Old Log Courthouse

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By Act 88 of 1843 DeSoto Parish was created out of Natchitoches and Caddo. The first meeting of parish officers was at Screamerville. Debate over the location of the permanent parish seat was settled by purchase of a quarter-section of land at the present site of Mansfield. This 1843 Log Courthouse is the only one of its type & the second oldest courthouse in Louisiana.By Act 88 of 1843 DeSoto Parish was created out of Natchitoches and Caddo. The first meeting of parish officers was at Screamerville. Debate over the location of the permanent parish seat was settled by purchase of a quarter-section of land at the present site of Mansfield. This 1843 Log Courthouse is the only one of its type & the second oldest courthouse in Louisiana.