NEWS
Carter
01/27/2021 - 12:00am
A Jonesboro man has been arrested in Choudrant after allegedly entering two residences without permission, hitting a former live-in girlfriend and threatening to kill himself.
Deputies with the Lincoln Parish Sheriff ’s Office arrested Joseph Tyler...
SPORTS
Leader photo by T. SCOTT BOATRIGHT
Senior Markel Jones (with ball) was one of two Bearcats scoring a team-high 14 points Monday night to help lead Ruston High School to a 71-36 win over Homer. Jones is pictured during a home game last week against West Monroe.
01/27/2021 - 12:00am
HOMER — The Ruston High School boys basketball team used the long ball for a strong offensive performance Monday night against Homer.
But the Bearcats won the game with their defense.
Ruston took control early and never looked back as the Bearcats...
OPINIONS
01/27/2021 - 12:00am
If there’s one thing that President Biden has made abundantly clear, it’s that he will grant an amnesty to an unknown number of illegal immigrants.
Not a single individual knows what the exact illegal immigrant population is, and that’s the first...
OBITUARIES
01/27/2021 - 12:00am
Funeral services for Ross Perritt, 79, will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 28, 2021. at First Baptist Church in Ruston. Interment will follow at Cook Cemetery in Ruston. Rev. Clayton Owen and Bro. Tommy Hilton will officiate.
Ross died...
Photo Galleries
A warrior snowman builty by Hugh Oliver - Leader photo by Caleb Daniel
Adam O'Neal and Babs the dog
Ruston stayed strong, but this tree behind JACO Federal Credit Union on Vienna Street failed to remain upright during the heavy winds brought by Hurricane Laura on Thursday.
