MANSFIELD, La. – First responders in DeSoto Parish won’t get a break from their property taxes even though voters approved it last fall – at least for now.

The DeSoto Parish clerk of court, who faces prosecution for electioneering, came in first place in his re-election bid Saturday but didn’t get enough votes to keep him out of a runoff next month ...

ANSFIELD, La. (AP) — DeSoto Parish sales and use tax collections are down $30.6 million from a year ago, raking in almost $90 million in 2011-12 vs. the all-time high of $120 million in 2010-11.

The Caddo Parish Assessor's Office brought in a reported $5 million in 2024 tax collections, earning $100,000 in interest. The fund balance as of Jan. 1 is $11 million.