An 18-year-old Ruston woman who had graduated from high school only days before was shot and killed early Saturday morning in a drive-by shooting that occurred on I-20 between the Tarbutton overpass and Tech Drive interchange.
A boyfriend and girlfriend who apparently got into a fight about how the woman’s children should be disciplined have each been charged with domestic abuse battery with child endangerment.
This year marks the 74th year of Ruston’s long-standing and beloved Peach Festival. It was 49 years ago that one of the most popular stops for festival-goers became a treasured part of the festivities. That would be the peach ice cream booth.
The “total Louisiana Tech graduates” tally climbed to 114,892 on Saturday when 1,076 new Tech alumni and their friends and families gathered in the Thomas Assembly Center for two full-length ceremonies to cap off the academic year.
The Lincoln Parish School Board is mulling its options for how best to ensure the Ruston High School softball and tennis programs continue to have a place to play next year and beyond.
