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.
My plan was flawless. Monday was a holiday, July 4, and we would be off work; Tuesday, I was going to be out of the office anyway; so Wednesday through Friday would be perfect days for vacation.
Third Judicial District Judge Tommy Rogers hit the proverbial nail squarely on the head last week when he characterized the construction phase of Ruston’s municipal sports complex as a “mess.”
When the parish wide Ambulance Service Committee meets Thursday afternoon, perhaps it will make official the decision it appeared poised to make last month: that the parish should stick with the Ruston Fire Department as its emergency medical services and rescue provider.
It took the Union-Lincoln Regional Water Supply Initiative board just nine minutes to do last week what it should have done at least three years ago: dissolve.
