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Ruston’s Melissa Le balances normal teen life with ‘STEM to Bloom’

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Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series on Ruston High student Melissa Le and her “STEM to Bloom” project.

Melissa Le is having a Hannah Montana moment.

Local DNC delegate praises Michelle Obama speech

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If Democrats are going to recapture the White House in November, they must heed former First Lady Michelle Obama and vote, a local Democrat National Convention delegate Richard Anderson said Wednesday.

Activity continues in Tech Title IX lawsuit

Both sides in a lawsuit involving an alleged Louisiana Tech University student-onstudent rape are now asking a federal judge to rule in their favor without a trial.

Turpin bulldog ready for Bearcats football

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Turpin bulldog ready for Bearcats football

GSU’s Hamms named among Executive Leadership Academy

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GRAMBLING — Grambling State University Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management Gavin R. Hamms is part of a 37-person cohort for the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) 2024–25 Executive Leadership Academy ( ELA) program.

Ruston state Rep. Chris Turner to keynote Tech commencement

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Louisiana State Representative and Ruston businessman Christopher “ Chris” Turner will serve as keynote speaker for Loui s i ana Tech University’s 2024 summer commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 24, in the Thomas Assembly Center on the Tech campus.

Dubach nudges tax rate down, residents still to pay more

Dubach property owners will pay a touch more in taxes this year, on average, even as the town’s millage rate goes down slightly.

Tech stabbing suspect still awaiting mental facility

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Lack of space holds up Johnson’s rehab, eventual trial

Aldermen to introduce Fiscal Year 2025 budget

The city of Ruston expects to spend close to $4 million more in the coming fiscal year than it is this year, but the bulk of that is a pass-through from an anticipated FEMA grant stemming from the 2019 tornado.

Commission sends Buc-ee’s plat to aldermen

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The Buc-ee’s Travel Center development took a step toward the start of construction Monday when Ruston’s Planning and Zoning Commission agreed to recommend to the Board of Aldermen that it approve the project’s preliminary plat.