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.
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.
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.