick Martin. This award recognizes local heroes in our communities who go above what’s required or asked, to help others. Rick is a loving husband, and a devoted father to five boys. He is on the Stonewall Police force, is a volunteer firefighter and a Calvary Scout in the National Guard. Rick loves to help people and serving others, comes naturally to him. Homes for Heroes was Inspired by the events of 9-11, and those heroes who serve and protect their communities. In this partnership of realtors, mortgage lenders, title companies, and appraisers created by Homes for Heroes®, Incorporated, these real estate professionals’ sole purpose is to offer savings when these candidates are buying or selling a home. 

Judge Charles Adams has been named Chief Judge of the 42nd Judicial Court, effective July1, 2016, after the retirement of Division A Judge Robert Burgess, who held that title. Adams explained that the senior judge is the usual appointee for the Chief Judge’s position. Judge Adams was born in Shreveport and raised in Keachi, which he still calls home. Upon graduating from Jesuit High School in Shreveport in 1979, he enrolled in LSU in Baton Rouge, where he received a B.S. degree in Accounting. He then took the path of becoming an attorney, and graduated from LSU Law Center in 1987. He served as Law Clerk for the Second Circuit Court of Appeal Central staff from 1987 to 1989 and was a law clerk for Chief Judge Pike Hall, Second Circuit Court of Appeal from 1988 to 1989. He then entered private practice as an attorney from 1989 to 1997. He also was an Assistant District Attorney from 1991 to 1997. 

On Thursday, June 30, Jeremy Evans took his second Oath of Office as DeSoto Parish Clerk of Court, with Judge Charles Adams officiating. Witnessing the ceremony were Evans’ wife, Christina, his children, Mason and Amelia, and Chief Deputy Susan Huey. Immediately following his swear-in ceremony, Evans’ deputy clerks were also administered the Oath of Office for the upcoming term. Evans was first elected as Clerk in 2011 and ran unchallenged in 2015. After taking the Clerk’s office he has implemented various services and programs that include the issuances of birth and death certificates, issuance of passports, the utilization of electronic payments, e-recording systems, esearch programs at each branch of the DeSoto Parish Library, and with the help of the 42nd Judicial Judges, his office has introduced the I-Jury system, which enables potential jurors to fill out their paperwork online.