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I can’t wait to get a self-driving car. I know most people hate the idea; they want to drive themselves. But I have never been a very good driver. I’ve

A two-way street

We asked, and you answered. And now we’ve acted on your feedback. With our new-and-improved online poll function, the Leader recently asked our readers what they missed from our old

Hey visitors, y’all come

So you think folks only pass through Lincoln Parish on their way to someplace else, right? Wrong.

According to the just-released Tourism Spending in the Parishes Report done by the University of New Orleans Hospitality Research Center, tourism spending in Lincoln Parish in 2018 was up slightly more than 8% from 2017.

The same study showed that over two years, the parish was up almost 17% in direct visitor spending and ranked fourth in the percentage growth in similar or larger destinations.

School is back, so be careful

Yes, it’s only August, but for more than 7,000 Lincoln Parish youngsters, summer is over. School has begun. Students at Grambling’s Lincoln Prep returned Monday; Ruston’s Cedar Creek School started

Ruston big winner in Dixie World Series

It looks like a grand slam for the city of Ruston all the way around. Early results indicate that the five division Dixie Youth Baseball World Series held at the

Voters, it’s query time

IN OUR OPINION

Finally we know for sure who’s running in the Oct. 12 primary.

And while Thursday’s close of qualifying brought no surprises for Lincoln Parish, that doesn’t mean voters should sit back and coast through the final two months of what already feels like a long campaign season.

Schools budget needs attention

Based on the revised budget approved by the Lincoln Parish School Board Tuesday for the 2018-19 fiscal year that ended in June, the school district is looking at a $5.3

Staying safer in a dangerous world

It’s hard not to be shaken — nationwide — by events that have occurred in our country over the past week. During that time span more than 30 people have

Joining hands for recovery

It took only eight minutes for a tornado to inflict millions of dollars in damage across Ruston and Lincoln Parish on April 25. Clearly, the recovery will take considerably longer.

The price of literacy

Let’s face it: nobody likes taxes, much less tax increases. It’s for this reason that in election years around these parts, elected officials generally don’t like them either. So we