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Nancy Bergeron, Add One

Economic development takes a steady team

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Back in 2015, Ruston was in Louisiana’s economic development spotlight for convincing youth minibike maker Monster Moto to bring its operations back stateside and establish a headquarters and manufacturing facility here.

Alcohol replay: Stay tuned

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John Hatch is confident his troops will be able to gather enough verifiable signatures from Ruston voters to put an expanded alcohol-sale proposition on the ballot in March.

No time like the present to prepare for the future

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Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker had been in office less than a year when, in November 2015 he proposed a package of infrastructure maintenance and improvement projects that he said would set the city on course for the next 20 years.

College bound, but I wish I’d taken mechanical drawing

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I wanted to take mechanical drawing my freshman year at Ruston High School. The guidance counselor said no.

COVID may be endemic, but don’t dismiss it

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What a difference a year makes. Last Aug. 31, Louisiana was enduring what was then the worst outbreak of COVID-19 since the pandemic began over a year before.

In shadow of 2023 elections, jury faces $1 million EMS, rescue bill

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It seems the Lincoln Parish Police Jury is going to have to find $1 million to pay for ambulance and rescue service outside the Ruston city limits for 2023.

Burnout barometer says we’re toast

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I’m cooked. Done. Toast. So are my coworkers. The last ounce of creative juice has been squeezed out of us like wringing a limp dishrag.

Grambling mayor’s race: No walk in the park

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Politics takes on a number of guises. One of them showed up at Grambling’s City Council meeting last week in the form of a flap over use of the city park.

Don’t let that sigh of relief breed false security

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You could almost hear the collective sigh of relief coming from Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker and the city’s four returning aldermen when, at the end of candidate qualifying for the Nov. 8 primary, they were once again all unopposed for the second consecutive election cycle.

Ambulance committee: Dysfunction at its best

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It’s taken three months, but now we know for sure who isn’t on the parishwide Ambulance Service Committee.