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Pedestrian killed after I-20 crash

A Downsville man was struck and killed Thursday night on Interstate 20 after he got out of his vehicle thathadbeeninvolved in a crash with an 18-wheeler.

Louisiana State Police said Chance Perkins, 49, was traveling east on I-20 when his vehicle struck the back of an 18-wheeler. After impact with the tractor-trailer, Perkins got out of his vehicle and was struck by another eastbound vehicle, police said.

The accident happened at approximately 8:15 p.m. near Choudrant.

Perkins was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Lady Techsters cruise past McNeese, 79-54

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Keiunna Walker scored a career-high 20 points and Raizel Guinto added a careerhigh eight assists to lead Louisiana Tech to a 79-54 win over Mc-Neese State Thursday night at the Thomas Assembly Center.

Tech (5-2) picked up its third straight win using a 13-0 run to start the third quarter and push a 29-26 halftime lead out to 42-26 midway through the quarter.

The Lady Techsters forced 30 turnovers in the win and dominated the paint, outscoring the Cowgirls 44-22.

Dunkin’ Dogs shock Mississippi State

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STARKVILLE, Miss. — The score was tied 11 times in a classic dogfight, but it was Louisiana Tech who made the winning plays down the stretch to take down Mississippi State, 74-67, on Thursday night in front of 6,375 inside Humphrey Coliseum.

Tech (6-2) checked off all the boxes needed in order to end MSU’s (6-2) 26-game non-conference home winning streak that was the longest in the SEC.

Bad faith impeachment process nearing final stretch

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats are trying to remove President Trump from office “prayerfully,” “sadly” and “with a heavy heart.” In fact, as anyone who has been watching knows,

Getting spaced out about Tech-NASA ties

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Views from the Boathouse

Louisiana Tech University continues to go where no other state schools have gone over the recent year — to new frontiers in outer space.

Cue the title theme music for “Star Trek.”

Tech has teamed with NASA multiple times in 2019 and has more in store for 2020.

The Louisiana Tech Chapter of the Sigma Xi Research Honor Society will host NASA senior scientist Dr. Compton James Tucker III for a free, open-to-the-public lecture in University Hall Room 134 at 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 17.

Remember Pearl Harbor

Just before 8 a.m. on a sleepy Sunday morning in December 1941 on a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes descended from the sky with

Couple marks Golden Anniversary

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Bill and Norma Elmore, of Ruston, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Thursday. The couple married Dec. 5, 1969. Bill is originally from Haynesville and Norma, from Monroe. The Elmores have three children: Brian Elmore, Lori Elmore and Jennifer Schuh, and three grandchildren: Will Schuh, 4; Ava Schuh, 2; and Holland Schuh, 6 months.

MOVIE REVIEW

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“Knives Out” bills itself as a whodunit mystery, and to a degree it is, but the “it” in question isn’t what it appears to be. The advertising has let it be known that the film revolves around the death of wealthy mystery author Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) from an apparent suicide.

This being a mystery movie, I went in ready to ask who killed Harlan and staged it to look like a suicide. At the very least, I really hoped that the movie wasn’t going to take the route where Harlan actually killed himself just to make idiots out of people who suspected murder.

RCT sets auditions for ‘Wait Until Dark’

Ruston Community Theatre will hold auditions for ‘Wait Until Dark’ at 10 a.m. Dec. 14 at the Origin Bank Community Room, located at 1511 North Trenton, and 6 p.m. Dec. 16 at the Dixie Center for the Arts.

No prior experience or preparation is necessary. The audition will consist of a cold reading from the script. Those who cannot attend either of these days may call the director at 251-8645 for an alternate arrangement for audition.

All roles are open to all ethnicities.

“Lincoln Lights Up The Pines”

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Vintage camper owners and local businesses came together to line the pathways of the Lincoln Parish Park with Christmas lights and decorations Thursday for the first night of “Lincoln Lights up the Pines.” The drive-through display continued Saturday, Dec. 7 from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Cost is $10 per car or $20 per bus, and all proceeds go to park improvements.