DeSoto Parish, Louisiana

==Notable people==
* [[Larry Bagley]] (born 1949), incoming Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Caddo, Desoto, and Sabine parishes
* [[Terry Bradshaw]] (born 1948), Hall of Fame professional football player, sportscaster, singer, and actor
* [[Richard Burford]] (born 1946), current Louisiana state representative
* [[Vida Blue]] (born 1949–2023), professional baseball player
* [[C.L. Bryant]] (born 1956), Baptist minister and radio talk show host
* [[Riemer Calhoun]] (1909–1994), state senator from 1944 to 1952 for DeSoto and Caddo parishes
* [[Joe T. Cawthorn]] (1911–1967), state senator from 1940 to 1944 for DeSoto and Caddo parishes
* [[Sherri Smith Cheek|Sherri Smith Cheek Buffington]] (born 1966), [[Louisiana State Legislature|Louisiana State Senator]]
* [[Joe Henry Cooper]] (1920–1980), Louisiana state representative
* [[Kenny Ray Cox]] (born 1957), Louisiana state representative and former United States Army officer
* [[Milton Joseph Cunningham]] (1842–1916), [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]] and [[New Orleans]] lawyer, state senator from Natchitoches and DeSoto parishes from 1880 to 1884; state attorney general for three nonconsecutive terms ending in 1900, born in what became DeSoto Parish
* [[George Dement]] (1922–2014), mayor of Bossier City
* [[Joseph Barton Elam]] (1821–1885), United States Representative from [[Louisiana's 4th congressional district]]
* [[William Pike Hall, Sr.]] (1896–1945), [[Louisiana State Senate|state senator]] for [[Caddo Parish, Louisiana|Caddo]] and DeSoto parishes, 1924–1932, Shreveport attorney<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57373642|title=Funeral for Pike Hall at 11 A.M. Today – Prominent Attorney, Civic Leader Succumbs After Brief Illness|newspaper=[[The Times (Shreveport)|The Shreveport Times]]|date=December 17, 1945|pages=1, 6|access-date=March 26, 2015}}</ref>
* [[John Spencer Hardy]] (1913–2012), United States Air Force lieutenant general
* [[Albert Lewis (American football)|Albert Lewis]] (1960-), professional football player
* Curtis W. McCoy, [[mayor]] of Mansfield
* [[Garnie W. McGinty]] (1900–1984), historian at [[Louisiana Tech University]] and school principal
* [[M.C. Reynolds|Mack Charles Reynolds]] (1935–1991), professional football player
* [[B. H. "Johnny" Rogers]] (1905–1977), politician
* [[C. O. Simpkins, Sr.]] (1925–2019 from Mansfield), African-American state representative, dentist, and civil rights activist in Shreveport<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cosimpkins.com/Biography/|title=C. O. Simpkins, Sr.: Civil Rights Champion|publisher=cosimpkins.com|access-date=September 1, 2015}}</ref>
* [[O.C. Smith]] (1932–2001), singer