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STEM Day with a St. Patrick’s Day twist

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The Lincoln Parish STEM Center recently hosted a STEM Day for children of teachers participating in professional development. The day featured a series of experiences with a St. Patrick’s Day theme and a little Johnny Appleseed added in. Pictured above, left to right, Karter Huey, Norah Whitlock and Isla Davis are seen preparing for their design challenge while Tucker Edwards and Reed Parker demonstrate their successfully engineered Apple Tower. In addition, participants also engaged in a challenge to design a container to hold one cup of Lucky Charms cereal, created a trap to catch a leprechaun and utilized the robotics program Dash to complete a balloon challenge. Photos by Lauren Hull

GSU’s Call Me MiSTER receives $2 million in federal funding

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GRAMBLING — “Throw me something, Mister” is a phrase that has become an important part of springtime Louisiana folklore, especially during Mardi Gras season.

Cedar Creek lawsuit update

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A Facebook statement posted and later removed by Cedar Creek School’s Board of Directors in response to allegations of bullying and sexual battery has now become part of the plaintiffs’ strategy in building their case against the school.

Tech, Grambling partner up for health fair today

Louisiana Tech University and Grambling State University will co-host a health fair from 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. today outside the Ropp Center, to encourage staff, faculty, and students — as well as the community — to be conscious of their mental and physical health.

Paper Wings Take Flight

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Red Bull Paper Wings, the world’s largest paper plane competition, took flight in Ruston at the Louisiana Tech University Flight Operation Hangar Tuesday. The competition is a search for the top paper plane pilots worldwide. Here, 11-year-old Gabriel Alford launches a paper plane in flight. For more on the Red Bull Paper Wings, see Thursday’s Daily Leader. Leader photo by Caleb Daniel

Edwards to let COVID emergency expire

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Louisiana is about to become the latest state to drop COVID-related restrictions when the current public health emergency order expires Wednesday.

RCT Ready for the Next Show

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With the success of “Matilda Jr.” this month, the Ruston Community Theatre is moving on to its next performance, “Father of the Bride,” which is scheduled for its run March 24-27 at the Dixie Center for the Arts. Tickets for “Father of the Bride,” directed by Mary Watkins, are on sale now. Visit rctruston.org for more information and to purchase your tickets. Photos courtesy of Jenn Kilpatrick and Amy Vessel

New social studies standards pass after months of delays, revisions

After roughly nine months of drafts and four years later than the law requires, Louisiana has finally approved new social studies standards for its school systems.

Peachland shooting suspect moved

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The Ruston teen charged with killing one man and wounding another in a dispute over a parking fee has been moved from a juvenile correction facility to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center.

Portion of North Monroe Street to be closed three days this week

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The city of Ruston announced, weather permitting, that N. Monroe Street between W. Alabama Avenue and W. Mississippi Avenue will be closed to through traffic beginning Wednesday from 7 a.m. through Friday at 5 p.m.