Rotary Club of Ruston

Rotary Club of Ruston The Rotary motto is Service Above Self. This is a page for Ruston Rotary, which began in 1943.

The Ruston Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at 12:00 PM at the Historic Fire Station.

This week’s speaker was, Sonny Cumbie, the Head Coach of the Bulldog Football team. We enjoyed hearing about the future ...
06/17/2026

This week’s speaker was, Sonny Cumbie, the Head Coach of the Bulldog Football team. We enjoyed hearing about the future of the program and look forward to chearing them on this fall!

Brooke Stoehr, The Lady Techsters’ head coach, spoke today about their successful season and gave us some insight on the...
06/10/2026

Brooke Stoehr, The Lady Techsters’ head coach, spoke today about their successful season and gave us some insight on the upcoming season. She also shared about some of the struggles with player retention each year.

Last week Ruston Rotarian Chris Barr spoke on behalf of T.L. James & Co. in honor of its 100 year anniversary. Founded b...
06/01/2026

Last week Ruston Rotarian Chris Barr spoke on behalf of T.L. James & Co. in honor of its 100 year anniversary. Founded by visionary T.L. James, Sr., the business began as a timber and sawmill operation and has evolved over a century with its roots right here in Ruston. Chris is the President and CEO of the company.

Chief Meteorologist Jarod Floyd visited with us today about his fairly new business venture, Digital Weather Desk. It wa...
05/20/2026

Chief Meteorologist Jarod Floyd visited with us today about his fairly new business venture, Digital Weather Desk. It was very intriguing to learn about some of this resources that they have available to the public via their website, app, and digital platforms. You should check them out! Lots of exciting things are in their near future plans as well.

Rotary members spent the morning planting flowers for the residents at Independence Meadows in Ruston this morning!
05/19/2026

Rotary members spent the morning planting flowers for the residents at Independence Meadows in Ruston this morning!

Last week, Judy Bauldree, the Executive Director for The Dixie Center for the Arts, spoke about some of the history of t...
05/19/2026

Last week, Judy Bauldree, the Executive Director for The Dixie Center for the Arts, spoke about some of the history of the center. She also gave an update on the current status of the center, some of the challenges that they face and needs that they have. Please support this historic piece of Ruston of you can! Thank you for always pouring into our community, Judy!

This week we awarded scholarships as the culmination of our Student of the Month program for the 2025-26 academic year, ...
05/07/2026

This week we awarded scholarships as the culmination of our Student of the Month program for the 2025-26 academic year, as well as a new Louisiana Delta Community College Scholarship and the Allen Tuten Memorial Scholarship. Byron Moore, Managing Director at Argent Advisors, offered words of inspiration and motivation for this winning group of students. Receiving Ruston Rotary Student of the Month Scholarships are, L-R:
Madeline Chreene, KaraLin Hoover, Caroline James, and Melissa Le. Receiving the Ruston Rotary Louisiana Delta Community College Scholarship is Allyson Lee.
Receiving the Allen Tuten Memorial Scholarship is LA Tech College of Business Junior Brett Barron.

We had Christie Echols with Power & Water District share with us today for our meeting. She shared about the commercial ...
04/22/2026

We had Christie Echols with Power & Water District share with us today for our meeting. She shared about the commercial development on East Mississippi that is nearing completion of Phase 1. We took a tour of the grounds after our meeting. Please see some of the photos! They have done an amazing job of repurposing this piece of real estate.

Yesterday we celebrated our April Students of the Month. Another great group of outstanding, Lincoln Parish students. Pi...
04/17/2026

Yesterday we celebrated our April Students of the Month. Another great group of outstanding, Lincoln Parish students. Pictured left to right are:

Levi Adkins-Simsboro High School

Cierah Brooks-Ruston High School

Catherine Grace Calvert- Cedar Creek School

William "Jake" Hawkins- Ruston High School

Not pictured:

Cooper Johnson- Choudrant High School

Simya Richards- Lincoln Preparatory School

Congratulations on being recognized for your hard work and dedication!

Rotarians delivered 125 box fans to the Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office this morning. This is just one of the ways that ...
04/13/2026

Rotarians delivered 125 box fans to the Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office this morning. This is just one of the ways that we give back to the community. These fans will help senior citizens and anyone else that may need one make it through the hot summer months. We utilized funds from our fundraising efforts this year. Thank you to all of our supporters!

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200 E Mississippi Avenue
Ruston, LA
71270

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