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August 2022

Ready for the Bayou Jamb

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Players from participating teams in the Bayou Jamb this weekend at Louisiana Tech gathered at the Ruston Civic Center Monday for the event’s Media Day kickoff. Players from Red River (front row) joined players from Evangel Christian, Ouachita Christian, Jonesboro-Hodge, Lincoln Prep and Ruston. On the third row, from left, are Lincoln Prep’s Braylin Mayfield and Chauncey Harper, alongside Ruston players Christian Davis and Mason Skipper.

‘Dean Kacz’ focuses on planning, preparation, promise

Louisiana Tech News

Are they trashing Republican traditions?

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After most Republicans vociferously condemned the FBI’s raid on Donald Trump’s Florida estate, Fox News host Steve Doocy plaintively asked his guest, GOP Congressman Steve Scalise: “What ever happened to the Republican Party backing the blue?”

McBride, Ware take oath of office for governor’s shorthand reporters board

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After it was announced last week by Gov. John Bel Edwards’ office that Ruston’s Janet McBride was appointed to the Louisiana Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters, she was administered the oath of office, along with Celeste Ware, also appointed to the governor’s board. District Court Judge Glenn Fallin administered the oath to Ware, while 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Jeffrey L. Robinson administered the oath McBride.

Second suspect booked for attempted murder

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Leader Staff Report

Students receive grant to study food insecurity

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Nearly one-third of college students are likely to face food insecurity in some capacity. International students are a population most likely to be affected.

Local burn ban lifted

With persistent rainy weather in the area, the Lincoln Parish Fire Protection District No. 1 has lifted the emergency order banning all openair outdoor burning effective immediately.

Second suspect booked for attempted murder

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Ruston police have arrested the second of two men sought in connection with several attempted murders and an armed robbery that occurred in March.

Week of events kicks off for prep football extravaganza in Ruston

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Week of events kicks off for prep football extravaganza in Ruston

Louisiana Center for the Blind hosts national convention

This summer the National Federation for the Blind traveled from all corners of the country to Louisiana to hold its first in-person National Convention since 2019 after a pandemic hiatus.