NEWS
01/17/2025 - 12:00am
A Ruston man faces a home invasion charge after he reportedly beat another man with a metal rod in an apparent tiff over a girlfriend.
Mikele Jordan Powell, 22, was arrested Wednesday morning by Ruston city police after he entered the victim’s West...
SPORTS
Cedar Creek head coach Katie Hall says senior Zoey Venters ‘has something that’s hard to teach.’ Hall credits Venters as one of Creek’s top leaders. Photo by Darrell James
01/17/2025 - 12:00am
Zoey Venters didn’t believe the news at first. Who would have given her position?
She was less than four months from the start of her senior year in high school, ready to embark on one more journey of memories with friends without a care in the...
OPINIONS
01/17/2025 - 12:00am
THE GRAIN OF SALT
Some of my earliest memories are of watching my parents play The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System home console.
I remember following along with the pseudo-understanding of a small child...
OBITUARIES
01/15/2025 - 12:00am
1940 – 2025
Dewey Wayne Parker was born October 1, 1940, in Minden, Louisiana. Wayne was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great- grandfather, son and brother.
Wayne’s love and light radiated through his marriage with his high school...
Photo Galleries
D.J. Hardison and Ashley Kennedy
Leader photos by Caleb Daniel
