People won't see as many new road projects in the coming months in DeSoto Parish. Several projects have been tabled because of budget issues.  To understand why the Parish faces millions of dollars in cuts, you have to take a few steps back.  Parish administrators say it all starts with oil and gas production.  According to DeSoto Parish Police Jury Administrator Steve Brown, a couple of years ago the parish had 60-something active drilling rigs.   Just a couple of months ago the count was down to less than 10.  Because sales are down so dramatically, the parish sales tax revenues are down about 70% from a year ago. That drop means less money for improvements. Parish staff says they expected a downturn, but the size of the downturn surprised them.  Brown said DeSoto Parish has money in savings in case of an emergency, but they are trying to tighten their belt by cutting projects so they don't have to dip into that fund.