The city of Ruston stands to get approximately $2.65 million in state money to be used for several construction projects as a result of action taken during the legislative session that ended Thursday.
Ruston’s Board of Aldermen is set to create the city’s third economic development district Monday night and in so doing give new life to the long-shuttered diesel plant and water reservoir located on East Mississippi Avenue.
An amendment tacked onto a state House bill seeking to levy a sales tax on smokable medical marijuana use could mean a change in funding for Ruston’s East Kentucky Avenue extension project.
The Louisiana Legislature has passed its $38 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, and a recently added earmark for funding of the city of Ruston’s proposed skatepark made its way into the final figures.
When it comes to residential trash pickup in the city of Ruston, it’s all about sorting and placement. And if that sorting and placement isn’t done correctly, the trash truck is going to pass you by.
Ruston voters will apparently have the final say on whether the city proceeds with its plan to develop a fiber optic network that would make internet service available to homes and businesses in the city.
