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NEWS

11/07/2025 - 12:00am
Lincoln Parish School Board officials say each of the four upcoming “neighborhood schools” in Ruston, created Tuesday through passage of a realignment and rezoning plan, will receive equal support, amidst concerns from the plan’s opponents that the...

SPORTS

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11/07/2025 - 4:53pm
Ninety-three total points and 1,043 total yards made for a fitting final contest of District 2-5A football between Ruston and West Monroe, and the Bearcats stood on top in the end. Ruston (8-2, 4-1 district) clinched the District 2-5A title and a...

OPINIONS

Trump can close loopholes, save Medicaid
11/07/2025 - 12:00am
The Schumer Shutdown may soon end, but we might have avoided it entirely had the Medicaid discussion been transparent. More talk about who’s enrolled in Medicaid, what it costs, what people pay, and what gets paid for, rather than jumping ahead to...

OBITUARIES

Letha Verdie Odom
11/07/2025 - 12:00am
Letha Odom, 68, of Ruston, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on November 2, surrounded by her loving family after a short courageous battle with bile duct cancer. Letha was a woman whose faith, family, and friends were the cornerstones of her...