The chance that Lincoln Parish students may have seen their in-person school year end on March 13 is widening after school system superintendents and the state’s education board asked Gov. John Bel Edwards over the past two days to extend his order to close public schools through the end of the academic year.
The Louisiana Department of Health is now showing Lincoln Parish with 24 confirmed cases of coronavirus, but the number may be too low, parish Director of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Kip Franklin said Wednesday.
Ruston police have a reminder for area motorists: The service roads between the Cooktown Road and Tarbutton Road exchanges are one way, eastbound and westbound.
GRAMBLING — Grambling State University Athletics Director David Ponton on Wednesday announced a Town Hall-style Q&A meeting with Head Football Coach Broderick Fobbs will be be hosted on the University’s Facebook Live with moderator Leon Thomas III at 6 p.m. today.
The city of Ruston is inviting students who need access to Wi-Fi to complete their online lessons and don’t have access at home to come to one of four municipal parking lots and connect to free service.
