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Notable locations in Ruston: Chamber of Commerce Industrial Park (A), Ruston Country Club (B), Prescott Memorial Library (C), Louisiana Methodist Childrens Home (D), Lincoln Parish Library (E), Lincoln Parish Courthouse (F), Ruston City Hall (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: North Park Mall Shopping Center (1), Village Plaza Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Ruston include: Mays Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (A), Southside Baptist Church (B), Barnet Springs Baptist Church (C), South Parkway Worship Center (D), Bethel Baptist Church (E), Cook Church (F), Calvary Baptist Church (G), Episcopal Church of the Redeemer (H), First Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Riser Cemetery (1), Greenwood Cemetery (2), Mount Olive Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Ruston: Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Ruston Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Lincoln Parish - Museum (609 North Vienna Street), Bayou Gaming Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 502 East California Avenue), Lincoln Parish Convention & Visitors Commission (104 East Mississippi Avenue).
Hotels: Comfort Inn Ruston (1951 North Service Road East), Days Inn (1801 North Service Road East), Holiday Inn (Interstate 20), Econo Lodge Ruston (1301 Goodwin Rd), Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (1825 Roberta Avenue), Ramada Inn Ruston LA (401 North Service Road), Best Western Kings Inn (1105 North Trenton), Best Western-King'S Inn Motel (1111 North Trenton Street), Hampton Inn Ruston (1315 North Trenton).
Court: Lincoln Parish - Clerk of Court (100 West Texas Avenue).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Ruston and their reported violations in the past:
LA TECH UNIVERSITY W. S. (Population served: 9000, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUL-01-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2000)
GREATER WARD 1 WW DIST. (Address: P. O. Drawer 637, Population served: 3900, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-21-2003), St Public Notif requested (DEC-01-2003), St Public Notif received (DEC-29-2003)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between FEB-15-2002 and MAR-14-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-07-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-07-2002), St Public Notif received (MAR-27-2002)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ruston that have no violations reported:
- HILLY-GREENWOOD W. SYS. (Address: P. O. BOX 1212, Population served: 900, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  32.1% | | Whole state: |  19.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 17.2% | | Whole state: | 9.4% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ruston, LA
People in group quarters in Ruston
- 2466 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 76 people in nursing homes
- 75 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 66 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 47 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 45 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 29 people in institutions for the blind
- 26 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 26 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 10 people in other group homes
- 8 people in homes for the physically handicapped
Ruston compared to Louisiana state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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Banks with branches in Ruston (2009 data):
- Community Trust Bank: Ruston Financial Center, University Banking Center, Depot Banking Center, Northside Banking Center. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,057.5 mil, Deposits: $766.5 mil, headquarters in Choudrant, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Community Trust Financial Corporation
- First National Bank: Ruston Downtown Branch at 212 W Alabama Ave, branch established on 2000-06-12; Ruston Toma Lodge Branch at 2001 North Trenton, branch established on 2005-07-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $163.6 mil, Deposits: $132.7 mil, headquarters in Arcadia, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: First North Louisiana Bancshares, Inc.
- JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Ruston Main Branch at 400 North Trenton Street, branch established on 1890-07-07; I-20 Branch at 117 N I-20 Service Road East, branch established on 1979-11-23. Info updated 2008-09-30: Bank assets: $1,746,242.0 mil, Deposits: $1,055,765.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 5491 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
- Sabine State Bank and Trust Company: Ruston Branch at 317 West California Street, branch established on 2000-04-10; Ruston Branch at 2600 North Trenton, branch established on 2002-05-25. Info updated 2006-09-14: Bank assets: $632.9 mil, Deposits: $573.8 mil, headquarters in Many, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 44 total offices, Holding Company: Sabine Bancshares, Inc.
