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Area's libraries struggle to catch up with national trends
RUSTON - The story goes something like this: libraries are a thing of the past, anachronistic throwbacks to the days before iPods, plasma TVs and the Internet.
Experts: Early care vital to brain function, learning
BATON ROUGE - With 85 percent of brain development occurring between the time of conception and age 5, early influences - both good and bad - affect a child's ability to learn and function in society, a panel ...
Brothers charged with cruelty to the infirm
Two Ruston brothers, one of whom was entrusted to care for a mentally challenged patient, were arrested early Sunday when they left the 57-year-old patient inside a car while they stayed at a Monroe nightclub ...
2nd Judicial District DA candidate's residency goes unchallenged
A Jonesboro lawyer running for district attorney of the 2nd Judicial District said Friday he is ready to defend his residency requirements if challenged.
Truck wreck closed U.S. 167 in Lincoln Parish
Ruston Police today were continuing to investigate a three-vehicle wreck that occurred Tuesday afternoon on U.S. Highwya 167 near Kavanaugh Road.
Ruston police nab burglary suspect near crime scene
A Ruston man is being held in the Lincoln Parish Detention Center this morning after being arrested late Monday night on a burglary charge.
Are the lightning bugs going dark?
The perfumed Lincoln Parish air of early summers 60 years ago was phosphorescent with lightning bugs.
Self-Assembly of Perylenediimide and Naphthalenediimide...
Department of Chemistry, Institute for Micromanufacturing, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana 71272, and Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee ...
Raising Sparta awareness means Ruston won't go dry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently awarded more than $100,000 in grant funding to the Center for Rural Development in Ruston.
USDA grant assists with Sparta Aquifer, rural health care
RUSTON - Louisiana Tech's Center for Rural Development has received a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture totaling $104,637, which will be used to develop service learning courses related to ...
Community Briefly: Voter drive announced
The Caddo registrar of voters office will observe state Voter Registration and Education Week with a parishwide voter drive at Shreve Memorial Library branches.
Small yet mighty: Area businesses, people receive honors
Ouachita and Lincoln parish businesses and people were well represented during the annual Louisiana Economic Development and U.S. Small Business Administration Awards ceremony at the governor's mansion in Baton ...
Officials go on a wild bear chase in Ruston
A black bear that visited Ruston on Tuesday was returned to the forest after leading law enforcement officers and Wildlife and Fisheries agents on a tour of the city.
Authorities capture bear in Ruston, LA park
Imagine sitting in your living room only to find a 250 pound black bear roam across your front yard.
An unwanted guest stopped by a hotel in a small north Louisiana town of Ruston. A black bear wandered around the town most of today before it was tranquilized and set free in the woods, police said.
Black bear takes morning stroll through Ruston neighborhood
A black bear took a stroll through Ruston Tuesday morning, causing a stir among police, hotel employees and homeowners.
I-20 exit at Ruston to close as frontage road project continues
The Interstate 20 westbound off ramp for exit 85 will be temporarily closed from July 4 at 5 p.m. through July 18 at 5 p.m., weather permitting, to conduct activities associated with the I-20 Frontage Road ...
Fewer students entering computer science programs
Officials at LSU are trying to get students interested in jobs in computer science to help buck a national trend.
LSU names students on dean's list, honor roll
BATON ROUGE - LSU has announced the names of students who have made the dean's list and the chancellor's honor roll for the spring 2008 semester.
Dentist, wife were also booked on charges in Lincoln Parish
The Monroe dentist and his wife arrested on drug-related charges also have been booked in Lincoln Parish where the investigation started.