This one is dated February, 1965. I did find another photo in the News-Star that month which was captioned with the statement that the St. Christopher Day School at Grace Episcopal was visiting Ruston via a train! You can see the T.M. Parker building (New York Hardware) in the background located on DeSiard street.
https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-bsc%3A32
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 