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After a court hearing consisting of a few hours, convicted murderer Brian Horn is still without representation for the new trial he will receive due to the Louisiana Supreme overturning his conviction and sentence. Convicted of the murder of 12-year-old Justin Bloxom in 2014, Horn was sentenced to death. Due to a precedent set by another Louisiana case, Horn and another defendant contested that their lawyers admitted their guilt believing this strategy would help them avoid the death penalty. Both defendants claim that this was against their wishes.

Horn returned to the DeSoto Parish Courtroom in December, when it was determined by Judge Amy Burford McCartney that she wasn’t prepared to select any attorney due to the Louisiana Public Defenders’ Board not providing a complete list of attorneys certified to handle capital punishment cases.

The newly sworn-in Mayor and Aldermen are pictured as they prepare for their recent Council meeting. Pictured left to right are Alderman Ed Campbell, Mayor Marsha Richardson, Village Clerk Ann-Marie Eaves, Alderman and Mayor Pro Tempore Rhonda Meek, and Alderman Clayton Davis.

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On January 8, the DeSoto Parish School Board members were sworn-in prior to their regularly scheduled meeting. Judge Amy Burford McCartney administered the Oath of Office to the eleven current representatives.

The election of this year’s DPSB president was the fourth item on the agenda, with outgoing President Dudley Glenn presiding over the meeting until the election was complete. Bobby Boyd, representative for District 10, was unanimously elected as President and was handed the gavel to begin his term, The next order of business was to elect a Vice President, with Dale “Coach” Morvan of District 7, also receiving a unanimous vote by his peers.

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Committed, Active and Dedicated (CAD) Women will host Mansfield’s 15th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday Breakfast on Monday, January 21, with doors opening at 7:30 AM. The event will once again be held at Mansfield Elementary-Middle School’s Multipurpose room, which is located at 1915 McArthur Drive.

The five keynote speakers for this year’s event will speak on the topics of reconciliation, mercy, compassion, freedom and justice, with each having an allotted time frame to speak from twelve to fifteen minutes. This year’s hosts are the Gentlemen’s Club, under the leadership of Kervin Campbell. The Mansfield Elementary School Choir, under the direction of Sybil White, will be providing musical entertainment.

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It seems that the shoulder repair project on Highway 5 that starts in Logansport and proceeds for the next 6 miles (ending at Thomas Road) is on hold until the weather improves and the ground dries out a bit.

According to Louisiana DOTD District Engineer Administrator David North, the work first became delayed due to the holiday season, and then because of all of the rain in our area.

North said, “Holidays and weather are the primary holdups. The ground is saturated and that condition is continuing to worsen. Once the sun begins to shine and things dry up, there is no way of telling when the work can resume.”

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