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Ruston Daily Leader The Ruston Daily Leader is a community newspaper that provides coverage of Lincoln Parish. We publis

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A group of 20 residents who oppose the Lincoln Parish School Board’s plan to consolidate Ruston’s four public elementary...
03/21/2023
‘ Keep Schools Open’

A group of 20 residents who oppose the Lincoln Parish School Board’s plan to consolidate Ruston’s four public elementary schools into two will hold a town hall meeting tonight to discuss the problems they have with the project.

Town hall meeting is at 6 p.m. at New Rocky Valley Baptist Church.

Group to speak against consolidation plan tonight

A cooperative effort among law enforcement agencies and a tip from the community led to the capture in Lincoln Parish of...
03/20/2023
Fugitive nabbed after tip from community

A cooperative effort among law enforcement agencies and a tip from the community led to the capture in Lincoln Parish of a man wanted on attempted murder charges in Monroe.

“It isn’t a lot of fluff with him. It’s just a lot of really hard work.”Jorge Corona has been a mainstay for the Diamond...
03/20/2023
'Cool is the Enemy'

“It isn’t a lot of fluff with him. It’s just a lot of really hard work.”

Jorge Corona has been a mainstay for the Diamond Dogs for four seasons, unapologetically out-working his competition and being the embodiment of 'cool is the enemy.'

Corona time: Tech catcher the quiet strength for Bulldogs

Last week's Buddy Davis Memorial Athlete of the Week was Simsboro softball player Carlei Wheeler, who helped propel the ...
03/19/2023

Last week's Buddy Davis Memorial Athlete of the Week was Simsboro softball player Carlei Wheeler, who helped propel the Tigers to a 3-0 weekend on the mound and at the plate.
Be on the lookout for our Athlete of the Week featured in the paper every Thursday and Friday!
AOTW is sponsored by: Northern Louisiana Medical Center, Supermovers, Caples and Robinson Orthodontics, Broom Auto, Ruston Glass and Cotton Top.

At last night's town hall about the upcoming liquor sales ballot, Mayor Ronny Walker said the city would have to layoff ...
03/17/2023
Walker: Budget, staff cuts possible if alcohol Prop. 5 fails

At last night's town hall about the upcoming liquor sales ballot, Mayor Ronny Walker said the city would have to layoff employees and cut millions from its budget if voters reject the proposition allowing alcohol in restaurants.
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If Ruston voters fail to re-up the proposition on the March 25 local-option referendum ballot that allows restaurants to sell both low- and high-content alcoholic beverages, the city will be forced to

Come Sunday morning, when the Ruston Fire Department’s B shift works off, District Chief Charles Eugene Bass will leave ...
03/17/2023
Time for a change

Come Sunday morning, when the Ruston Fire Department’s B shift works off, District Chief Charles Eugene Bass will leave the firehouse for the last time as a city firefighter.
He’s retiring at 33 years of duty.

Charles Eugene Bass quotes the Yiddish proverb reformulated by comedian Wood Allen: “Man makes a plan, God laughs.”

Free: After two respective playoff seasons, the Lincoln Prep and Cedar Creek boys basketball teams’ best earned all-dist...
03/14/2023
Lincoln Prep’s Mayfield, Hudson garner 2-1A honors

Free: After two respective playoff seasons, the Lincoln Prep and Cedar Creek boys basketball teams’ best earned all-district honors with the 2022-23 season officially in the books.

After two respective playoff seasons, the Lincoln Prep and Cedar Creek boys basketball teams’ best earned alldistrict honors with the 2022-23 season officially in the books.

Updated story: The father of the man charged with murder in last week's fatal shooting on Greene Lane has also been arre...
03/14/2023
Greene Lane shooting suspect, father arrested

Updated story: The father of the man charged with murder in last week's fatal shooting on Greene Lane has also been arrested and charged with accessory after the fact.

The Ruston man wanted in connection with the shooting death of a woman on Greene Lane has been arrested and charged with second- degree murder.

Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker’s biggest worry about the March 25 local option alcohol referendum is that Ruston restaurants ...
03/14/2023
Walker to tackle 'confusion' on liquor vote at Thursday Town Hall

Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker’s biggest worry about the March 25 local option alcohol referendum is that Ruston restaurants could lose the ability to sell both low- and high-content alcoholic beverages.
He said people on both sides of the liquor issue have caused "confusion" on the nature of the ballot options.

Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker’s biggest worry about the March 25 local option alcohol referendum is that Ruston restaurants could lose the ability to sell both low- and high-content alcoholic beverages.

Last week the Lincoln Parish Library Board of Control became the first in the state to formally oppose two bills pre-fil...
03/13/2023
Library board opposes legislation

Last week the Lincoln Parish Library Board of Control became the first in the state to formally oppose two bills pre-filed in the Louisiana Legislature that would give local governments more direct control over libraries and impose access restrictions to materials deemed "sexually explicit."
The board hopes to help organize statewide opposition to the measures.

Members plan to lobby for amendments

"They’re all my kids and there’s nothing they can do about it.”The Lincoln Prep Panthers came up short in the state cham...
03/11/2023
Panthers come up short in state championship

"They’re all my kids and there’s nothing they can do about it.”

The Lincoln Prep Panthers came up short in the state championship, but nothing changes about the love Antonio Hudson has for his group after an accomplished season.

LAKE CHARLES – Lincoln Prep’s season ends in heartbreak.The No. 2 seeded Panthers fell in the Division IV Select state championship to No.

FINAL: Northwood-Lena 73, Lincoln Prep 56Panthers finish as the Division IV select runner up with a 24-5 overall record.
03/11/2023

FINAL: Northwood-Lena 73, Lincoln Prep 56
Panthers finish as the Division IV select runner up with a 24-5 overall record.

The Ruston man wanted in connection with the shooting death of a woman on Greene Lane has been arrested and charged with...
03/11/2023
Suspect arrested in fatal Greene Lane shooting

The Ruston man wanted in connection with the shooting death of a woman on Greene Lane has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

The Ruston man wanted in connection with the shooting death of a woman on Greene Lane has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder.Donovan Hart, 18, was taken into custody Friday on a traff

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03/10/2023

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The Lincoln Prep Panthers are getting a practice in at Sam Houston High School before tomorrow's state championship game.

Panthers play Northwood-Lena Saturday at noon.

UPDATE: Two juveniles were in custody late Thursday afternoon in connection with Tuesday's shooting at Peachland Mobile ...
03/10/2023
Two arrested, one still at large in shootings

UPDATE: Two juveniles were in custody late Thursday afternoon in connection with Tuesday's shooting at Peachland Mobile Home Park. The suspect in the subsequent fatal shooting on Greene Lane is still being sought.

Two male juveniles were in custody late Thursday afternoon, each charged with two counts of attempted seconddegree murder in connection with a shooting that took place Tuesday at Peachland Mobile Home Park.

Ruston's historic season came to a close Thursday night to Ponchatoula in the state semifinals. Read the instant recap o...
03/10/2023
Bearcats fall to Ponchatoula in state semifinals

Ruston's historic season came to a close Thursday night to Ponchatoula in the state semifinals. Read the instant recap of a tough end to an accomplished season.

LAKE CHARLES – Ruston’s historic season has reached its end.The No. 2 Bearcats (29-4) fell to the No.

FINAL: Ponchatoula 62, Ruston 55Bearcats' historic season comes to an end in the state semifinals. Bearcats finish 29-4,...
03/10/2023

FINAL: Ponchatoula 62, Ruston 55

Bearcats' historic season comes to an end in the state semifinals. Bearcats finish 29-4, the most wins for the program in the last decade.

