After narrowly defeating a constitutional amendment last fall that would have centralized the collection of state and local sales taxes in Louisiana, voters may be faced with a practically identical proposal again this year.
Memorial services will be held for former Lincoln Parish Sheriff W. Wayne Houck, age 83, at Temple Baptist Church in Ruston on April 8, 2022, at 2 p.m., officiated by Dr. Reggie Bridges and Pastor Jerry Whitman.
James “Jimbo” Ragan Freeman, age 71, passed away Friday, April 1, 2022 in Ruston, after a lengthy illness. He was born to Clarence Freeman, Jr. and Verine Golden Freeman on February 24, 1951 in Jonesboro.
I fumbled in the dark with the zipper on my bulletproof vest. I’m not used to wearing body armor, period, let alone trying to try to put it on in the cold predawn.