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NEWS

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Leader photo by Cathi Cox-Boniol

From left are board member Stephanie Whitten, Allie Richardson (Ruston High), Anna Grace Lee (Louisiana Tech), Shelby Freeman (Ruston High), Murphy DeMoss (Ruston High), Mattie Johnson (Louisiana Tech) and board member Cheryl Lamkin, who gathered at the Ruston Sports Complex to celebrate the 2024 Ruston Dixie Softball Association Scholarships.

04/18/2024 - 5:00pm
When Mike Skains signed the note for the Ruston Girls Softball Association fields in 1993, he couldn’t have anticipated that more than 30 years later, that move would be helping local softball players attend college. “When we sold the RGSA fields...

SPORTS

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Photo by Josh McDaniel
Jackson Pyle brings home two runs on a single in Choudrant's win over Hackberry Thursday.

04/18/2024 - 6:42pm
When it comes time for the playoffs, it's usually safe to bet on Choudrant's ability to deliver. That rang true once again as the No. 15 seeded Aggies (13-16) defeated No. 18 Hackberry 7-3 in the first round of the Division V nonselect playoffs,...

OPINIONS

With economic development, slow and steady wins the race
04/17/2024 - 12:00am
To hear Kevin Hicks tell it, as soon as he and his business partners open an extendedstay hotel, three eateries, and a dry cleaner in Grambling, the city’s economic development woes will be over — or at least considerably lessened. And, if Black...

OBITUARIES

M.R. Roberson, III (Trey)
04/12/2024 - 12:00am
A memorial visitation for M.R. Roberson, III (Trey) will be held on Saturday, April, 20, 2024, at Broadmoor Baptist Church, Room 1403, in Shreveport. The visitation will be from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. with a special prayer at 3 p.m. Trey was born on...