Dean Dick and Bill Brown (right) pause during the reception in the lobby of Louisiana National Bank Thursday in downtown Ruston. Brown retired from radio after 50 years. Leader photo by Cathi Cox-Boniol
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 12:00am
Normal banking activities at Louisiana National Bank took on a different look late last week as the local business rolled out the red carpet to celebrate Bill Brown’s retirement after 50 years in...
Addison Worley (2) celebrates after scoring the winning run for the Lady Aggies in a 2-1 victory over Fairview on Monday. Photo by Josh McDaniel
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 12:00am
Kylie Willis delivered the biggest of the seventh inning fireworks with a walk- off single to lift No. 3 Choudrant 2-1 over No. 14 Fairview in the second round of the Division V Non-select playoffs...
Photo by Sabbir Alam Shuvo
About 50 Louisiana Tech students and faculty from Bangladesh, as well as family members, gathered at Cook Park in Ruston Sunday to celebrate Pohela Boishakh, the Bengali New Year.
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 12:00am
The South Asian country of Bangladesh is about 8,540 miles away from Ruston — more than one-third of the circumference of planet Earth.
But on Sunday, the two didn’t seem so far apart for Bengali...
The Choudrant, Simsboro, and Cedar Creek baseball teams all made the LHSAA playoffs. Choudrant and Simsoboro will play in the Division V Non-select bracket while Cedar Creek will compete in Division IV Select. Photos by Josh McDaniel and Darrell James
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 12:00am
Three Lincoln Parish baseball programs earned a spot in the 2024 postseason as the Louisiana High School Athletic Association released the brackets Tuesday.
Game dates and times had not been...
The Simsboro Lady Tigers’ playoff run ended Monday in an 11-0 loss to Zwolle. Carlei Wheeler struck out six batters in four innings of work. Photo by Darrell James
Wed, 04/17/2024 - 12:00am
The Simsboro Lady Tigers couldn’t overcome four fielding errors, along with a 9-run inning from No. 2 Zwolle, to keep their season alive in an 11-0 loss in the second round of the Division V Non-...