The Louisiana State Mesonet team was on site Tuesday at the Lincoln Parish Police Jury’s dirt pit on Big Creek Road in Dubach to erect the next weather data-collecting tower for the new statewide network. A project helmed by the University of Louisiana at Monroe, the Mesonet will collect a variety of weather data from 50 towers across the state. Live data for each site will be available to the public online.
Emotions were high Monday evening in the Ruston High School gymnasium as Ruston volleyball closed out the regular season for Senior Night — honoring five Bearcats — in a clean sweep of Loyola Prep (25-14, 25-14, 25-9).
Members of Mount Harmony Baptist Church in Ruston recently took their “Souls to the Polls” to encourage early voting and making early voting a family tradition. While early voting ended Tuesday, the deadline for the registrar of voters to receive a voter absentee ballot is Monday by 4:30 p.m. (other than military and overseas voters). The polls will open again on Election Day (Tuesday) from 6-8 p.m.
FARMERVILLE — The former Louisiana State Trooper initially charged with negligent homicide in the 2019 death of Black motorist Ronald Greene will serve no jail time after accepting a plea deal amid protests from Greene’s family.
Ruston Regional Specialty Hospital held its senior trunk or treat event Friday, treating seniors to a drive-through trick or treat experience with health care-related vendors providing treats and information from their booths.
