Rep. Tony Bacala, R-Prairieville, sponsored bills calling for constitutional amendments to help avoid the chaotic way that major budget decisions were made in the Legislature last year. Photo by Francis Dinh/LSU Manship School News Service
Fri, 04/19/2024 - 12:00am
BATON ROUGE — Republicans on a House committee refused Wednesday to pass proposed constitutional amendments, preferring to wait for a constitutional convention sought by Gov. Jeff Landry.
Nine...
Grambling State University Police Chief Rodney Demery, left, Grambling city police Lt. Bobby Washington, and Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Diversity Outreach Contract Coordinator Luther Perry discussed safe driving initiatives Thursday during a review of collaborative efforts among law enforcement, GSU, and the LHSC. April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Leader photo by Nancy Bergeron
Fri, 04/19/2024 - 12:00am
GRAMBLING — Black and African American residents in Lincoln Parish are overrepresented when it comes to involvement in fatal or serious injury vehicle crashes.
Though African Americans make up only...
Fri, 04/19/2024 - 12:00am
Six months ago, a violent stabbing attack on Louisiana Tech University campus came as a shock to a Ruston community with a reputation as a relatively quiet town.
For one Ruston private school, the...
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.
Thu, 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...
Cedar Creek junior Mallory Smith had one of the Lady Cougars’ three hits in a 3-0 loss to Opelousas Catholic on Tuesday. Photo by Darrell James
Thu, 04/18/2024 - 12:00am
Cedar Creek battled with No. 1 Opelousas Catholic until the final out but couldn’t produce enough offense to prevail in a 3-0 loss in the second round of the Division IV Select playoffs Tuesday on...