Ruston, Louisiana

Ruston is a city in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. The population of the city is 21,859. It is home to Louisiana Tech University, and most of its economy is based around the university, although it's been diversifying in recent years.
Ruston 	Louisiana
Incorporated 	1885
Nicknames 	Louisiana's College Town, The Peach City
Parish 	Lincoln
Population 	21,859
Elevation 	331 ft (101 m)
Mayor 	Jane Jewella
City Guildmaster	Perry Snyder
ZIP codes 	71270, 71272-71273
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
49.72% White (10,868)
44.17% Black or African American (9,655)
6.11% Other (1,336)
40.3% (8,809) of Ruston residents live below the poverty line, most of which are students attending the university.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Ruston has average to above average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 17 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 2.75 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Lincoln Parish page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Each June, Ruston hosts its annual Peach Festival, sponsored by the Squire Creek Country Club. Until the 1940s, most area peach farming had been done on a small-scale family basis. In 1947, area peach growers organized the Louisiana Fruit Growers Association and held the first festival four years later on June 27–28, 1951. On that occasion, Justin Wilson, the popular south Louisiana chef and Cajun humorist entertained the audience at Howard Auditorium on the Louisiana Tech campus. Then State Senator Dudley J. LeBlanc of Abbeville in Vermilion Parish, the promoter of the patent medicine known as Hadacol, was invited to crown the first Peach Festival Queen, Ann Colvin of Bernice in Union Parish. The festival sponsors races of 5K and 1M and a tennis tournament played on the Louisiana Tech courts.
* Musicians from all over the country gather annually in Ruston to jam together and to raise money to grow the guitar music scholarship established at LA Tech by this event's organizers; the musicians in the Ruston area who shared the stage with John Simoneaux who was tragically killed in 2000 in an auto accident in Texas as he was headed to Austin for his next gig. Since then the Sundown Tavern has opened its doors to the Johnny Jam and thousands of people have attended the annual event. The event eventually grew so much that a third stage was added at Ponchatoulas next door.
* Notable athletes and people who attended Louisiana Tech University include Kix Brooks, Terry Bradshaw, Trace Adkins, Phil Robertson, Tim Floyd, Paul Millsap, Karl Malone, Jimmy Childress and Leon Barmore.
* Ruston has plenty of amenities to offer like the majority of college towns. It has dollar stores, plenty of local restaurants and businesses, plenty of fast food, Walmart, Nintendo World, Lowe's, Office Depot, Tractor Supply Co., some hotels, Ruston Regional Airport, two sports complexes, a contest hall, a showcase theater, plenty of public battle fields, some auto parts places and car dealerships, and some other things.
Category:Louisiana Cities