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Sheriff candidates answer questions

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Candidates running for Lincoln Parish Sheriff mixed with some 300 voters and answered their questions on stage ThursdayastheRuston Daily Leader held its first in a series of community meet-and-greet events

Two arrests made in catalytic converter thefts

A joint investigation between the Ruston Police Department and the Lincoln Parish Sheriff ’s Office resulted in the arrest of two Morehouse Parish men suspected of stealing catalytic converters from

‘Smart growth’ workshop coming to Ruston

This week, Ruston officials will partner with nonprofit Smart Growth America as part of a free, grant-funded technical assistance program, and the public is invited to join in for part

18-wheeler collision snarls I-20 eastbound traffic

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A collision between two eastbound 18-wheelers on Interstate 20 just west of the Simsboro exit Friday morning left both trailers jack-knifed, tying up late morning traffic headed east. Pictured above

‘In Honor of Those Who Serve’

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The Kiwanis Club of Ruston wants to honor military service personnel, living and dead, by hanging replicas of their dog tags on a soon-to-bebuilt Memorial Garden wall. The garden will

Tech named Top Tier National University

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U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) has ranked Louisiana Tech University as a Top Tier National University in its 2020 Best Colleges list released today. Louisiana Tech was also ranked

MSNBC’s Nelson to keynote GSU’s Constitution Day Convocation

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GRAMBLING — MSNBC’s Sophia A. Nelson will keynote Grambling State University’s Constitution Day Convocation to be held at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Nelson is

Dinner on demand

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Beginning this week, Ruston residents have a new way to get food from local restaurants delivered to their homes. The Louisiana-based restaurant delivery service Waitr announced Monday it is expanding

Farmerville Cemetery cleanup planned

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Farmerville officials and public officials with Claiborne Electric Co-op are organizing a cleanup of the old Farmerville Cemetery and Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Pictured from left to right are Farmerville Mayor

Funding requests pitched to LPPJ

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In a financial committee meeting that lasted longer than the full jury meeting, representatives of 12 local agencies made in-person requests for funding to the Lincoln Parish Police Jury Tuesday.