WELCOME TO DESOTO PARISH 10117 Highway 171 · Grand Cane, LA · 71032 Phone: (318) 872-0533 · Fax: (318) 872-2367 Contact Us Map Us DeSoto Parish is located due south of the Shreveport/Bossier City metropolitan area. The parish is divided into farm/dairy land and timber land. Until recently the economy was primarily agricultural. Beef cattle production and the dairy industry are still important and timber production is a significant contributor to the economy, but industrial development is proceeding at a rapid pace. Read more... SUB-TOPICS • Calendar • 4-H • Advisory Leadership Councils • Agriculture • Contact Us • Newsletters • Parish Profile • Pest Management • News PUBLICATIONS • Statewide Newsletters • For Sale Publications • Management Guides • Publications Catalog • 4-H Newsletters • Bugs, Bugs, Bugs • Clover Connections • Horticulture Hints • Lagniappe Fisheries • Living Well • Timber Tales • Wildlife News   LATEST DeSoto Parish Profile 2012 DeSoto 4-H Newsletters, 2011 - 2012 DeSoto Parish Agricultrue and Natural Resources Advisory Council Forage Test Form Potting Mixes Test Request Form Homer, LA LDAF Litter Evaluation Form Plant Tissue Test Request Form DeSoto Parish Family and Consumer Science Advisory Leadership Council Fertilizing Summer Hay Fields Fertilizing Pastures Click for more information... FEATURED PARISH INFORMATION • Value of Extension • Soil Lab • Plant Diagnostic Center • Parish Economic Profile • State Livestock Show • 2012 Spring Floods