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Animal Control staff 'saving lives'

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When Woody came to Ruston Animal Control 84 days ago, he cowered in his kennel. His chances of adoption appeared bleak.

Local man booked on pornography charges

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A Ruston man has been arrested on three counts of pornography involving juveniles under the age of 13.

Did you Know?

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The American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus says children may benefit from glasses while their visual systems are still developing, within the first 12 years of life.

Heat therapy may alleviate depression, study suggests

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Dear Doctors: I saw there’s a new study saying that heat therapy can be good for depression. Do you know if this is true? My husband’s family is from Norway, and they swear that using their sauna helps them to not get depressed during the long and dark winters they have there.

Live each day like the Beautiful Hibiscus

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Beautiful Hibiscus

Lawmakers introduce bill to prohibit state excise taxes on firearms

WASHINGTON — U. S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and U.S. Representative Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), and six colleagues introduced the Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act to prohibit states from implementing excise taxes on firearms and ammunition to fund gun control programs.

Gun, pan lead to pair’s arrest

A boyfriend-girlfriend spat that supposedly involved his pulling a gun and her hitting him with a pan ended with both being arrested on domestic abuse charges.

Lessening the sticker shock

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School board trying to mitigate tax effect of reassessments

GSU nursing grads continue perfect NCLEX pass rate for third consecutive year

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GRAMBLING — A winning trifecta can often pay off in big dividends, and that’s something Grambling State University’s School of Nursing and College of Professional Studies is banking on.

Tech’s Crosby named to 2024 Doak Walker Award Watchlist

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The PwC SMU Athletic forum announced the preseason candidates for the 2024 Doak Walker Award, a list that includes Louisiana Tech’s Marquis Crosby, for the nation’s most outstanding college running back.