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Legendary send-off for Fred Dean

His legend began on the football fields of Lincoln and Ruston High Schools before continuing at Louisiana Tech and the NFL, so it was only fitting his final sendoff was held at Joe Aillet Stadium.

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Early voting ends today; turnout already record

Lincoln Parish voters have only hours left to cast early ballots for the Nov. 3 presidential and local elections.

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Tech reports 3 weeks of lower virus count

Over the weekend, Louisiana Tech University recorded its third straight week with much lower selfreported COVID-19 case numbers compared to the first three weeks of the fall quarter.

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Edwards takes House to court over COVID, state readies for another hurricane

Gov. John Bel Edwards has filed a lawsuit against the Louisiana House of Representatives asking that a petition seeking to terminate the state’s COVID-19 restrictions for seven days be declared unconstitutional.

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Rear-end crash claims life of Ruston man

ANSLEY — A Ruston man is dead after a crash with an 18-wheeler Thursday night in Jackson Parish.

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Police seek public’s help on cold case

Rodney Jackson admits his younger sister, Sheila, had addiction problems. But she was also the only one of his eight remaining siblings who kept him in line.

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Tech introduces new AD

Eric Wood made a big impact over the past five years at the University of Central Florida.

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Petition seeks ‘seat at the table’; JBE says order stands

A petition approved Friday by Louisiana House Republicans to lift the state’s coronavirus restrictions is primarily a move to get Gov. John Bel Edwards to give lawmakers input in deciding the state’s continued response to the COVID-19 health emergency, Rep. Chris Turner said.