South Mansfield News

Shreveport police are investigating a weekend shooting that sent one man to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the shoulder.

MANSFIELD - It soon will be illegal for anyone to drop telephone books on the roadside in DeSoto Parish.

Created: May 23, 2008 06:37 PM Modified: May 23, 2008 06:37 PM The district attorney's office says Bobby Harris has been assigned an attorney that specializes in cases involving the death penalty.

MANSFIELD - The DeSoto district attorney's office will push for a speedy trial for the man accused in the armed robbery and stabbing death of South Mansfield Mayor Dessie Lee Patterson.

Created: April 24, 2008 09:07 PM Modified: April 24, 2008 09:57 PM 48 hours may not seem like much time, but for homicide detectives, it can mean the difference between a closed case and a cold case. via KTBS-TV Shreveport

“She said he had not been taking his medication and he was on drugs again”

MANSFIELD - Bobby G. Harris is a soft-spoken guy with a moderate criminal past who gave his parole supervisor no real concerns shortly after his good-time release in July from the Bossier Medium Security ... via The Shreveport Times

“I am very appreciative of this special recognition”

Caddo Sheriff Steve Prator has announced the formation of a community outreach program to bring his deputies closer to the residents they serve. via The Shreveport Times

“Vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord. I'm not going to worry about that. ... I'm more concerned about her legacy.”

MANSFIELD - Today's funeral service for South Mansfield Mayor Dessie Lee Patterson was much more than just tears, tributes and memories. via The Shreveport Times

It is a sad situation when the elderly of this country are not safe in their homes. via The Shreveport Times

SOUTH MANSFIELD - A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. March 22 in Mansfield for South Mansfield Mayor Dessie Lee Patterson. via The Shreveport Times

“Since I've been down here for the last fifteen, sixteen years that's all she would talk about. South Mansfield, south Mansfield. It was like her child. She loved this town regardless of how bad it got. She loved this town”

Desoto Parish Sheriff's Deputies say 25 year old Bobby Harris is in jail, accused of murdering the 88 year old mayor of South Mansfield for the money she made running a store out of her kitchen. via KLFY-TV Lafayette

SOUTH MANSFIELD - Approximately $200, mostly in $1 bills, is what Bobby Harris swiped Tuesday from South Mansfield Dessie Lee Patterson after stabbing her multiple times, DeSoto police authorities said today. via The Shreveport Times

“This is something we want to offer to our community”

MANSFIELD - Absent for decades, public transportation in the form of a bus line is returning to Mansfield and South Mansfield March 17. via The Shreveport Times

“We have a great team of 225 associates, many of them new to Wal-Mart, who are eager for this store to be open and make a difference here.”

One of the top 10 concerts of 2007 is going back on the road and making a stop at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City. via The Shreveport Times

“We have a great team of 225 associates, many of them new to Wal-Mart, who are eager for this store to be open and make a difference here.”

MANSFIELD - Twenty-eight years after the store's original opening, residents throughout DeSoto Parish and in neighboring parishes will be able to celebrate the transformation of the local Wal-Mart into a ... via The Shreveport Times

MANSFIELD - Marijuana, crack cocaine, packaging material and other paraphernalia were seized from a South Mansfield residence, DeSoto sheriff's authorities said. via The Shreveport Times

Five men were arrested on various charges Monday after the DeSoto sheriff's Directed Patrol Unit responded to suspected illegal drug activity in the area of Cooper Road and Albert Lewis Way in South Mansfield. via The Shreveport Times

More than 306 grams of marijuana in 94 bags packaged for resale along with $660 in cash were seized Thursday as the DeSoto sheriff's Directed Patrol Unit responded to citizens complaints of suspected drug ... via The Shreveport Times

Bossier City police will hold the Shop with an Officer program today. The event pairs police with 20 selected children from Central Park Elementary School for a holiday shopping spree. via The Shreveport Times

A Sabine Parish couple whom authorities said admitted to the shooting deaths of a Shreveport woman and her unborn child entered not guilty pleas Thursday in DeSoto District Court. via The Shreveport Times