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Nancy Bergeron, Add One

Parish ambulance panel still on square one

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The parish Ambulance Service Committee meets Thursday morning, but to what end is anybody’s guess.

Change orders make a lot of work for lawyers

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Third Judicial District Judge Tommy Rogers hit the proverbial nail squarely on the head last week when he characterized the construction phase of Ruston’s municipal sports complex as a “mess.”

Clock ticking on parish ambulance service issue

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When the parish wide Ambulance Service Committee meets Thursday afternoon, perhaps it will make official the decision it appeared poised to make last month: that the parish should stick with the Ruston Fire Department as its emergency medical services and rescue provider.

I can still see Mamaw on the front porch

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I looked up my grandparents’ former house on the Caddo Parish assessor’s website the other day. It was a mistake.

Water group dissolves after 19 years of nothing

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It took the Union-Lincoln Regional Water Supply Initiative board just nine minutes to do last week what it should have done at least three years ago: dissolve.

The other side of the DEA story

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This is the story of what happens when your doctor runs afoul of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.

Street renamed to honor Lincoln High School

Almost 52 years after Lincoln High School closed, Ruston’s Board of Aldermen has taken a step to preserve its memory.

Nungesser: Running hard at not running

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Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser spent the better part of three days in Ruston last week not running for governor. At least not officially.

Water dilemma: Move forward or cut losses?

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Despite everybody’s best intentions, the Union-Lincoln Regional Water Supply Initiative’s goal of building a pipeline from Lake D’Arbonne to Ruston was doomed from the start.

Ambulance decision should be no-brainer

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For 28 years, the Ruston Fire Department has been providing ambulance service to people who live outside the city for a scant $30,000 a year.