Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards won a second-term as Louisiana’s political leader over the weekend in a tight runoff election against Republican Eddie Rispone. Edwards’ next four years in office
It was an Honor Roll kind of year for Lincoln Parish Schools in 2018-19. On Nov. 6 the Louisiana Department of Education released its performance scores for each school and
We’ll just go ahead and say it: Everybody will be glad when Saturday’s runoff election is over. It’s been a long haul and not just for the candidates. The gubernatorial
When it comes to college football in the Lincoln Parish region, it doesn’t get much better than it did on Saturday. It was a winning weekend all around on the
Veterans Day is a time-honored tradition in our country dating as far back as 1918. That year, according to www.va.gov, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied
It was more than a game. It was another step for Ruston in the recovery process in the aftermath of the April 25 tornado that ripped through the city, taking
If it seems like we just finished with an early voting period, that’s because we did. But now that the Oct. 12 primary election is over and the Nov. 16
When the Ruston Kiwanis Club decided several months ago to honor veterans and active-duty military personnel by hanging replicas of their dog tags on a Memorial Garden wall alongside the
This week — Oct. 20-26 — is Severe Weather Awareness Week for Louisiana. And yes, the Leader realizes it’s been Severe Weather Awareness Year here in Lincoln Parish. As we
Sometimes thing work out perfectly. And for football fans in Ruston, that happened over the weekend. From Ruston High School and Cedar Creek on Friday night, to Louisiana Tech on
