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Lady Aggies fall 8-1 to Airline at Louisiana Tech

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Choudrant (2-3) had the unique experience of playing at Louisiana Tech’s softball facility but couldn’t come away with a win as the Lady Aggies fell to Airline 8-1 on Monday.

Argent commits $1.5 million to establish Innovation Fund

Argent Financial Group, along with Argent founder, CEO, and Louisiana Tech University alumni Kyle Mc-Donald and his wife, Tisdale, have committed $1.5 million to the Louisiana Tech University Foundation to establish the Argent Innovation Fund. This fund will empower the growth of innovation, entrepreneurship, and partnerships through the Innovation Enterprise at Louisiana Tech and support the expansion and success of the Enterprise Campus in the heart of Ruston.

Buggs hangs out with other Bearcats

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NFL Super Bowl Champion and former Ruston High star Isaiah Buggs (22 jersey, middle) poses with the state championship members of the Ruston Bearcats following the WRLDINVSN charity basketball game at the Ruston Sports Complex Monday night. The annual event raises money for local youth.

Bill expanding state execution methods advances

BATON ROUGE — Lawmakers advanced a bill Monday that would expand execution methods to include electrocution and nitrogen gas, making it one of more than a dozen proposals just one vote away from the governor’s desk.

Cell-phone glitch: Y2K finally arrived

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On the Friday before New Year’s Eve 1999, we backed up all our news stories, put extra copies on small diskettes that I took home, printed out all the Daily Leader’s circulation records, and made sure we had gasoline in our cars, just in case the feared turnof- the- century computer meltdown happened that night.

Man who brandished gun at truck driver arrested

Lincoln Parish sheriff’s deputies have arrested a Plain Dealing man who allegedly brandished a handgun at a truck driver on I-20.

Flow trail hub taking shape at parish park

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Visitors to Lincoln Parish Park would be hard pressed to miss the new mountain bike flow trail hub looming along the road as they drive into the heart of the park. Featuring a waterfall and cedar ramps that will give cyclists more elevation and speed as they hit the new downhill trails, the hub itself is essentially complete, along with three of the five ramps. The park’s latest offering is expected to open in April.

Online voter registration deadline Saturday

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Lincoln Parish residents who want to vote for either a Democrat or Republican candidate in Louisiana’s March 23 presidential preference primary and are not currently registered have until Saturday to sign up through the state’s GeauxVote online registration system.

State permit-less concealed carry advances in House

BATON ROUGE — A House committee passed a bill Monday that would allow individuals 18 and over to carry a concealed handgun without a permit as long as they are not prohibited from owning a firearm under state or federal law.

GSU hosts Engineering Day

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GRAMBLING — Building relationships with potential students was a big part of the annual Clayton A. Wiley Engineer High School Day held recently by the Department of Engineering Technology at Grambling State University.