- Iberiabank: North Trenton Branch at 1327 North Trenton Street, branch established on 1976-04-05; Ruston Branch at 400 North Vienna Street, branch established on 1983-09-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,864.6 mil, Deposits: $2,842.6 mil, headquarters in Lafayette, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 50 total offices, Holding Company: Iberiabank Corporation
- Regions Bank: North Trenton Branch at 300 North Trenton, branch established on 1901-01-01. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- BancorpSouth Bank: North Trenton Street Branch at 300 North Trenton Street, branch established on 2001-02-06. Info updated 2007-07-18: Bank assets: $13,488.9 mil, Deposits: $9,668.6 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 298 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorpsouth, Inc.
- Bank of Ruston: Bank Of Ruston at 505 North Vienna Street, branch established on 1905-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $77.9 mil, Deposits: $69.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Ruston, Louisiana
- Days Inn, I-20 Frontage Rd, Ruston, LA 71270, Phone: (318) 251-2360
- Best Western, I-20 At Hwy 167 S, Ruston, LA 71270, Phone: (Inv) lid Input
- Comfort Inn, 1951 North Service Rd East, Ruston, LA 71270, Phone: (318) 242-0070
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel And Suites, 1825 Roberts St, Ruston, LA 71270, Phone: (318) 255-3190
- Budget Lodge, 1301 Goodwin Rd, Ruston, LA 71270, Phone: (318) 225-0354, Fax: (318) 225-0354
- Howard Johnson Inn, 401 N Service Rd, Ruston, LA 71270, Phone: (318) 255-5901, Fax: (318) 255-3729
- Super 8 Ruston, 1101 Cooktown Rd, Ruston, LA 71270, Phone: (318) 255-0588, Fax: (318) 255-0588
- Hampton Inn, 1315 N Trenton, Ruston, LA 71270, Phone: (318) 251-3090, Fax: (318) 255-3315
- 2 other hotels and motels
All 10 fire-safe hotels and motels in Ruston, Louisiana
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (64%)
- Electricity (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for Ruston
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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| Adherents | 67.1% | 16.2% | 4.2% | 3.0% | 2.2% |
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| Congregations | 41.1% | 17.9% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 3.6% |
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| Name | Churches of Christ | Assemblies of God | Episcopal Church | American Baptist Association | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 2.2% |
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| Congregations | 7.1% | 5.4% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 12.5% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
13 | $41,867 | $38,646 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
4 | $16,375 | $49,125 | 6 | $5,637 |
| Judicial and Legal |
5 | $13,430 | $32,232 | 1 | $635 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
43 | $157,079 | $43,836 | 2 | $695 |
| Police - Other |
8 | $21,288 | $31,932 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
44 | $136,254 | $37,160 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $2,989 | $35,868 | 0 | $0 |
| Correction |
2 | $4,787 | $28,722 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
24 | $49,875 | $24,938 | 1 | $830 |
| Health |
5 | $11,885 | $28,524 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
23 | $47,774 | $24,926 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
18 | $43,926 | $29,284 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
8 | $20,526 | $30,789 | 1 | $726 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
3 | $8,440 | $33,760 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
8 | $18,270 | $27,405 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
43 | $107,636 | $30,038 | 1 | $1,417 |
| Other and Unallocable |
26 | $76,354 | $35,240 | 3 | $2,081 |
| Totals for Government |
278 | $778,755 | $33,615 | 15 | $12,021 |
Ruston government finances in 2006:
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,451,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,081,000
Housing and Community Development: $676,000
All Other: $378,000
Parks and Recreation: $141,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $1,676,000
Electric Utilities: $1,458,000
Housing and Community Development: $376,000
Water Utilities: $266,000
Regular Highways: $114,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $14,240,000
Police Protection: $2,843,000
Local Fire Protection: $2,376,000
Regular Highways: $1,978,000
Sewerage: $1,481,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,477,000
Water Utilities: $1,141,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,036,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $1,025,000
Financial Administration: $942,000
General - Other: $913,000
Central Staff Services: $740,000
Parks and Recreation: $688,000
General Public Buildings: $396,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $391,000
Health - Other: $298,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $273,000
Public Welfare - Other: $121,000
Corrections - Other: $73,000
Air Transportation: $37,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $1,849,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $74,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $800,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $390,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $672,000
Fines and Forfeits: $304,000
General Revenue, NEC: $120,000
Sale of Property: $21,000
