Friends and family recently joined Mable Best at a reception to celebrate her 90th birthday. Gathering in the foyer of Temple Baptist Church, friends and family joined Best in enjoying cake and cookies while reminiscing about the Ruston resident’s nine decades of adventures. Above, Best celebrates with Sadel (left) and Dale Oden.
A 62-year-old Ruston man is charged with felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile, prostitution, and enticing persons into prostitution, all stemming from what police say was an incident apparently involving a 15-year-old girl.
A Minden man who told police he discharged a firearm in the air just to see if the gun was loaded was arrested early Sunday morning by Grambling city police.