Area residents can begin celebrating the spooktacular month of October at the annual Pumpkins in the Park event set to kickoff at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 7 at Railroad Park in downtown Ruston.
Though Louisiana has been receiving a bit more rain over the last 30 days, as compared to a hot and dry summer, state officials are still leaning toward the burn ban that was issued in August.
Finance firm JPMorgan Chase is planning to build a new 50,000 square-foot operations center in Ruston — if local boards grant the company tax breaks to do so.