The Ruston Police Department responded to a complaint about possible drug sales at the 1200 block of Pecan St. in Ruston at approximately 6:40 p.m., Thursday.
Thanks to a Pledge 10 grant from Jonesboro State Bank, Troop 45 Boy Scout Thomas Rogers and his troop mates were able to install two bike repair stands along the Rock Island Greenway in Ruston.
A video image from a body camera reportedly worn by Louisiana State Police Lt. John Clary, of Ruston, shows several other troopers standing over Ronald Greene, who’s lying face down, moaning on a rural Union Parish road.
The state of Louisiana has at last heard the pleas of local governments and will be converting the dangerous LA 150/LA 818 intersection west of Ruston into a four-way stop.
The 3rd Judicial District Attorney’s office isn’t going to make any decisions or further comments about the 2019 death of a Black man who apparently died in state police custody until federal authorities complete their investigation of the incident.
The Lincoln Parish Library Board of Control once again has a vacant seat at the table, and though the process to fill it hasn’t yet taken as long as two such appointments in 2020, it seems likely a couple more months will go by before the new member is officially named.
North Louisiana Sen. Jay Morris’ bill to strip the permitting requirements from carrying a concealed handgun cleared another hurdle Wednesday, passing through the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice by a narrow 6-4 margin.
President Les Guice rolled out the red carpet for students at Louisiana Tech University as the much-anticipated “Midnight Breakfast” returned this week.
