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Forest management techniques for local wildlife seminar set

A free workshop on managing for forestry and wildlife will be offered on Nov. 7, at the Lincoln Parish Library in Ruston, to provide information on effective land management strategies for forestry and wildlife.

Dad arrested for striking daughter with belt

The father of a 14-yearold Ruston girl is charged with cruelty to juveniles and domestic abuse child endangerment after he reportedly struck numerous times with a belt.

Cut it Out seminar important to community

On Monday, Nov. 6, at 10 a.m., local salon professionals are invited to attend a free one-hour professional seminar called Cut it Out at the Ruston- Lincoln Chamber of Commerce.

More ‘bear’ facts to be considered in Louisiana

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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is expected to vote at their November meeting on whether our state will schedule a hunting season for black bears in 2024-25.

City seeks funds to put fountain in Railroad Park

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The city of Ruston is reaching out to residents to help bring a fountain back to Railroad Park.

New development coming to Ruston Country Club site

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Justin Sevier was in Ruston to watch his son play in a baseball tournament at the city sports complex when he noticed a “for sale” sign on the property across the street.

Monster Mash

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Several thousand pint-sized dinosaurs

Cutting the ribbon on Tech Pointe II

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Guice, Edwards unveil Enterprise Campus expansion

Leader honors Lincoln Parish’s 150th birthday

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Back in the early part of this year, the Ruston Daily Leader newsroom began to have casual discussions about the Lincoln Parish Sesquicentennial and how the newspaper would go about honoring and celebrating the parish’s 150th birthday.

A History of Ruston — Part IV

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Up to this time, Vienna, the parish seat, was a thriving community and the stopping point for the stage line between Monroe and Shreveport. When the V.S.&P. (called by wags the “Very Slow and Poky”) came through Ruston, Vienna was too far from its path to become a commercial center, so a large part of Vienna’s population migrated to the new town.