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Pineville–Tropical Storm Harvey is expected to make landfall south of Lake Charles on Wednesday morning and exit the northeast corner of Louisiana by Thursday night. This projection puts five of Cleco’s operating regions in the path of the storm. In preparation of possible weather related outages, Cleco has all of its crews and 28 contractor crews ready to respond.

“We are doubling the number of crews available to safely restore power to our customers as quickly as possible once conditions permit,” said James Lass, general manager of distribution operations and emergency management. “While we do not expect Harvey to strengthen, we do anticipate heavy rainfall across Cleco’s service territory which could cause flooding in some areas. Plus, additional rain on already saturated ground can weaken trees, causing limbs to break or trees to uproot and potentially damage our electrical system.”

DeSoto Parish Sheriff Office wanted to inform residents of sand bag locations and other preparations they're taking ahead of incoming Harvey. Sand bags are available for residents to pick up at the following locations during the listed times throughout the storm:

Pineville--Cleco is closely monitoring the predicted path of Hurricane Harvey with resources on stand-by, ready to respond.

“The path of Hurricane Harvey is uncertain and difficult to forecast, but Cleco continues to monitor the latest weather reports,” said James Lass, general manager of distribution operations and emergency management. “In preparation, all Cleco crews, along with contractor crews, are on standby, and equipment has been secured to safely respond to possible wind and flood related outages.”

Forecasters are predicting Hurricane Harvey will make landfall in Texas tonight into Saturday morning, and stall for a few days before moving again, potentially into the Gulf of Mexico, before making landfall again, bringing torrential rain across Louisiana.

DeSoto Parish Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Progressive National Bank in Grand Cane Aug. 16.

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A bond hearing was held at the DeSoto Parish Courthouse for Justin Riley Bell on Aug. 14. The judge denied bond for Bell because of the seriousness of the crimes that Bell is being accused of committing.

Charges against Bell include indecent behavior with juveniles, sexual battery, indecent behavior with juveniles by improper communication and molestation of a juvenile.

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A ribbon cutting was held on Aug. 18 for this year’s House for Hope Giveaway, which is located in Stonewall. The house is a 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom, 2,747 heated square-foot house valued at $385,000. The home is located at 175 Diane Lane in Cathey Acres.

Anyone can reserve a $100 ticket for a chance to win the house. A drawing will be held Nov. 3.

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Zendell Jackson, First grade - Stanley High School

Shelbi Lee, First grade - Central School

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During the Police Jury’s Aug. 7 meeting, the current nuisance ordinance was reviewed and making changes was proposed. The Police Jury decided they would hold a workshop to redo the nuisance ordinance.

Mona Emerson, who is a Gloster resident, spoke during public comments about the problem she is facing with her neighbor’s house. The house is both an eyesore and a safety hazard. The house, which is used as a rental property, leaks sewage.

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Logansport Chamber of Commerce discussed at their Aug. 8 meeting getting back involved with the Old Spanish Trail Riders Association. They will hold a community wide meeting Thursday, Aug. 31 to discuss the community’s interest in bringing back the Old Spanish Trail. They will need to get the Trail Riders involved, but they believe it has to be a community effort to put it on.

The chamber would promote and encourage people to get involved with it.

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Due to the possibility of heavy rain, the Cornerstone Cowboy Church 6th Annual Rodeo has been re-scheduled for the weekend of September 1st & 2nd.