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Tech program helps undergrads get a jump start on graduate school

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Undergraduate students enrolled in Louisiana Tech University’s College of Engineering and Science can use the concurrent enrollment program to cut the time and money it takes to complete a graduate degree.

Drawn to Water

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“Like a fish to water” would be the best analogy for Rustonarea swimmer Gianni “G” Amiano.

Cedar Creek, blind center faced big allegations in 2021

News headlines in 2021 were marked by multiple accusations of sexual misconduct that involved several major institutions that call Ruston their home.

Virus still game-changer in 2021

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Better, yet possibly on the verge of a fifth surge. That’s the state of COVID-19 in Lincoln Parish as 2021 draws to a close.

Late W.D. McKeever honored by State Board of Embalmers

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Kings Funeral Home has stood for generations. On Tuesday morning, the late W.D. McKeever was recognized by the Louisiana State Board of Embalmers with a proclamation honoring his legacy as the owner and operator of one of the oldest funeral homes in northeast Louisiana.

Blast from Christmas Past

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The Ruston Daily Leader’s very own Cathi Cox-Boniol pays a visit to Santa Claus in Colardo in 1964.

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

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‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house?not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

Omicron less likely to hospitalize infected

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Two new British studies provide some early hints that the omicron variant of the coronavirus may be milder than the delta version.

Rustonopoly Arrives

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Just in time for Christmas, Santa’s Sleigh landed at the Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce Thursday evening in the form of an R&L Carrier truck filled with Rustonopoly games.

King’s Funeral Home Proclamation

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King’s Funeral Home was presented with a proclamation from the Louisiana State Board of Embalmers recognizing the legacy and works of the funeral home’s late owner, W.D. McKeever.