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Louisiana state House, Senate races offer intrigue

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Ap Spotlight

BATON ROUGE (AP) — While the Louisiana governor’s race will draw more attention, much of the political intrigue will come in races lower on the Oct. 12 ballot, particularly in the competition for state legislative seats.

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

Consider elections with an open mind

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I may not have been around very long (at the Leader, in Ruston, or on this earth), but even I can tell that this primary election coming up on Oct.

Dragging my heart through primary school

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Editor’s Note: As schools welcome many students back to classes — and introduce others to classrooms for the first time — this Muddle recalls the agony and the ecstasy. On

How SS benefits are determined

Dear Rusty: I am 60 years old. I have worked full time since age 22. I am thinking about working parttime ages 62-65. When I start collecting my social security

Charles Carroll helped build our country

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If a group of people held an open meeting, and this group represented subversive organizations from each state and the purpose of the meeting was to design a method to

What are the issues in this fall's election?

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Qualifications have ended and it’s now a sprint to election day. So what top issues should the candidates for governor and the legislature talk about in the coming weeks? There

Funaholics, not workaholics

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Before they were world-famous, or even Great Britainfamous, the Beatles would play three or four shows a day at several different venues. If you’ve ever been in a band, you

'Sweeping changes' ahead for police jury?

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“Voters opt for sweeping changes on Jury.” That was the headline on the March 10, 2004 edition of the Ruston Daily Leader, the day after voters dumped five incumbent Lincoln