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Ida Mae Taylor celebrates 100th birthday

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On Feb. 22, exactly 100 years from the time of her birth, friends and family gathered with Ida Mae Burns Taylor to celebrate a century of life.

Group forming permanent Krewe of Allegro in Ruston

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Fore 22 years the Krewe of Allegro Mardi Gras Ball has been held at the Dixie Center for the Arts. With Mardi Gras season winding down, the krewe has decided to up its carnival game.

Samuels advises Tech graduates to ‘walk into your fear’

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In its 339th commencement exercises, Louisiana Tech University conferred degrees on 319 graduates.

Hall and Sudduth honored in Jonesboro

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The ladies of First Baptist Church of Jonesboro paid homage to Betty Hall and Joan Sudduth Thursday. Both ladies have been very supportive and active of the Women’s Missionary Union. Hall has served as director for 30 years. In addition to a delicious meal, Andrea Malone, Director of Jackson Parish Domestic Abuse Resistance Team, served as speaker.

Cedar Creek names Ensminger as new head football coach

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Steven Ensminger Jr. will be making the move across town to Cedar Creek School, where he will become the new head football coach and athletic director, the school announced Friday.

Budget deadline looms

With the deadline looming for the Grambling City Council to enact a 2022 budget or have a district court intervene, very little movement appears to have taken place.

Laskey lecture resumes with Mann presentation

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Virginia Davis Laskey was a woman of vision and most certainly ahead of her time.

‘Girl power’ returns

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Lincoln Parish Middle School Student of the Year Melissa Le is no stranger to the pages of the Ruston Daily Leader.

High schooler booked for stealing teacher’s identity

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A Ruston High School student has been charged with 13 counts of misdemeanor identity theft after he allegedly transferred money out of a teacher’s account to his own using a mobile payment service.

State, local burn bans lifted

Due to recent dry conditions statewide being sufficiently alleviated following several rain events, State Fire Marshal H. “Butch” Browning, along with Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, is rescinding the statewide cease and desist order for all private burning issued on Feb. 15.