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🌱 Ruston hotel worker accused after guest’s forgotten cash disappears

Ruston, Louisiana Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Ruston hotel worker accused after guest’s forgotten cash disappears
  • How will Experience Ruston’s new CEO reshape local tourism?
  • What’s really at stake if Ruston’s hospital loses Medicare funding?

Today's riddle: Why did the turtle cross the road ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 88 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 94, low: 73.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 92 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Woman finds bag of money, booked for theft by RPD (rustonleader.com) — Ruston police arrested a local hotel employee after a guest’s bag containing more than $3,600 went missing from an ice machine area at the Fairfield Inn on Roberta Avenue. Investigators say video narrowed suspects to two workers and allege the employee later admitted hiding the cash at her home. She was booked into the Lincoln Parish Detention Center while bond is set.
   

2. From graduate student to CEO: Tori Davis to lead Experience Ruston (lincolnparishjournal.com) — Ruston’s tourism agency, Experience Ruston, is getting new leadership as longtime staffer Tori Davis becomes president and CEO on July 1, 2026. She plans to sharpen the city’s tourism identity, invest in projects like parish wayfinding signs, and better explain how visitor spending benefits Ruston and Lincoln Parish residents and businesses.
   

3. 'It is of the utmost concern to me that we have a strong medical community' – NLMC's future critical to parish (lincolnparishjournal.com) — Ruston’s Northern Louisiana Medical Center is under state scrutiny after an 87-page Louisiana Department of Health survey that could threaten Medicare funding and the hospital’s future. Local leaders, including the mayor and parish officials, stress how essential a functioning hospital and emergency room are for Ruston’s growth, ambulance response, and overall quality of life in Lincoln Parish.
   

4. Tim O' Neal hired as new Choudrant baseball coach (rustonleader.com) — Choudrant High School has hired veteran coach Tim O’Neal, who has experience at Ruston High and several other Louisiana programs, to lead its storied baseball team. O’Neal aims to restore the Aggies to state-title form, rebuild the junior varsity program, and develop both the team’s talent and players’ character in a small-school setting.
   

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