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Buc-ee's clears another hurdle for Ruston, Louisiana, store; big meeting on I-20 design set
Buc-ee's first Louisiana store in Ruston moved closer to breaking ground this week with the city's zoning commission approving the site map for the travel center, while Mayor Ronny Walker said a critical meeting is scheduled Friday in Baton Rouge about the Interstate 20 interchange design to accommodate the project.
Brightness along US Hwy. 165 in south Ouachita Parish, lights officially on
RICHWOOD, La. (KNOE) - The Town of Richwood Mayor Gerald Brown informed KNOE Wednesday (Aug. 21) evening that the lights along U.S. Highway 165 in south Ouachita Parish will remain on after testing took place Tuesday evening, which is according to the Ouachita Parish Police Jury and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.
Louisiana Office of Cultural Development approves boundary expansion for Ruston Cultural District
MONROE, La. (KNOE) - The Louisiana Office of Cultural Development, along with Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Division of Arts has approved boundary expansion for the Ruston Cultural District. The expansion comes from the establishment of a new Cultural District and modifications to three existing districts throughout the state....
Aerial mosquito spraying tonight in Ouachita Parish
Residents of Monroe, West Monroe, Richwood, and Bawcomville/Brownsville, are advised that aerial mosquito spraying will be conducted tonight, Thursday, August 22. The spraying will begin at 9:00 p.m. and is anticipated to last until around 2:00 a.m. The targeted areas include the urban zones of Monroe and West Monroe, along...
Ruston Council introduces budget, property tax ordinances
It took all of two minutes for the Ruston City Council to complete Thursday’s special-called meeting held in the courtroom at City Hall. That’s all the time it took for the Board of Alderman to introduce an ordinance to adopt the budget of revenue and expenditures for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2024, and ending Sept. 30, 2025, for the city of Ruston and also introduce an ordinance levying and imposing taxes on all property subject to taxation in the city of Ruston.
Meet Sarah McKinnie: 2024 Lincoln Leader
(This is one of our profiles on this year’s recipients selected by an anonymous committee out of an extensive list of nominees for the 2024 Lincoln Leader Award. The Lincoln Parish Journal thanks Mayor Ronny Walker and the Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce for their support of this award. We would like to thank Kevin Hawkins at HawkinsPhoto.com for the headshots).
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