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DeSoto Parish Library’s Summer Reading Program concludes with rousing finale
The DeSoto Parish Library recently wrapped up its summer reading program with a delightful finale that left kids and parents beaming with joy. Each of the library’s four locations hosted unique events to mark the end of the program. Mansfield, Stonewall, and Pelican Library treated children to thrilling water...
This & That…Friday, July 5, 2024
The DeSoto Parish Police Jury will hold a Committee Workshop on Tuesday, July 9 at 5pm at the Police Jury Meeting Room, 101 Franklin Street, Mansfield. The agenda includes discussing the proposed community investment regarding the DESRi Project at Dolet Hills. The average soldier during the American Civil War only...
Stonewall Town Council to hold monthly meeting
The Stonewall Town Council meeting will take place Tuesday, July 9 at 6:30pm at the Stonewall Town Hall, 1746 US Hwy 71. The agenda includes committee reports and under new business introduction of Ordinance No. 143-2024:. an Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 139-2024 on January 9, 2024, to modify the boundaries...
2024 Miss Wheelchair Louisiana talks reign, heads to Michigan to compete for national title
From there, Plowden said she created the non-profit organization, We Matter, which focuses on getting policies changed to ensure that caregivers and members of the disability community get all the necessary resources they need to live a fulfilling quality of life.
4 Louisiana Universities Named Among Best in America
Four universities in Louisiana are among the best in the United States, according to an analysis by Money. A total of 745 universities across the country were included in the list created by looking at financial aid, cost of attendance, graduation rates, and other factors. The four Louisiana universities to...
Weather Service – ‘Excessive Rainfall’ Forecast for Louisiana
The National Weather Service is suggesting to residents of Louisiana from Lake Charles to New Orleans and Shreveport to Vidalia and the parishes in between to get ready for an old-fashioned summer soaker. Oddly enough this increased threat of flooding rainfall can't be solely pinned on Hurricane Beryl. However, that tropical system will play a part in Louisiana's wet weather forecast as we move into next week.
UPDATE: Beryl’s track shifting more north, SW La. may feel some impacts
Just a month into the 2024 hurricane season, Southwest Louisiana now finds itself in the cone of uncertainty as now-Tropical Storm Beryl starts making its way toward the United States. Right now it is forecast to strike Corpus Christi, Texas, on Monday as a Category 1 hurricane. “That’s close enough to our area that I […]
Recent high school graduates visit SWLA as a part of American Exchange Project
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The American Exchange Project is a way for recent high school graduates to travel to different cities in the country for free. Students visit 57 different places across the U.S. in the project. All week long, six students are here to experience Southwest Louisiana culture.
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