Each week, a small army of volunteers join me to work with kids who have seen domestic mayhem, personally experienced violence or abuse, or endured extreme neglect. It amazes me how well they seem to cope with all that they have been through.
At approximately 10 a.m. Thursday, Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop F responded to a two-vehicle crash on La. 34 near Chatham Lake Road. The crash claimed the life of 61-year-old David Perry of West Monroe.
Dorothy Dean Vining Clark was a wife, mother, grandmother, great- grandmother, and sister who died peacefully at the age of 90 at home in Ruston, with family around her after a lengthy illness.
James Lee Frazier, 92, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away on June 17, 2024, at the age of 92. A lifelong resident of Ruston, James was born on March 26, 1932.
Funeral services for Rodney Adrion Fuqua, 86 of Ruston, will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 28, 2024, at Temple Baptist Church of Ruston in the Chapel under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Homes. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Ruston. Dr. Reggie Bridges will officiate the services.