A widespread power outage in downtown Ruston caused traffic issues on Trenton Street that forced Ruston police officers to direct traffic. It is believed the outage was caused by a train accidentally coming in contact with a power line. Leader photo by Jessieca Carr
GRAMBLING — Grambling Mayor Ed Jones told municipal employees on Thursday he’ll eventually be forced to cut positions or cut services if the budget impasse with the city council continues.
The Ruston Cultural District is looking for area artists to decorate 50 molded miniature bulldogs that will be auctioned in April with half of the proceeds going to the district.
The city of Ruston announced Thursday morning that the south bound lane of N. Monroe Street between W. Park Avenue and W. Mississippi Avenue will be closed to through traffic beginning 8 a.m. Monday until Friday.
Despite skyrocketing numbers of new COVID-19 cases fueled by the highly contagious Omicron variant, Louisiana isn’t shifting its approach to the virus just yet, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Thursday.
Almost exactly four months after the family of a former Cedar Creek School student filed a lawsuit alleging the student was sexually battered and frequently bullied by classmates, today we’re going to have the first hearing in that case.
A graveside memorial service for Patti Nicholas Killgore will be held at 1 p.m. on January 15, 2022, at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Ruston, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston, with Brother Bob Deich officiating.
The world lost one of its kindest and most gentle spirits when Steven “Steve” Wayne Barlow, who lost his valiant fight against lymphoma on January 11, 2022.