Lincoln Prep survives a tight overtime battle with Crescent City and will play for the Division IV state title Saturday....
03/09/2023
Lincoln Prep advances to state championship

Lincoln Prep survives a tight overtime battle with Crescent City and will play for the Division IV state title Saturday. Here's the instant recap.

LAKE CHARLES — Redemption secured.The No.

03/09/2023

FINAL: Lincoln Prep 62, Crescent City 56

The Panthers will play for a state title Saturday.

Shop Local this weekend and support Big Creek Trade Days! Hours are Friday and Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 10-4.Admission is...
03/09/2023
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Hours are Friday and Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 10-4.
Admission is $5 at the gate.
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NEW: The Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office has released the name of a suspect and the victim in Tuesday's fatal shooting o...
03/09/2023
Suspect, victim identified in fatal shooting

NEW: The Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office has released the name of a suspect and the victim in Tuesday's fatal shooting outside Ruston, one of two back-to-back shootings that afternoon.
The sheriff's office is seeking information on the suspect.

The Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office is looking for 18-year-old Donovan Hart, of Ruston, in connection with a Tuesday afternoon shooting that left a local woman dead.Authorities have identified the vic

A bill pre-filed in the state Legislature seeks to curtail access to "sexually explicit" materials in public libraries. ...
03/08/2023
Library board to discuss state bill that would restrict ‘explicit’ materials | Ruston Daily Leader

A bill pre-filed in the state Legislature seeks to curtail access to "sexually explicit" materials in public libraries. The Lincoln Parish Library Board of Control has called a special meeting to discuss the bill Thursday.

The Lincoln Parish Library Board of Control has called a special meeting Thursday exclusively to discuss a pair of pre-filed bills in the Louisiana Legislature that seek to overhaul how libraries are run and what materials they make available to minors.

Free to read: Ruston aldermen have passed new ordinances that would place limits and boundaries on expanded alcohol sale...
03/08/2023
Alcohol referendum: Mayor says "vote yes" down the line

Free to read: Ruston aldermen have passed new ordinances that would place limits and boundaries on expanded alcohol sales rules, should those rules pass at the polls on March 25.
Mayor Ronny Walker believes those limits are strong enough that he's encouraging citizens to "vote yes" on all five alcohol propositions.

Aldermen OK liquor overlay zone; mayor says just vote ‘yes’

Police are looking for information in a pair of shootings off U.S. Highway 80 west that left a woman dead and a man inju...
03/08/2023
One dead after two Tuesday shootings

Police are looking for information in a pair of shootings off U.S. Highway 80 west that left a woman dead and a man injured yesterday.

One woman is dead and a man injured as a result of back-to-back shootings that occurred off U.S. Hwy.

Ruston baseball extended its winning streak to five over the weekend, winning all four games of the Trey Altick Memorial...
03/07/2023
Bearcats win all four games in Altick tourney

Ruston baseball extended its winning streak to five over the weekend, winning all four games of the Trey Altick Memorial Tournament played in its home ballpark.

The Trey Altick Memorial Tournament is just what the Ruston Bearcats needed.

Last week's Buddy Davis Memorial Athlete of the Week was Choudrant High softball player Holly Bennett, who's racked up b...
03/06/2023

Last week's Buddy Davis Memorial Athlete of the Week was Choudrant High softball player Holly Bennett, who's racked up big numbers on the mound and at the plate in Choudrant's hot early season.
Be on the lookout for our Athlete of the Week featured in the paper every Thursday and Friday!
AOTW is sponsored by: Northern Louisiana Medical Center, Supermovers, Caples and Robinson Orthodontics, Broom Auto, Ruston Glass and Cotton Top.

The playoffs are all about who can withstand the heat, even when the lights are at their brightest.Antonio Hudson relaye...
03/06/2023
Panther Madness

The playoffs are all about who can withstand the heat, even when the lights are at their brightest.
Antonio Hudson relayed that message throughout the season to the Lincoln Prep Panthers and it paid off when it mattered most Thursday night in the Division IV Select quarterfinals.