Rents: $20,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,672,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,282,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Electric Utilities: $430,000
Housing and Community Development: $270,000
Air Transportation: $236,000
Solid Waste Management: $163,000
Financial Administration: $159,000
Parks and Recreation: $138,000
Central Staff Services: $125,000
Police Protection: $100,000
Local Fire Protection: $99,000
Water Utilities: $88,000
General Public Building: $59,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $29,000
Sewerage: $27,000
Regular Highways: $25,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $26,646,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $18,448,000
Water Utilities: $1,926,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,201,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $129,000
General Local Government Support: $49,000
Housing and Community Development: $25,000
Highways: $24,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $8,145,000
Property: $964,000
Other License: $750,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $5,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $8,921,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000
9.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,068 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 9.14% | | Louisiana average: | 8.89% |
0.78% of residents moved from foreign countries ($425 average AGI)| Lincoln Parish: | 0.78% | | Louisiana average: | 0.11% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
10.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,737 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.04% | | Louisiana average: | 13.45% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Ruston:
- KRUS (1490 AM; 1 kW; RUSTON, LA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KNOE (540 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KMBS (1310 AM; 5 kW; WEST MONROE, LA; Owner: RED BEAR BROADCASTING)
- KRJO (1680 AM; 10 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KMLB (1440 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA)
- KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KMGG (920 AM; 1 kW; JONESBORO, LA; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
- KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- KDMS (1290 AM; 5 kW; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: EL DORADO BROADCASTING CO.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ruston:
- KAPI (88.3 FM; RUSTON, LA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KXKZ (107.5 FM; RUSTON, LA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
- KGRM (91.5 FM; GRAMBLING, LA; Owner: GRAMBLING COLLEGE OF LOUISIANA)
- KNBB (99.3 FM; RUSTON, LA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
- KLPI (89.1 FM; RUSTON, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA TECH. UNIVERSITY)
- K214CE (90.7 FM; GRAMBLING, LA; Owner: BD OF SUPERVISORS OF LA ST UNIV)
- KPCH (97.7 FM; DUBACH, LA; Owner: COMMUNICATIONS CAPITAL COMPANY II OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
- KJLO-FM (104.1 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KNOE-FM (101.9 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
- KXRR (106.1 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: MONROE RADIO MEMBERS, L.L.C.)
- KXUL (91.1 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE)
- KEDM (90.3 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE)
- KWJM (92.7 FM; FARMERVILLE, LA; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KLIP (105.3 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KYFL (89.5 FM; MONROE, LA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- KTOC-FM (104.9 FM; JONESBORO, LA; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Ruston:
- KARD (Channel 14; WEST MONROE, LA; Owner: QUORUM OF LOUISIANA LICENSE, LLC)
- KAQY (Channel 11; COLUMBIA, LA; Owner: MONROE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KNOE-TV (Channel 8; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)
- KLTM-TV (Channel 13; MONROE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
- KTVE (Channel 10; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF MONROE/EL DORADO LICENSE LLC)
- KMCT-TV (Channel 39; WEST MONROE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA CHRISTIAN B/CASTING, INC.)
- KMNO-LP (Channel 22; MONROE, LA; Owner: GREAT OAKS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KWMS-LP (Channel 17; WEST MONROE, LA; Owner: SONRISE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Ruston fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 34
Total length: 139 meters (456ft)
Total costs: $8,047,000
Total average daily traffic: 403,381
Total average daily truck traffic: 63,371
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1960-1969: 22
- 1970-1979: 4
- 1980-1989: 3
- 1990-1999: 4
- 2000-2009: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Ruston, LA
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Ruston)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 28 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Ruston, LA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 106 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ruston)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Ruston)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 44 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 87
- Hazardous Condition: 7
- Good Intent Call: 7
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Ruston, LA
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