🌱 How new council-approved projects will reshape Ruston’s streets and downtown

Hi Ruston! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How new council-approved projects will reshape Ruston’s streets and downtown
• Can Ruston’s overlooked seniors finish their record-setting title-game journey?
• How Ruston police responded after an infant tested positive for meth

Also on today's calendar: Ruston Farmers Market.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 42 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 71, low: 42.
• Saturday: A passing shower or two, with a high of 61 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Council pushes public works projects forward (lincolnparishjournal.com) — Ruston residents will see new water, drainage, and downtown upgrades after the City Council approved several construction contracts and renewed its long-standing gas franchise agreement. The board also set 2026 meeting dates, advanced subdivision plats, began action on an abandoned Union Avenue property, and introduced zoning code changes likely to be debated next month.
   

2. Bearcat seniors leaving high standard (rustonleader.com) — Ruston High’s senior Bearcats are heading to an unprecedented fourth straight state championship game, aiming to cap a 48-7 run since 2022. Coach Jerrod Baugh praises this under-recruited 18-player senior class for sustaining the program’s dominance and responding to doubts with grit, highlighted by clutch performances in last week’s semifinal win over Zachary.
   

3. Choudrant couple arrested after Methamphetamine found in infant's system (wgno.com) — Ruston Police say they were called to Northern Louisiana Medical Center after a 15‑month‑old tested positive for methamphetamine, leading to the arrest of the child’s parents from nearby Choudrant on cruelty to juveniles charges. The investigation is still active, and authorities indicate more charges could be filed as they work to determine how the drug exposure occurred.
   

4. 🎓 Louisiana Tech Releases Fall 2025 Honors Lists 🌟 (avoyellestoday.com) — Louisiana Tech University in Ruston has released its Fall 2025 Dean’s and President’s Lists, highlighting high-achieving students from Avoyelles Parish. The announcement explains the GPA requirements for each honor and recognizes students from towns like Bunkie, Deville, Marksville, and Plaucheville who excelled academically at the Ruston-based university.
   

📸 Around Ruston

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ruston

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• Christmas Blues
  Dixie Center for the Arts, 212 N Vienna St, Ruston
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Ruston Farmers Market
  Ruston Farmers Market , 220 E Mississippi Ave , Ruston
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday December 12

• 2025 Lincoln Lights up the Pines
  Lincoln Parish Park , 211 Parish Park Rd , Ruston
  5:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Louisiana Ragin Cajuns at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Mens Basketball
  Thomas Assembly Center , 1650 W Alabama Ave , Ruston
  2:00 pm
• Cent. Arkansas @ Grambling
  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center , 100 Stadium Dr , Grambling
  2:00 pm
• Central Arkansas Sugar Bears at Grambling State Tigers Women's Basketball
  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center , 100 Stadium Dr , Grambling
  2:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Cookie Crawl
  Historic Ruston Fire Station , 200 E Mississippi Ave , Ruston
  1:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Jarvis Christian Bulldogs at Grambling State Tigers Women's Basketball
  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center , 100 Stadium Dr , Grambling
  12:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Hampton @ Grambling State
  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center , 100 Stadium Dr , Grambling
  4:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Central Baptist College Mustangs at Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Womens Basketball
  Thomas Assembly Center , 1650 W Alabama Ave , Ruston
  2:00 pm

Monday December 22

• LeTourneau @ Grambling
  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center , 100 Stadium Dr , Grambling
  12:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Centenary College of Louisiana @ Grambling State
  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center , 100 Stadium Dr , Grambling
  12:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Old Navy, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate, Full Time - Ruston Marketplace in Ruston. Apply here.
• Brookshire Grocery Company posted a job opening for Produce Stocker in Ruston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ruston here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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