Ruston Daily Leader
January 30, 2026
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Sealed bids will be received at the Louisiana Tech University Office of Purchasing, P.O. Box 3157, 208 Keeny Circle, RM 408, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana 71272 until 2:00 P.M., February 13, 2026 at which time and place they will be publicly opened for the following:
Bid Number 50012-638-26A: Rebid of Replacement / Overhaul of Aircraft Engines for Professional Aviation
Specifications and bid documents for the above may be obtained from the Director of Purchasing, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana, phone 318-257-4205 or purchasing@latech.edu.
Evidence of authority to submit the bid shall be required in accordance with R.S. 38:2212 (B)(5) and/or R.S. 39:1594 (C)(4).
Any person requiring special accommodations shall notify Louisiana Tech University of the type(s) of accommodations required not less than seven (7) days before the bid opening.
Published in the Ruston Daily Leader, Ruston, LA on Jan 30, 2026.
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Public Notice
(Notice of Intention to Introduce Bill - 2026 Regular Legislative Session)
Public notice is hereby given, as provided by R.S. 47:1907.1 that there will be introduced at the forthcoming session of the Legislature of Louisiana, to be convened on March 9, 2026, a bill relative to authorizing assessors in this state to increase their annual salary compensation in an amount not to exceed five percent annually through Fiscal Year 2028-2029; and to provide for related matters.
Published in the Ruston Daily Leader; $10.00 on Jan 21 & 30, 2026.
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LINCOLN PARISH POLICE JURY PROJECT NO. 26-01-01
CELL B CONSTRUCTION
LINCOLN PARISH C&D LANDFILL, RUSTON, LINCOLN PARISH, LOUISIANA
Notice is hereby given that sealed Bids will be received by the Purchasing Department, Parish of Lincoln, Louisiana, for the construction of C&D landfill Cell B including: clearing and grubbing; excavation; Compacted Clay Fill importation and installation; providing and installing riprap Sediment Check Dams; providing and installing Concrete Canvas (or approved equal); providing and installing riprap Energy Dissipators; hydroseeding; and, other work in connection therewith at the Lincoln Parish C&D Landfill in Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.
Bids will be received by the Lincoln Parish Purchasing Agent until 2:00 p.m. local time on February 26, 2026 at the office of the Purchasing Agent, Lincoln Parish Police Jury, 100 W. Texas Ave. – Third Floor, Ruston, LA 71270. Bids received after this time will not be accepted and will be returned unopened. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud after the specified closing time.
The Bidding Documents may be examined in the office of the Purchasing Agent, Lincoln Parish Police Jury, 100 W. Texas Ave. – Third Floor, Ruston, LA 71270, or in the office of the ENGINEER: Fourrier & de Abreu Engineers, LLC, Ph: 225-677-7950, 10995 Coursey Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70816 and Riley Company of Louisiana, Inc., Ph: 318-251-0238, 112 East Mississippi Ave., Ruston, LA 71270.
Hard copy Bidding Documents may be obtained from the ENGINEER’s office in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders upon payment of a deposit of $40.00 for each set of documents. Bidders can request an electronic copy of the Bidding Documents by emailing the ENGINEER at jon@fdaengineers.com. Official bid documents can be downloaded from Central Bidding at www.centralbidding.com. Electronic bids can be submitted at www.centralbidding.com. For any questions relating to the electronic bidding process, Bidders shall contact Central Bidding.
A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. local time on February 17, 2026 at the Lincoln Parish C&D Landfill, 463 Arkansas Plant Road Dubach, LA 71235. Representatives of OWNER and ENGINEER will be present to discuss the Project. Bidders are required to attend and participate in the conference in order to be eligible to bid.
To qualify to bid, each bidder shall be a properly licensed contractor in accordance with LA R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of: Highway, Street, & Bridge Construction; Heavy Construction; or Municipal and Public Works Construction. Contractors desiring to bid should submit evidence that they hold a license of proper classification in full force and effect at the time the bidding documents are requested from the ENGINEER. The Contractor shall show his license number on the bid form and the sealed envelope containing the bid.
Bidding Documents shall not be issued later than 24 hours prior to the hour and date set for the opening of Bids. Bids must be submitted on forms provided by the ENGINEER.
Each Bid shall be accompanied by Bid Security made payable to the Lincoln Parish Police Jury in an amount of at least five percent of the Bidder’s maximum Bid price and in the form of a cashier’s check, certified check, or a Bid Bond in accordance with LA R.S. 38:2218. This check or Bid Bond shall be given as a guarantee that the Bidder will execute the Agreement, should it be awarded to him.
The OWNER reserves the right to reject any and all Bids for just cause. In accordance with LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provisions and requirements of this Section and those required on the bid form shall not be considered informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED on this the 22nd day of January, 2026.
LINCOLN PARISH POLICE JURY
By:/s/Courtney Hall
Courtney Hall, Parish Administrator
Published in the Ruston Daily Leader; $126.00 on Jan 30, Feb 4 & 11, 2026.
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State Liquor Permit
Legal Notice
I/We, Rhythm & Rooster Ruston, LLC, are applying to the office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control of the State of Louisiana for the permit to sell beverages of high and low alcoholic content at retail in the Parish of Lincoln at the following address: 102 N. Homer St., Ruston, LA 71270.
Rhythm & Rooster Ruston, LLC, d/b/a Party Fowl
/s/ Shane Morrison, Owner.
Published in the Ruston Daily Leader, Ruston, LA on Jan 30 & Feb 1, 2026.