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Pre-sale tickets for armbands for the carnival are on sale right now for $15 each. There are a limited supply of pre-sale tickets so get yours while they last! They can be purchased at the DeSoto Parish Library - Logansport Branch, Famous Flowers and Gifts, Rocking E Tack, Décor and More, or Logansport Christmas Festival Committee Members - Daniel Loftin, Lori Gurley, Terri Hawsey, Carolyn Foshee, Sandi Suire, Cynthia Timmons, Katie Loftin, Julie Morris and Debbie Amox. They will be $20 the day of the festival, so get yours while they last.

 

Mansfield native Aljay Cox III was promoted to full time officer at the regular meeting of the Mansfield City Council on October 13.

The Historic Grand Cane Association (HGCA), sponsors of the pioneer Christmas Parade and Trade Day to be held in Grand Cane on Saturday, December 6, 2014, are looking for participants in the all horse and mule drawn vehicle parade and vendors for the trade day event.

On Friday October 17, Cleco Corporation (NYSE: CNL), a public utility holding company and owner of regulated electric utility Cleco Power LLC, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by a group of North American long-term infrastructure investors led by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (bcIMC), together with John Hancock Financial and other infrastructure investors (collectively, “investor group”). The agreement values Cleco at approximately $4.7 billion, including approximately $1.3 billion of assumed debt.

October is the month we see purple ribbons worn to show support of victim’s of domestic violence. Vigils and remembrance walks are held during the month to help educate the public about domestic violence, which knows no

age, race or gender.