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April 2022

Murder suspect pleads guilty on child sex charges

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A Ruston man awaiting trial for second-degree murder in the 2015 death of his girlfriend has plead guilty to having sex with a minor in a separate but apparently related incident.

Dogs have played a major role in the Harris home

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When you grew up in the country as I did, dogs were as much a part of life as the chickens that pecked around your yard, the milk cow chewing a cud in the pasture and the pig in the pen waiting for the weather to get cool enough to be converted into hams, bacon and sausage.

Animal shelter listed on Ruston board’s agenda

After several years of waiting, Ruston’s Board of Aldermen will get the opportunity Monday to take the next step toward a new animal control facility.

Greene cover-up admitted

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A high-ranking Louisiana State Police officer has confirmed a cover-up surrounding the death of Black motorist Ronald Greene.

After 40 years, Stanley will lead his athletes a few more times as Tech’s track coach

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Some of Louisiana Tech’s storied coaches have been honored in recent years. There is one more fixture at the university who is about to hang up his whistle and clipboard for good.

View from My Window opens at Ruston Artisans

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The View from My Window Charity Exhibition recently opened at Ruston Artisans with a special Collector’s Reception. Area art enthusiasts celebrated the beauty of Ukraine through the work of Igor Letinsky. The images allowed viewers to experience the life and enduring spirit of Ukraine and its people through the prophetic watercolor paintings of Letinsky.

Lewis announces reelection bid for alderwoman

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Ruston Alderwoman Melanie Lewis has announced her candidacy for reelection this fall.

Choudrant man arrested after trying to tase wife

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A Choudrant man has been charged with domestic abuse with child endangerment as a result of an incident during which he attempted to tase his wife.

Give for Good a life source for DART, other non-profits

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Imagine that you live in a small university town in the South. You’re married and have a couple of children. When you married, you dreamed of having a loving home where you would raise a bunch of kids and then maybe have grandbabies after that.

Joneses visit Ruston for premier of ‘Peace River’

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Ruston native Ben Jones and his wife Meg, producers and actors in the recently released feature “Peace River” attended the film’s premiere at Ruston’s Celebrity Theatres. Above from left, Ben Jones, Becky Crawford, Linda Causey and Meg Jones pause in front of a banner celebrating the film in the Celebrity lobby before greeting members of the Jones family. Ben is seen with (below left to right) sister Nancy Knox, mother Schump, brother-in-law Jimmy Knox, and father Dub. The proud parents of the filmmaker, both pillars of the Ruston community, are 97 years old. Leader photos by Cathi Cox-Boniol