Only hours before more than 1,000 people peacefully marched from Louisiana Tech’s campus to Ruston’s City Hall in memory of a black Minnesota man who died in police custody, Mayor Ronny Walker pledged to form a committee “driven by citizens who really want to see change” to address remnants of racism in the city.
Grambling State University saw hundreds of students from its spring and fall 2020 graduating classes walk the stage this month to accept their diplomas. But not every graduate took the same path to scholarly success.
The Choudrant Restoration and Beutification Society’s (CRABS) annual “Christmas in the Village” celebration is set to bring the village some much needed Christmas spirit on Dec. 5.
When Brecken Owens was diagnosed with B-cell leukemia in March of 2018, the last thing on his family’s mind was any type of notoriety that might come with their journey.
Linda Pipes Echols, age 71 of Choudrant, LA, passed away on November 25, 2020. Funeral services are incomplete under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston.
Visitation services for Mary Catherine Boyce Edge, age 93 were held from 5 - 7 P.M., Friday, November 27, 202,0 at Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home of Ruston, LA.
A year or so ago, my good friend and avid, make that obsessed, turkey hunter, Jim Spencer decided to put a book together about his encounters with wild turkey gobblers, birds he described as “bad b