Ruston resident and veteran James “J.P.” Turner will be celebrating his 101st birthday on Nov. 17. Turner is a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Army’s 746th Tank Battalion.
NEW ORLEANS – Soldiers in the Louisiana Army National Guard (LAARNG) Military Funeral Honors (MFH) Team answer an even higher call to serve their country by spending countless hours training to ens
For the past few years, Ruston has been home to what is now a multi-million-dollar clothing company led by two young Louisiana Tech graduates from urban New Orleans.
Above, members of the U.S. Army precision drill team toss their rifles in the air above the head of their commander during Ruston’s Veterans Day observance on Thursday at Railroad Park downtown.
The Village of Choudrant gathered to celebrate former and current service members for its Veterans Day program. Choudrant Restoration and Beautification Society hosted the event.
Lincoln Parish voters head to the polls Saturday to decide the fate of a property tax renewal for the local library and weigh in with voters statewide on four proposed constitutional amendments.
Lincoln Parish has recorded another death due to COVID-19. The Louisiana Department of Health now reports 101 confirmed deaths from the virus since the pandemic began over a year ago.
A suspect in previous bicycle thefts on the Louisiana Tech campus was detained and later arrested by university police Friday night near Hutchison Apartments on Everett Street.
