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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.

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.

School board sales taxes exceed projections

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When the Lincoln Parish School Board meets in person tonight for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, it will hear a sales tax report that’s much less negative than previously projected.

Parish schools submit CARES Act budget

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The Lincoln Parish school district has submitted its budget for how it plans to spend its portion of federal coronavirus relief funding — plans the district had to make despite not yet knowing what safety restrictions schools may be under in the fall.

School board reduces supplement checks, blocks tax exemption

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The Lincoln Parish School Board achieved a much more stable connection in its second video conference meeting Tuesday night, which enabled members to discuss and vote on some issues that had previously been delayed because of coronavirus restrictions on public gatherings.

Reopening begins; virus claims another parish life

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Less than 24 hours after Gov. John Bel Edwards announced this Friday’s end to the current coronavirusinduced stay-at-home order, local churches and other organizations began finalizing their plans for at least partial reopening.

School board to meet via videoconference

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The Lincoln Parish School Board will conduct another public meeting via the video conferencing app Zoom and streamed live on Facebook Tuesday as a result of the coronavirus stayat-home order. Many of the items on the board’s agenda are related to losses in revenue caused by the virus shutdowns.

Schools getting $2.3M for distance learning

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The Lincoln Parish School Board is slated to receive $2.3 million in federal relief funding to help improve schools’ distance learning efforts and student access to technology in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Aldermen, school board postpone meetings

Both the Ruston Board of Aldermen and Lincoln Parish School Board will not hold meetings at their regularly scheduled times next week as the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to force alternate plans.

Tax exemption vote deadline extended

The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry has given the Lincoln Parish School Board an extra 30 days to decide whether to approve or reject a property tax exemption application from chicken producer House of Raeford Farms.