Friends and former coworkers of long-time Ruston Daily Leader publisher Tom Kelly are remembering Kelly today as a brilliant writer who help moved Ruston and the newspaper into a new era.
At least six women at three Louisiana universities reported Victor Daniel Silva for alleged sexual offenses, including rape, during his college career. He repeatedly transferred institutions in order to evade investigations, as first reported by USA Today in May.
The Louisiana legislative session enters its last week with Republican leaders’ main tax overhaul proposals unfinished, but most other major issues settled in a rare year where lawmakers likely won’t be scrambling to finish their workload in the session’s waning hours.
SIMSBORO — The Simsboro Board of Aldermen adopted a resolution Monday to apply for a new Delta Regional Authority grant at a larger amount than the one for which the board had previously applied.
A memorial service honoring the life of Major Eric Keith Jackson will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 12, 2021, at King’s Funeral Home, B.E. King Chapel, 1511 W. California Ave. Ruston.