DeSoto Parish sheriff's sale: how it works and how to check your date

When and where is a DeSoto Parish sheriff's sale?

DeSoto Parish sheriff's sales are held on Wednesdays in Mansfield. The sheriff's website does not post the time or the room, so call the sheriff's office at (318) 872-3956 and ask. The office is at 205 Franklin St., Mansfield, and it is open 8:00 to 4:30, Monday through Friday.

Do not assume the place. Other sheriff's sales in the parish, such as tax sales, have been held at other locations. Ask for the time and room for your sale.

This page covers homes in Mansfield, Stonewall, Logansport, Grand Cane, Frierson, the Keithville area and the rest of the parish.

How to check your sale date

The sheriff lists sales weeks ahead, so you have time to act.

• DeSoto Parish Sheriff's sales. The list shows the sale date, the case, the property type and the starting bid. It also lists equipment, so look for the real estate sales.
• The Mansfield Enterprise. The parish's official journal runs the sale notices.
• The DeSoto Parish Clerk of Court. The lawsuit is filed with the clerk before the sheriff sets a date. The clerk's records service is ClerkNet, a paid subscription. Check the clerk's site for current fees.

We do not post names or addresses from the list on this page. Your own notice of seizure and the sheriff's list are the places to look.

How a sale fits into Louisiana foreclosure

The sale is the last step. Before it, the lender goes to court, a judge signs an order, and a deputy serves you a notice of seizure with the first sale date. Louisiana law says that date is at least 60 days after the judge signs.

1. 1

   Missed payments

   Calls and letters from your loan servicer. Free HUD-approved counseling is open to you now, and you can still sell the normal way.

2. 2

   The filing

   Federal rules generally keep a servicer from starting foreclosure until the loan is more than 120 days behind. Then the lender asks the court for a writ of seizure and sale.

3. 3

   Notice of seizure

   A deputy serves it. It lists the first sale date, which by law is at least 60 days after the judge signs the order.

4. 4

   The ads

   The sale is advertised in the parish paper: once at least 30 days ahead, and again in the last week.

5. 5

   Sheriff's sale

   Wednesdays. Caddo sells at the courthouse in Shreveport, Bossier sells online, DeSoto sells in Mansfield.

6. 6

   After the sale

   In Louisiana there is generally no way to buy the house back after a sheriff's sale. That is why the time before the sale matters.

Your notice or the listing says "with appraisement" or "without appraisement." That generally decides whether the lender can come after you for the rest of the debt. Our main foreclosure page explains it. A lawyer can tell you what it means for your loan.

If a succession or an estate is named in the case, the owner has died. See our page for inherited houses.

What to do this week if you have a DeSoto sale date

Start with the date on your notice, then work backward from it. Here are the steps in order.

1. Read the notice of seizure and write down the first sale date, the case number and whether it says "with appraisement."
2. Call the sheriff's office at (318) 872-3956 to confirm the date, the time and the room.
3. Call your servicer and ask in writing what it would take to catch up. Keep a copy of what you send.
4. Book a free HUD counselor and a lawyer. Both can see your papers and explain what is possible before the date.
5. If you want to sell, call us early. A closing needs time for the title work and the payoff from your lender.

Homes in Mansfield, Stonewall, Logansport, Grand Cane, Frierson and the Keithville area all go through the same DeSoto sheriff's sale. The process does not change by town. What changes is how much time is left, so the date on your notice is the number that matters.

What happens at and after the sale?

At the sale, the sheriff offers the house to the highest bidder. If it is the first offering and the house is sold with appraisement, bidding starts at two-thirds of the appraised value. If nobody bids that much, the sheriff advertises again and sells at a second offering for whatever it brings. After the sale the former owner generally has no right to buy the house back. That is why the days before the sale are the time to act.

What are my options before the sale?

You have several, and the free ones come first. The main foreclosure page has the whole list.

1. Call your servicer and ask in writing about catching up, a repayment plan or a loan modification.
2. Talk to a free HUD-approved housing counselor. Try the HUD counselor list.
3. Talk to a lawyer. Bankruptcy generally pauses a sheriff's sale. That is a decision for you and an attorney.
4. A short sale, if you owe more than the house is worth.
5. List with a Realtor, if there is time and equity.
6. Sell to us. We buy houses as they sit, and a closing before the sale date pays off the loan through the title company.

We are your neighbors in Keithville

The LN Co is based in Keithville, right by DeSoto Parish. We buy houses in Mansfield, Stonewall, Logansport, Grand Cane and Frierson as well as Shreveport and Bossier City.

Call Charlie with your address and your sale date. We look at the house and the numbers, including what you owe. A local title company closes, gets the payoff from your lender and pays it out of the sale. You pick the closing date, as long as it is before the sheriff's date.

Updated October 21, 2026