Lincoln Prep sheds rival Southern Lab 70-58 to advance to state basketball tournament

It was the desire for a movie theater that led to Ruston’s last local option alcohol referendum 21 years ago.In a matter...
03/06/2023
Desire for movie theater spawned Ruston’s last liquor referendum

It was the desire for a movie theater that led to Ruston’s last local option alcohol referendum 21 years ago.
In a matter of days, Ruston will face the same ballot options again. This time the push is coming from a pair of corporations who want their Ruston stores to be able to sell a full range of beverages.

It was the desire for a movie theater that led to Ruston’s last local option alcohol referendum 21 years ago.

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03/05/2023

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Free to read: It took 35 years, but Ruston boys basketball is headed back to the state tournament after taking down Barb...
03/04/2023
'Special' indeed: Bearcats head back to state tournament

Free to read: It took 35 years, but Ruston boys basketball is headed back to the state tournament after taking down Barbe tonight.

It took 35 years - more than 12,000 days - but Ruston boys basketball is headed back to the state tournament.The No. 2 seeded Bearcats defeated the No.

03/04/2023

FINAL: Ruston High School 70, Barbe 33

The Bearcats are going back to the state tournament for the first time since 1988. Stay tuned for coverage from tonight's win.

In their second game against defending national champion Ole Miss, Louisiana Tech baseball accomplished the rare feat of...
03/03/2023
Tech outscores No. 4 Ole Miss, still loses due to weather ruling

In their second game against defending national champion Ole Miss, Louisiana Tech baseball accomplished the rare feat of outscoring the opponent and still (technically) losing.

OXFORD, Mississippi — Louisiana Tech scored twice in the top of the seventh to take a 5-4 lead over No. 4- ranked Ole Miss Wednesday night at Oxford-University Stadium and Swayze Field.

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The Louisiana Tech aviation program has seen many planes come through its Flight Operation Hangar, but a new kind of aircraft descended upon the facility Tuesday afternoon.
Tech hosted one of nearly 500 “Qualiflyer” events in the Red Bull Paper Wings paper airplane flight competition.
Former Louisiana State Police Superintendent Kevin Reeves is disputing claims by 3rd Judicial District Attorney John Belton that files delivered to him regarding the death of Black motorist Ronald Greene did not include body camera video from the ranking trooper on the scene.
A Facebook statement posted and later removed by Cedar Creek School’s Board of Directors in response to allegations of bullying and sexual battery has now become part of the plaintiffs’ strategy in building their case against the school.
Lincoln Parish is at a marginal risk for severe weather tonight and tomorrow morning, per the National Weather Service and Lincoln Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
Large hail and high damaging winds are the main possible threats. Tornadoes are not ruled out.
Continue to monitor weather sources, and be safe.
Congratulations to Simsboro for taking home its fourth Class B state championship in five years!
Due to a power outage at the Ruston Daily Leader office Friday night, the weekend print edition is going to be delayed. We appreciate your patience. The e-edition will be available on time first thing Saturday morning.
The Lincoln Parish Police Jury is trying to figure out whether it can improve motorist safety on several chip-sealed roads around the parish by having them striped.
The Lincoln Parish Library in Ruston, Louisiana, is looking for its next Library Director.
Applications will be accepted through April 29.
Head to mylpl.org to apply.
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Proponents of a plan to bring Amtrak passenger rail service through North Louisiana with a stop in Ruston say the project may be closer to fruition now than at any time in its decades-long history.
Four days after the arrest of then-school board president David Gullatt, the board named a new representative for the Simsboro area and reappointed a former president.
Free to read: A.E. Phillips eighth grader Melissa Le has been named Region 1’s Middle School Student of the Year and will compete for the state title.
Congratulations and good luck!
Tonight the Lincoln Parish School Board appointed Clark Canterbury as the District 3 board member to finish the remainder of David Gullatt’s term following Gullatt’s arrest and subsequent resignation.
Look for the full story in Thursday’s Ruston Daily Leader.
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