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The State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFM) is calling on all Louisiana citizens to increase fire safety awareness and fire escape planning in and around their homes as the number of fire deaths across the state remain higher than in previous years.

“At the start of the year, we were seeing a concerning trend with fire fatalities, though just one loss of life is always one too many,” said State Fire Marshal H. “Butch” Browning, “After a call to action to the public, those tragedies, thankfully, became less frequent. But now that we’ve hit the midway point of the year, I want to renew that call to action in hopes of preventing a continued elevated count of fire deaths in the latter part of the year.”

Brandon Shoalmire was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) on May 17, 2021. A husband to his lifelong best friend, Chelsey, and father to his favorite little girls, Vivy (5) and Isla (1), he is fighting with his utmost strength to shut this disorder down. The prognosis is good, but the road is long. He is in complete remission, but is waiting to undergo a bone marrow transplant. This will be done at MD Anderson in Houston and he will have to be there for around 100 days.

Brandon is strong, healthy, and young; he is ready to face any of the physical treatments coming his way. Being away from his girls, however, is the greatest challenge he is facing.

On July 27, 2021 5 Star Tire & Diesel is sponsoring a blood drive at 117 Lakeview Drive in Gloster. Fish plates will be sold for $10, or a donation of your chosen amount. Plates include fish, French fries, and hush puppies.

On Friday, July 23, from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Sheriff Jayson Richardson, his deputies and staff will host a fish fry at the Mansfield location f the DeSoto Parish Sheriff ’s Office for Auxiliary Deputies Mary and Herb Dal-Santo. For $10.00, you will receive fried fish, fries, hushpuppies, and a dessert.

The Dal-Santos have spent many years of their lives working as Auxiliary Deputies for the DeSoto Parish Sheriff ’s Office. This includes, but not limited to visiting with, delivering food, and hot meals to the elderly citizens of our community. Some time back, Mary received the frightening news that she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer.

Sheriff Richardson is seeking to help Mary and Herb with the same compassion that they have bestowed on our community all these years.

DeSoto Regional Health System was proud to announce the return of their annual community health fairs with the Mansfield Fair being held on June 29. The 2021 edition of the fairs has seen the return of health booths, blood tests, blood pressure checks and PSA for Prostate Cancer Screening for men. Those planning to be tested are asked not to eat or drink anything after 12:00 p.m.

On July 13, Logansport’s Fair will be held at Logansport High School, located at 17228 Hwy 5 in Logansport from 6:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.

The Zwolle Fair will be held on July 27 from 6:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, located at 307 Hammond Street in Zwolle.

The female panel will cost $30.00 and will include CBC (complete blood count), CMP (comprehensive metabolic panel), Lipid Panel (for cholesterol levels), T4 (thyroid function test that is free), TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone level), Vitamin D, and Hgb A1C.

Grand Cane Mayor Marsha Richardson was the featured guest on an episode of Small Town Podcast with host Mayor Matt Seale of Ocilla, GA. The episode was released on Monday, July 5, 2021.

The episode is one of a five-episode series in partnership with the Louisiana Municipal Association and sponsored by Louisiana E c o n o m i c Development. In this episode, Mayor Matt goes to the small village of Grand Cane, Louisiana, for stop number five on his road trip and talks with Mayor Marsha Richardson. The two discuss Richardson’s path to becoming Mayor and how she has focused a great deal on bringing back local pride to her small village through revitalization efforts. With her help, the village is making strides in the right direction.

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Ty McCutcheon, Accounting Manager at the DeSoto Parish School Board was installed as President-Elect of the Louisiana Association of School Business Officials (LASBO). Also, Donayle Ashworth, Director of Business Services at the DeSoto Parish School Board in Mansfield was installed as District 4 Director.

The 2021 Officers for the Louisiana Association of School Business Officials (LASBO) are: President – Matthew Dugas, Lafayette Parish School Board, Lafayette, LA; President-Elect – Ty McCutcheon, Desoto Parish School Board, Mansfield, LA; Vice President – Rodney Wilson, Sabine Parish School Board, Many, LA; Secretary – Edwia Richardson, East Baton Rouge Parish School System, Baton Rouge, LA;

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On July 7, Troopers assigned to Louisiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division-Bossier Field Office (CID-BFO) arrested 23-year-old Destiny Allen, of Mansfield, for malfeasance in office.

On July 1, 2021, LSP CID-BFO received a complaint alleging that Allen, a Mansfield Police Department Dispatcher, was unlawfully accessing law enforcement sensitive information by utilizing the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and the Louisiana Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (LLETS).

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At the special meeting called by the DeSoto Parish Police Jury, the requirements drafted by the new Policy and Procedures committee were approved unanimously by the entire Jury. Only a few grammatical and spelling errors changed the final draft. The fee to obtain an event permit will still remain $250 but other stipulations have been added. Now organizers will be required to furnish an IRS certification, a valid landowner lease or contract, pay applicable taxes, location site plan, estimated attendance, a vendors’ list, a security and sanitation assessment.

The Jury did not stop any of the events that had already been approved. Several trail rides had been planned but only one took place in DeSoto within the last two week. Everything went well and there were no problems due to the organizer’s cooperation and crowd control on admission.

Effective Thursday, June 17, DeSoto Regional Health System is now affiliated with Ochsner LSU Health. Additionally, Ochsner LSU Health announced future expansion plans to strengthen its affiliation with North Caddo Medical Center.

The relationships will expand patient access in the rural communities with the specialties of the teaching hospital in Shreveport.

Ochsner LSU Health has already begun providing rotating physicians to enhance specialty care at DeSoto Regional. It expects to increase those specialists and supplement primary care and medical staff as needed.

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The No Man’s Land Gas Station Eats Food Trail, within an area in west Louisiana once known as the Neutral Strip, is a nod to roadside foods of all shapes and sizes.

Anyone who travels to Louisiana knows food is a big attraction. Taking a trip along the Gas Station Eats Food Trail offers a slice of southern hospitality, tasty scenic landscapes, and several big bites of what visitors come here to experience.

The Trail includes an introductory 21 stops in the seven parishes that make up No Man’s Land. Delicacies in these roadside stops include meat pies, tamales, salads, burgers, pies, cookies, boudin, smoked meats, ice cream, and much more.

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