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NEWS

Tech holds Taylor Swift-themed Shakespeare Festival
04/25/2024 - 12:00am
The immortal Bard and a pop culture titan crossed paths at Louisiana Tech University as the College of Liberal Arts hosted its annual Shakespeare Festival Wednesday to celebrate the playwright’s birthday, this time with a Taylor Swift-inspired “Eras...

SPORTS

04/25/2024 - 12:00am
The Grambling State softball team got back in the win column with a 6-1 victory over Arlington Baptist on Tuesday night at the Ruston Sports Complex. GSU banged out 11 hits in the win and erased an early 1-0 deficit with 6 unanswered runs to cruise...

OPINIONS

The smokestack simply says, ‘RUSTON’
04/24/2024 - 12:00am
The first thing you did when you entered the lunchroom at the old A.E. Phillips school was get your milk. The squatty little bottles, and later half-pint waxed cartons, were in a stainless steel chesttype cooler right inside the front door. If you...

OBITUARIES

Joy Carol Maxwell Rowe
04/21/2024 - 12:00am
A Celebration of life for Joy Carol Maxwell Rowe, 74, of Ruston, will be held Friday, April 26, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Temple Baptist Church Sanctuary in Ruston. Officiating the service will be Dr. Reggie Bridges and Rev. Dale Oden. Interment will...