The city of Ruston will receive a $3.5 million federal Economic Development Administration grant to shore up portions of its electric infrastructure and upgrade its fiber optic network, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced today.
Ruston’s Board of Aldermen meets tonight in its role as the city’s personnelfinance committee to discuss the Walker administration’s proposed budget for the spending year that begins Oct. 1.
The city of Ruston will get slightly more than $1 million in cash flow relief for the current budget year because of a bond refinancing plan approved Monday by the Board of Aldermen.
Ruston’s Board of Aldermen could take the initial step Monday in trying to stop large, potentially unruly gatherings where alcohol is involved, like those that occurred earlier this year at a now-closed downtown hookah lounge.
Ruston mayor Ronny Walker and several other city officials and community members officially opened phase three of the Rock Island Greenway at R.L. Cook Park on Tuesday.
