Louisiana moves into Phase Three of coronavirus reopening today with restrictions including continuation of a mask mandate, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Thursday.
As students and faculty began fall quarter classes Thursday, Louisiana Tech University made several announcements related to COVID-19, chief among them an opportunity for free virus testing and new restrictions for football game days at Joe Aillet Stadium.
FEMA representatives will be in Lincoln Parish beginning Saturday to meet with citizens who have experienced damage from Hurricane Laura and may qualify for individual assistance.
State Treasurer John Schroder will be in Ruston on Tuesday pushing a program that offers $15,000 grants to small business owners to reimburse their COVID-19 expenses.
Graveside services for Ms. Donna Tatum Peters, age 74, of Dubach, LA, were held on September 10, 2020, at the Hamilton Cemetery in Dubach, and directed by Kilpatrick’s Funeral Home in Ruston.
BATON ROUGE — LSU defensive end Ray Parker, who prepped at Ruston High School, was arrested Wednesday and accused of abusing his girlfriend and destroying some of her personal items.