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Mansfield Police Chief Gary Hobbs has reported that on Tuesday, November 29 at approximately 6:30 PM, MPD received a call to the 500 block of Kennedy Street in regards to an unresponsive female inside a residence. Officers responded to the location and discovered the body of a 27-year-old female, identified as Laporsha Pitts, in the living room of the residence.

Santa’s Elves and the Mansfield Alive Committee have been hard at work with planning and decorating for the 2016 City of Mansfield Christmas Parade. The annual event will be held on second Saturday of December, which falls on December 10, beginning at 2:00 PM. Organizers invite you to come celebrate the Season with them, with the annual event even bigger and better than last year. This year, the Parade entry applications are $30.00 each with the vendor applications’ fee also set for $30.00. Entries will include floats, performing and marching units (under 10 years of age), performing and marching units (ages 11 years and up), bands, decorated vehicles and Santa Claus himself. Trophies will be awarded for First and Second places in each category.

Early voting for the December 10, 2016 election will begin on November 26 and continue through December 3, at the DeSoto Registrar of Voters Office with the exception of Sunday, November 27. You will need to bring your driver’s license or a generally recognized photo ID. Hours are 8:30 AM until 6:00 PM. Also, the deadline to request a mail ballot is December 6. The DeSoto Parish Registrar of Voters is located at 105 Franklin Street in Mansfield.

You do not need an official reason to vote early. All registered voters may vote early, just as if they were voting on Election Day. However, in Louisiana you must have a reason to be eligible to vote by mail, unless you are a military or overseas citizens.

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”.