The year 1976 marked our country’s bicentennial celebration. At the tender age of 200, America found ways to fill every significant gathering with patriotic flare.
Although the sun had not yet appeared over the horizon, the air was already warm and sticky, typical of the onset of another hot July day in Louisiana. This would have been a good day to work on articles in my air conditioned office but fishing guide and friend Eddie Halbrook’s call the night before had a sense of urgency about it.
In this Freedom Edition, we celebrate the historic day that the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. Independence — freedom from tyranny — is the driving force behind this weekend’s holiday.
America’s Founders regarded a free press as so vital to the new nation that they took care to include that right in the First Amendment to the Constitution.
Ruston’s City Hall and Utility Billing Office will be closed Monday. There will be no residential or commercial garbage collection inside the city limits on Monday.
Lena Grace Powell Petersen, or “Oma,” as she was known to her children and grandchildren, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, June 29, 2020.
Ruston City Chief Deputy Marshal Richard Otwell today announced his candidacy for the city marshal in the Nov. 3 election. Incumbent Marshal Jim Liner is not seeking reelection.
Both Louisiana Tech University and Grambling State University made announcements Wednesday related to their plans to promote campus safety when students return to in-person classes in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
