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Coronavirus task force issues update

As the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, continued to cause concerns and numerous event cancellations across the country and state, the newly formed Lincoln Parish Health Task Force met for the second time Thursday morning to prepare for the possibility of the virus appearing locally.

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Arrest made in Staples shooting death

A West Monroe man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a Homer man last year.

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Funding deal reached for parish park

The Lincoln Parish Police Jury has approved a new agreement with the Ruston Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau that will moderately raise usage fees at the parish park and dial back the amount the CVB pays to fund it, with the goal of making the park more “selfsufficient” over time.

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Simsboro reaches title game

LAKE CHARLES — Fighting for a third straight Class B state basketball championship, the top-seeded Simsboro High School Tigers knew they’d have to stop the long-ball attack featured by fifth-seeded Pitkin.

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High school sports still on for now

While college and professional sports events fell like a row of dominoes on Wednesday night into Thursday, the Louisiana High School Athletics Association (LHSAA) issued a statement on Thursday saying that they were proceeding with sports events, including the ongoing boys Top 28 “Marsh Madness” championship tournament in Lake Charles.

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Gun, dog ownership among charges

Name: Deshante Tyron Dunn

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Conference USA cancels hoops tourneys

FRISCO, Texas — Only minutes before the second day of the 2020 Air Force Reserve Conference USA Basketball Tournament was set to tip off, the league office in conjunction with the conference’s university athletics directors made the announcement that the remainder of the event was cancelled.

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Spring sports seasons halted for Tech, GSU, LSU

Around noon Thursday, Conference USA issued a statement saying that effective immediately, all spring sport competition for conference institutions is suspended until further notice, meaning Louisiana Tech’s active sports programs are now on hiatus.