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School board gets construction update

During the Lincoln Parish School Board’s in-person meeting last Tuesday in the Ruston High School auditorium, the LPSB received a construction update on the Ruston High Eco-Car building from new construction supervisor James Payton.

Grambling remembers Birdex Copeland

GRAMBLING — It was his silent strength that set Birdex Copeland apart from others. That is how Joyce Montgomery described him.

Girl power fuels local FBLA

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Lincoln Parish “girl power” recently got twice as nice as female Ruston High School and I. A. Lewis School students were named Future Business Leaders of America State President for their respective divisions.

Ochsner Health doing more COVID-19 tests this week in Ruston

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Area residents who want to be tested for COVID-19 have another opportunity to do so beginning on Thursday.

Tech’s Lambright Center to reopen on June 15

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The Lambright Sports and Wellness Center, closed to the public since mid-March, will open its doors again on June 15 with policies in place to protect students, staff, and members.

Overcoming obstacles

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From the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001 to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Mat Dauzat and Heather St. Marie are no strangers to tough and turbulent times.

Officials pledge to uphold free speech

Third Judicial District Attorney John Belton and all of the top law enforcement officers in Lincoln and Union parishes have signed a joint statement expressing their sadness over the death of Minnesotan George Floyd at the hands of police, and pledging to uphold the freedoms of free speech and peaceful protest.

Cristobal to bring rain to area

Tropical Storm Cristobal is expected to impact north Louisiana by Monday, but primarily as a rain event.

School board approves salary schedule

The Lincoln Parish School Board returned to an in-person meeting on Tuesday in the Ruston High School auditorium after two consecutive video conference meetings. The board approved its employees’ 2020-21 salary schedules and got a construction update on the Ruston High Eco-Car building from New Construction Supervisor James Payton.

COMING TOGETHER

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More than 1,000 people holding signs and chanting “No justice, no peace,” “Black lives matter,” “Say his name: George Floyd,” “Hands up, don’t shoot,” and “I can’t breathe,” marched over a mile from the Louisiana Tech University campus to Ruston’s City Hall on Thursday in hopes of kindling a new conversation about eradicating racism.