Ruston Daily Leader

06/03/2026

Annual Peach Hunt brought to you by RightFiber.

Wednesday, June 3 – Clue #3:

"Don’t think too hard, it’s just a game.
To tell you the truth, it’s all in the name.
Use your brain you hold the power.
The festival is closer by the hour."

06/03/2026

Ruston’s Board of Aldermen is expected to vote in July on raising the residential garbage and trash collection fee to $10 per month.

06/03/2026

ICYMI: Cedar Creek's Kade Luker is the Louisiana Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year.

Kade Luker picks up another historic honor

06/03/2026

06/02/2026

Cost reports indicate that even as Northern Louisiana Medical Center has been in financial distress for several years, racking up as much as $31 million in unpaid bills, it's also been paying millions in fees each year to three different companies tied to the hospital's owner, Rock Bordelon.

Cost reports filed for Ruston’s Northern Louisiana Medical Center with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services show a pattern of financial distress, including up to $31 million in unpai

06/02/2026

Annual Peach Hunt brought to you by RightFiber.

Tuesday, June 2 – Clue #2:

"Grab this year’s shirt to up the winnings, where it’s hidden you can’t watch innings.

The trick, you see, to find the prize, is east and west, so open your eyes."

06/02/2026

Our Valor special edition shares the names and photos of local military service members past and present, as well as special feature stories from the perspectives of local veterans.

06/01/2026

BREAKING: With a new judge and new prosecutors in place, the murder trial in the 2023 Louisiana Tech stabbing case is now slated for November, almost exactly three years after the deadly incident.

The murder trial of Jacoby Johnson is now tentatively set for Nov.

06/01/2026

Hydi Boyd, Ava Lantrip, and Presley Wall have been named LSWA All-State Honorable Mentions on the Class 1A All-State Softball Team.

Hydi Boyd, Ava Lantrip, and Presley Wall have earned All-State Honorable Mention honors after guiding the Cedar Creek softball program to the Division IV select quarterfinals this spring.Boyd hit .430

06/01/2026

Annual Peach Hunt brought to you by RightFiber.

Monday, June 1 – Clue #1:

Up or down? Left or right?

We know this clue can cause some spite.

The rules of the game are strong and steady.

Stay on public property, go on, we are ready.