When any of the public bodies I cover makes a decision, I usually know pretty quickly whether I personally approve, disapprove, or simply don’t care. But this time, I’m more conflicted than I remember ever being.
As the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, continued to cause concerns and numerous event cancellations across the country and state, the newly formed Lincoln Parish Health Task Force met for the second time Thursday morning to prepare for the possibility of the virus appearing locally.
The Lincoln Parish Police Jury has approved a new agreement with the Ruston Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau that will moderately raise usage fees at the parish park and dial back the amount the CVB pays to fund it, with the goal of making the park more “selfsufficient” over time.
LAKE CHARLES — Fighting for a third straight Class B state basketball championship, the top-seeded Simsboro High School Tigers knew they’d have to stop the long-ball attack featured by fifth-seeded Pitkin.
While college and professional sports events fell like a row of dominoes on Wednesday night into Thursday, the Louisiana High School Athletics Association (LHSAA) issued a statement on Thursday saying that they were proceeding with sports events, including the ongoing boys Top 28 “Marsh Madness” championship tournament in Lake Charles.
