Ruston Daily Leader

11/05/2025

Read our full story on Tuesday's school board decision to realign and rezone Ruston's four elementary schools as PK-5 schools starting next year.
Faced with a crowd concerned that the move would return the schools to imbalanced demographics and resources, district officials said the move is about continuity and that all schools will be equally supported.

Lincoln Parish School Board officials say each of the four upcoming “neighborhood schools” in Ruston, created Tuesday through passage of a realignment and rezoning plan, will receive equal support, am

11/05/2025

BREAKING: Three teen suspects in multiple vehicle burglaries in Ruston over an extended period were apprehended early this morning.

Three men have been arrested in connection with multiple vehicle burglaries across the area, thanks to the early-morning attentiveness of a Ruston city police officer.At approximately 2:40 a.m.

11/05/2025

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11/05/2025

"Whenever in doubt, find 6."
Ruston quarterback Sam Hartwell and tight end Ahmad Hudson are building a undeniable connection in their first varsity season together.

Hartwell, Hudson building an undeniable connection at Ruston High School

11/05/2025

Swimmers from Ruston High, Cedar Creek, and Choudrant High School competed at the Red River High School Swimming Championship Meet Saturday and walked away with plenty of honors.

11/05/2025

11/05/2025

Cedar Creek senior Taylor Martinez signed to play basketball at Bryan College on Tuesday.

Cedar Creek senior Taylor Martinez put pen to paper Tuesday afternoon, signing with Bryan College, an NAIA school in Dayton, Tennessee, to continue her basketball and academic career.Martinez, enterin

11/04/2025

BREAKING: The Lincoln Parish School Board has PASSED the proposed school reconfiguration plan on a 7-3 vote after more than an hour of debate.
Glen View, Cypress Springs, Hillcrest Elementary and Ruston Elementary will become PK-5 schools starting next school year, 2026-27. Story to come.

11/04/2025

Preliminary work toward the eventual replacement of the La. 544/Tech Drive bridge is scheduled to begin Thursday night when the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development installs temporary concrete barrier rails along a portion of I-20.

11/04/2025

Louisiana Tech men's basketball opens the 2025-26 season tonight at Nevada.

Year 4 of Hester era begins against Wolfpack

11/04/2025

Ruston volleyball begins its postseason run on the road at Barbe.

The postseason has arrived for the Ruston Lady Bearcats (15-16) with the reveal of the LHSAA Volleyball Playoff brackets Monday afternoon.

11/03/2025

Ruston High senior Hudson Wood has verbally committed to Southwest Mississippi Community College.

The Ruston High to Mississippi junior college baseball pipeline carries on.