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GSU Shooting Update

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A second suspect is in custody in connection with an Oct. 17 shooting on the Grambling State University campus that left one person dead and seven injured.

Howell given mandatory life sentence in murder of Jason Staples

HOMER — Judge Walter E. May handed down a mandatory life sentence to Timothy Howell here Tuesday for the murder of Jason “Bird” Staples of Ruston.

Family Anguish

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Independence Day weekend will always be bittersweet for Alishia Robinson and her family.

Ruston man arrested for aggravated assault with firearm

Lincoln Parish Sheriff ’s deputies responded to a call from two men who claim that a man followed them and threatened them on Friday afternoon.

Ruston woman arrested for intoxication, leaving minor children at home unattended

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Ruston Police officers noticed a car driving erratically on East Georgia Avenue as it was turning on to North Farmerville Street on Saturday morning around 2:40 a.m.

GSU shooting suspect taken into custody

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A Shreveport man is in custody, suspected of participating in the early morning fatal shooting on the Grambling State campus Oct. 17.

Second GSU victim identified; probes ongoing

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Louisiana State Police have identified the victim in the Oct. 17 fatal shooting on the Grambling State University campus as Marcus Snyder, a 28-year-old resident of Loriman, Mississippi.

Ruston woman arrested for inciting a riot

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A brawl between two families broke out in the 1300 block of Martin Loop Sunday, leading to the arrest of a Ruston woman for inciting a riot.

Dubach man arrested for murder of brother

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A Dubach man remains in the Lincoln Parish Detention Center today charged with second-degree murder of his brother.

Ruston man indicted for threatening 'AOC'

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Chase Levi Thibodeaux, 38, of Ruston, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for reportedly making threats against Democratic New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.