The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development advises motorists that, beginning on Saturday, the La. 563 Bridge over Walnut Creek north of Simsboro in Lincoln Parish will be closed for necessary bridge repairs.
GRAMBLING – Lincoln Prep (1-1) will try to build off a strong week two performance in its road matchup against Beekman Charter ( 20) tonight at 7 p.m. in Bastrop.
Groundbreaking ceremonies are set for 9 a.m. Oct. 15 for Ruston’s first dual-branded hotel. Home2 Suites by Hilton/Tru by Hilton will be located on the I-20 north service east.
GRAMBLING — Grambling State University (GSU) Assistant Professor of Physics Haeyon Yang has been awarded a $253,000 National Science Foundation grant for major research instrumentation.
The Jonesboro Hodge Tigers (0-2) have had to take their lumps through the first two weeks of the season by playing up in competition, facing a numbers and skill disadvantage against Winnfield and West Ouachita.
NATCHITOCHES – Former Lady Techster All-American Vickie Johnson is part of the eightmember class set to be inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame for the 2025 class.
Dear Doctors: My husband is having an elective surgery soon. It requires full anesthesia, so he has had a lot of pre-op tests. One of the blood tests showed that his red blood cells are too big. The nurse said it happens when you drink too much. What causes that? Is it dangerous?
