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Choudrant citizens gathered on the Exit 93 bridge Sunday afternoon to welcome participants in the Run for the Wall 2018 event. The event helps bring awareness to veterans of all wars. The run begins in California and ends at the Vietnam Wall in...
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Mason Andrews flies his plane over Ruston in a video sponsored by Vantage Health Plan in Monroe. The 18-year-old Louisiana Tech University student will attempt to circumnavigate the world during the months of July and August in order to bring raise...
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Residents of Lincoln Parish waited on the Exit 93 bridge in Choudrant in 2017 for the Run for the Wall motorcyclists as they passed on their way to Washington, D.C., heading for the Vietnam Memorial.
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More than 20 A.E. Phillips Laboratory School first graders participated in an end of the year party with several Louisiana Tech University football players and cheerleaders and Grambling State University football players Tuesday. GSU football player...
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In their first year of competition, Ruston High School’s girls’ powerlifting team qualified two members for nationals and posted a state record — exceeding expectations of not only their coach, but also their entire school.
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The Commonwealth of Australia’s Vietnam Medal and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal lay atop the handwritten note donating them for permanent loan to the North Louisiana Military Museum.
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Former Grambling State and NFL running back Robert Parham picking up his diploma Friday from GSU president Rick Gallot.
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Fran Robinson, of Dubach, views several art pieces created by Dubach Elementary School students during the school’s fifth annual art show and silent auction. Proceeds from the silent auction went to the school’s art department.
Top Stories
05/22/2018 - 11:48am
Louisiana Tech University awarded degrees to its first cohort of UTeachTech graduates at the Spring 2018 Commencement.
Four students have completed the program, earning a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a minor in Secondary Education.
Justin Biggs, of Winnsboro; Allison Free, of Ruston;...
05/22/2018 - 11:50am
Bank of Ruston is merging with First National Bank of Crossett, Arkansas.
Century Next Financial Corporation, the holding company of Bank of Ruston, and Ashley Bancstock Company, the holding company for FNBC, announced the merger Wednesday.
The merger will result in a community bank with seven...
05/22/2018 - 11:52am
Lincoln Preparatory School will join 30 Louisiana high schools to work on “core components of their high school design” through the state Department of Education’s Louisiana High School Redesign Cohort.
The redesign cohort involves alternative, charter and traditional public schools from both urban...
05/22/2018 - 11:53am
Ruston’s Planning and Zoning Commission has endorsed a developer’s plat for a new 10-lot subdivision on South Farmerville Street despite one commissioner’s claim some area residents object to the project.
The commission voted unanimously Monday night to recommend that the Board of Aldermen approve...
05/22/2018 - 11:54am
Choudrant citizens gathered on the Exit 93 bridge Sunday afternoon to welcome participants in the Run for the Wall 2018 event. The event helps bring awareness to veterans of all wars. The run begins in California and ends at the Vietnam Wall in Washington, D.C.
Announcements
Emily Compton, of Ruston, and Braden Thomas Hilton, of Ruston, were united in holy matrimony at 4 p.m. May 5 at First Baptist Church in Ruston.
The double ring ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Josh Sanderson.
The bride is the daughter of Linnea Allen, of Ruston, and John Compton, of Shreveport....
Emily Compton, of Ruston, and Braden Hilton, of Ruston, announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage.
The bride-elect is the daughter of Linnea and Teddy Allen, of Ruston, and John and Karen Compton, of Shreveport.
Emily is the granddaughter of William Compton, of Shreveport, and the late...
Sports
During the Football Bulldogs’ home opener against Southern University Sept. 8, Louisiana Tech Athletics will celebrate the first 50 years of...
IRVING, Texas — After an impressive weekend that saw the Louisiana Tech baseball team complete a series sweep of Old Dominion, and clinch the No....
The Louisiana Tech men’s basketball team will get a jump-start to the 2018-19 season as the Bulldogs will be participating in a seven-day foreign...
Editorials
We’re having trouble grasping the Louisiana Legislature’s take on the budget it sent to Gov. John Bel Edwards — and that Edwards has now vetoed.
Lawmakers in both chambers...
When Louisiana Tech University’s spring quarter graduates prepare to receive their diplomas on Saturday, they’ll be marking two new chapters in the school’s history.
Chaper 1...
